One of John Calipari's biggest themes as a coach is for players to be their brother's keeper.
De'Aaron Fox took that to heart when he saw Isaiah Briscoe getting bullied in the second half of their game vs Arkansas. After Briscoe drew an offensive foul and hit the floor, Hogs big man Jaylen Barford stepped on Briscoe as he was laying on the floor.
Almost as quickly as he sprints down the floor, Fox got right in the face of Barford, leading to a double technical foul called on those two.
De'Aaron Fox doesn't appreciate Isaiah Briscoe getting stepped on intentionally. #BBN pic.twitter.com/NxM5UpIVHD
— Scott Charlton (@Scott_Charlton) January 8, 2017
Fox works calming Briscoe after he got stepped on and a scuffle started. @heraldleader @johnclayiv pic.twitter.com/Vuuwdhkw6t
— Mark Cornelison (@markcornelison) January 8, 2017
Even Cal himself appeared to call out Barford:
.@KySportsRadio cal had some words for the Arkansas player who stepped on briscoe #bbn pic.twitter.com/l1PdEY67X7
— Adolph Rupp's Grave (@RuppsGrave) January 8, 2017
At that point, UK was only leading 57-48, but would then go on an 18-7 run to take control. Regardless, it was just great seeing Fox defend his elder teammate like that.