The Oklahoma City Thunder are always praised for their community involvement, and that tradition continued this past Thursday and Friday as Ousmane Dieng held several community events.
The 20-year-old held three separate sporting goods giveaways throughout OKC and Shawnee. In total, he gifted over 500 items to local children at youth organizations.
With the help of Adidas, Dieng gifted clothing items such as shoes, socks and athletic shorts to the Shawnee YMCA, Boys and Girls Club of Oklahoma County. He also signed autographs and donated money to the organizations.
During the events, he also played basketball with some of the kids, which included a competitive game of knockout at a local school gym.
Let’s look at the highlights of Dieng’s two-day giveaway as he continues to spend his offseason in OKC and looks to improve upon his rookie season.
Ousmane Dieng is here doing a community event at Bridgestone Intermediate School. This is part of 3 community giveback events he has put on in the last 2 days. He will go to Cleats for Kids later rosay. Really good to see the 20 year old wanting to invest in the community. pic.twitter.com/zPKQqHCoNe
— Rylan Stiles (@Rylan_Stiles) June 16, 2023
BREAKING: Ousmane Dieng has been ELIMINATED From Knockout. What a shot by the youngster. We call that clutch, in the business. pic.twitter.com/7uOi5XTbIt
— Rylan Stiles (@Rylan_Stiles) June 16, 2023
Updated: Ousmane Dieng says growing up they called it Lucky Luke. So now we have three names for the game.
— Rylan Stiles (@Rylan_Stiles) June 16, 2023
Ousmane Dieng said Nic Batum and Tony Parker hosting community events inspired him to want to do the same as he made the NBA. Said he didn’t live near the city the events were hosted in, but the fact they put on the events inspired him. pic.twitter.com/sBgJfMH4QX
— Rylan Stiles (@Rylan_Stiles) June 16, 2023
Ousmane Dieng has his first full Summer in Oklahoma, he went back home for a little bit but otherwise has been here and in the gym every day. He says he explores restaurants in his free time, notes his favorite as Mahogany Steakhouse. pic.twitter.com/J7HYWqQQS5
— Rylan Stiles (@Rylan_Stiles) June 16, 2023
Ousmane Dieng is here at Cleats for Kids for his third community event in two days. He is helping kids pick out the shoes they want that he donated. Another really cool event for the 20 year old to put on and truly invest in this community. Impressive. pic.twitter.com/CsO3u4OdAo
— Rylan Stiles (@Rylan_Stiles) June 16, 2023
Ousmane Dieng, who is close friends with Victor Wembanyama, tells me he hasn’t talked to him about the draft process but is ready to play against him after playing national team together. pic.twitter.com/mLV72WQX3Y
— Rylan Stiles (@Rylan_Stiles) June 16, 2023
Ousmane Dieng, while giving out autographs to the kids, was asked by one of the kids if he wanted her autograph “so I said yeah and she signed my IPhone.” pic.twitter.com/HqTl6DNMH8
— Rylan Stiles (@Rylan_Stiles) June 16, 2023
Ousmane Dieng is in Shawnee today, hosting a sneaker giveaway to kids affected by the April 19 tornado pic.twitter.com/91DH7fjfbp
— Joe Mussatto (@joe_mussatto) June 15, 2023
Simultaneously giving back and getting in some work pic.twitter.com/j8bpqJs8xr
— Joe Mussatto (@joe_mussatto) June 15, 2023
Ousmane Dieng donated 500+ sporting goods items to local youth organizations over the last couple of days
Here are the best photos from those events: pic.twitter.com/zMzYl1Qbr4
— Clemente Almanza (@CAlmanza1007) June 16, 2023
