While Joe Girard talked to reporters in the locker room, a tall man walked around looking for Syracuse’s star guard. That man eventually found Girard and didn’t need to say much. The smile on his face did all the talking.
“F*** the interview, Joe,” said Chris McCullough as the former Syracuse forward shared a handshake and hug with Girard.
McCullough was probably just one of many people who needed to share congratulations with Girard after the guard set a new single game career high in points with 31. All of those points were needed as the Syracuse Orange barely defeated the Richmond Spiders in overtime at the Barclays Center 74-71.