Retired from the prosecution since 2018, and today GM of the French team, Boris Diaw has decided to resume his playing career! At 41, the former NBA champion has set himself a goal: to participate in the famous Landes Cup, whose finals are played each year in front of more than 3,000 people in the arenas of Gamarde. It’s a real institution and we even talk about the “Landes World Cup”!
“The “Landes World Cup” has always meant something to me. I had the opportunity to attend the finals several times in the Pomarez bullring” Diaw justifies himself in the columns of South West. “I have always coveted this title, even if I had the chance to have others in my career. It’s the Holy Grail for a Landais, and basically, I’m still Landais! »
Returning to the Landes, where he grew up, Diaw therefore took a license in Biscarosse, in Departmental 3, imitated by a dozen friends including Simon Darnauzan. The regulations stipulate that you must also play in the league to be eligible for the Cup, and depending on his availability, Diaw will lend a hand during the season. “It was now or never, we were all starting to have whistling knees or backs! » he throws.
