There he worked.
Before any of his Ohio State teammates got on the court at the Schottenstein Center, CJ Walker put shots up. Scoonie Penn, a former Buckeyes guard who is now the team’s director of recruiting and player development, worked with him, seemingly putting on the final touches as he prepared for a game. But Walker didn’t play that day, Nov. 1, and he hasn’t played since.
Those pregame moments, preceding the team’s exhibition game against UNC Pembroke, were as close to live, on-the-court action as Walker got during game days at the arena during the 2018-19 season.