The distance wasn’t that far, at least by the standards that T.J. McConnell has traveled on a basketball court. He came out of the game in the fourth quarter Monday night, and as he walked from halfcourt to the bench, he raised his arms in triumph while the crowd rose to its feet to celebrate what had been the game of the point guard’s life.
Three years of watching McConnell tell you he isn’t given to self-aggrandizement — that isn’t part of a point guard’s job description — but if some of the gesture was reserved for himself, that was OK, too.