Thunder rookie Darius Bazley returned to the court Monday night. Not downtown at Chesapeake Energy Arena, but 12 miles north at The Hive Sports Complex in Edmond.
It was opening night of the Skinz League, and Bazley’s first taste of organized basketball since suffering a bone bruise to his right knee Feb. 9 against the Celtics.
Though Bazley wasn’t facing the likes of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, the Skinz League has attracted top local talent since Chris Skinner founded it five years ago.
Skinner estimated that 90% of the league’s 160 players played college basketball.