{"id":158754,"date":"2025-09-12T13:50:27","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T17:50:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=158754"},"modified":"2025-09-12T13:50:48","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T17:50:48","slug":"wizards-lose-bilal-coulibaly-eurobasket-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/09\/12\/wizards-lose-bilal-coulibaly-eurobasket-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"Wizards Lose Another Player To Injury At EuroBasket 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

Though the Washington Wizards want to build a defensive foundation, they’ll likely have to begin the upcoming season without arguably their best player on that end<\/a>. While competing for France’s national team in EuroBasket 2025, 2023 lottery pick Bilal Coulibaly<\/a> tore a ligament in his right thumb, according to ESPN senior insider Shams Charania. There is no firm timeline for his recovery from the injury, which required surgery.<\/p>\n

Wizards Lose Bilal Coulibaly To Injury At EuroBasket 2025<\/h2>\n

As players often come back from international competition feeling as if they’re in midseason form<\/a>, the Wizards likely welcomed Coulibaly joining France for this fall’s FIBA EuroBasket tournament. To this point in his jeune<\/em> career, the 6-foot-8 wing is one of the next generation players at the head of the class defensively. Lithe and agile, he’s capable of guarding 1-3 with relative ease. He also makes highlight plays that aren’t normal for perimeter players, blocking 89 shots in 122 regular season games.<\/p>\n

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Washington Wizards guard Bilal Coulibaly underwent surgery Friday to repair a ligament tear in his right thumb and is likely to miss time into the regular season, sources tell ESPN. Coulibaly sustained the injury with the French national team during FIBA EuroBasket play.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) September 12, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n