CLEVELAND, Ohio — The crowd didn’t wait for the game to start.

When Isaac Okoro’s name echoed through Rocket Arena Tuesday during starting lineup introductions, instead of the usual boos for the opposition, the building roared before the Bulls forward even made it to center court.

Cleveland fans didn’t forget. They stood, clapped, and cheered for the player who had spent five seasons diving on the hardwood, defending stars, and never once asking for the spotlight.

“It was some mixed emotions,” Okoro said about his first experience back in Cleveland in a different jersey. “It’s a preseason game right now, so it hasn’t all kind of hit me, but it was good seeing the guys. I had been with them for five years, so just seeing them was definitely a good feeling for me. Being back on the court,

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