NEW ORLEANS — Mom’s photos will have to suffice as keepsakes from a career night.
Instead of the game ball, Peyton Watson was rewarded for his 32 points with family time and New Orleans cuisine.
The ball was snatched by a referee before Watson had a chance to take it with him. No souvenirs, then. He wasn’t too worried about it.
“I’ll always have the memories,” he said in the visiting locker room.
“The pictures my mom took tonight. My family being here in attendance, that means the world to me, and that’s all I need.