Chuma Okeke, in a full leg brace, wheeled onto court to cheer on teammates

Auburn’s Chuma Okeke tore the ACL in his left knee during the Sweet 16, but on Sunday as his team played Kentucky in the Elite Eight he wouldn’t be denied the chance to cheer his teammates on in the second half.

As the second half got underway, Okeke was wheeled onto the court, wearing a full leg brace to stabilize his knee.

Chuma Okeke supporting his @AuburnMBB squad. 🙏#MarchMadness | #Elite8 pic.twitter.com/M3l5Nk7mbg

— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 31, 2019

He set up shop on the sidelines next to Auburn’s bench and was given a huge cheer by fans.

You can barley see him here, but Chuma Okeke was wheeled into the arena at the last timeout and the Auburn fans went nuts. Loudest this place has gotten all night pic.twitter.com/EHqPFxqwWW

— Cade Carlton (@CadeCarlton) March 31, 2019

Chuma Okeke is on the sideline with his @AuburnMBB teammates. One of the many reasons to love #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/ZQ2kEpnJaM

— Kevin Boilard (@KevinBoilard) March 31, 2019

Losing Okeke was a big blow to the Tigers. Before his injury, he was Auburn’s third-leading scorer, averaging 12 points per game. He was also the team’s leading rebounder, pulling down 6.8 per game.