It was time to celebrate, to high-five and chest bump with his teammates. The game was over, the end a mere formality of nine more ticks on the clock.
But instead of his celebrating his moment,
the 89-81 overtime win, UConn guard
Shabazz Napierwalked over to the Saint Joseph’s bench and hugged seniors
Langston Galloway and Ron Roberts as they exited for the final time in their college careers.
He didn’t know them before Thursday night, before the Huskies and the Hawks faced one another in an NCAA tournament second-round game.
But 45 minutes later, they had Napier’s respect and he wanted them to know it.
