Just before he left for the airport Christmas Eve morning to welcome his mom and dad to the United States, Louisville center Gorgui Dieng sent a text to the woman who arranged for his parents to visit ...

Gorgui Sy Dieng is a Senegalese professional basketball player who plays for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA). At an early age, Dieng attended the Sports for ...

The Minnesota Timberwolves got back on track with a 101-92 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Monday thanks to some clutch performances from the field. The Wolves shot 56.3 percent Monday, their highest ...

On Friday, Timberwolves center Gorgui Dieng was named the NBA’s Community Assist Award recipient for his work this offseason. If you’ve been following Dieng and his work, this comes as no surprise, ...

Minneapolis/St. Paul – The Minnesota Timberwolves today announced the team has signed Gorgui Dieng to a contract extension. Per team policy, terms of the contract were not disclosed. Dieng, 26, ...

When the Minnesota Timberwolves paid out $64 million to Gorgui Dieng at the November 2 early extension deadline, it wasn’t as a commitment to making him the frontcourt partner of the future for ...

James Dator has been covering a wide range of sports for SB Nation for over a decade, with a special focus on the NFL. Devin Booker and Gorgui Dieng were both ejected and on their way to a locker room ...

Big East coaches selected Louisville's 6-foot-10 center Gorgui Dieng to their pre-season All-Conference team. Dieng blocked more shots than any other player in the league last year and finished third ...

Gorgui Dieng slipped out the side door through the chaos. In the space of less than 48 hours, the Minnesota Timberwolves traded away seven players and received eight in return, easily the most massive ...

Given the current state of the NBA, Timberwolves big man Gorgui Dieng surely, barring an injury, could have gotten more money had he waited until next summer to sign a new contract. But at age 26 he ...

As the Memphis Grizzlies weigh a move over the next couple weeks, Gorgui Dieng has surfaced as a name to watch. Coming out of the All-Star break, the Memphis Grizzlies are a .500 team (16-16) and ...