NORMAN — Austin Reaves loathes the nickname, but that didn't stop Christian James from chanting it incessantly as the two players walked off OU's practice floor Thursday.
“Showtime, Showtime, Showtime,” James kept on, before slightly exaggerating that Reaves scored 60 points in the late afternoon practice.
There was no chance Reaves, a transfer guard, was going to shush James, OU's senior scoring leader. All Reaves could do was smile and endure the rite of passage as a first-year Sooner.
The practice gym is the only place to watch Reaves play in an Oklahoma uniform. He's one of the most overqualified scout team players in the country.