Auburn basketball Mandatory Credit: Mary Holt-USA TODAY Sports
Former Auburn basketball star Isaac Okoro may have started off the season pretty poorly, but over the weekend he earned the respect of Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler, the very guy that Okoro models his game after, according to Chris Fedor. Though the Cavs lost the road matchup 115-101 in Miami, Okoro made his mark.
Okoro scored a career-high 17 points in the game, shooting 5-7 from the field and also 5-7 from the free-throw line. He also recorded a steal, a block, and three rebounds, per the Akron Beacon Journal, which also reports that Cleveland’s head coach knew that Okoro was tired after making the switch to the professional level of play:
“There was a point where we talked to him and he was tired.