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Khalifa Diop to Compete for Backup Center Role with Cavaliers
- Khalifa Diop is expected to compete with Thomas Bryant for backup center minutes.
- Diop has not yet made his NBA debut with the Cleveland Cavaliers.
- Diop is recovering from a left knee injury.
- Once recovered, Diop will compete for minutes as Jarrett Allen's backup.
- Diop, a 24-year-old center, has not appeared in any of the Cavaliers' seven games.