If you paid close attention to New Orleans Pelicans games in 2017-18, you may have noticed that Cheick Diallo is a perpetual bundle of energy – regardless of whether he’s actually on the court or not. The second-year NBA forward didn’t receive significant playing time until February, garnering 27 DNPs in his team’s first 49 games. Instead of sulking, however, Diallo focused on remaining a positive presence from the sideline, as the Pelicans’ most prolific celebrator of New Orleans baskets and defensive stops. As Diallo matter-of-factly put it last week on his 22nd birthday, “I have a lot of ways to celebrate.
Checking in with Cheick Diallo’s celebrations
