Harrell breaks Big3 scoring record hours after TBT game
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- Montrezl Harrell logged 31 minutes for The Ville in TBT Saturday, then broke the Big3's single-game scoring record with 42 points in the Chicago Triplets' 50-31 win over LA Riot Sunday — surpassing Isaiah Briscoe's previous mark of 37 points.
- The Ville evened its TBT series against Kentucky's La Familia behind Harrell's 35 points on 14-of-16 shooting Monday at Freedom Hall, keeping the Louisville alumni squad alive for the tournament's $2 million winner's prize.
- The decisive Game 3 tips off 6 p.m. ET Wednesday on FS1, after which Harrell will travel 300-plus miles to Detroit for a Thursday Big3 game with the Triplets against the Amps.
- Harrell won the 2013 NCAA title at Louisville and the 2020 NBA Sixth Man of the Year award (18.6 PPG with the Clippers), but hasn't been on an NBA roster since 2022-23, most recently playing for Puerto Rico's Atléticos de San Germán.
- Harrell told CBS Sports he's open to an NBA return but said the decision "isn't up to me," claiming an unnamed player "tarnished" his reputation around the league.
- After Monday's win, Harrell climbed onto the scorer's table at Freedom Hall with 3:53 left and a 25-point lead, telling CBS Sports the moment reflected his ongoing bond with Louisville fans from the 2013 title run.
Why it matters: Harrell's 42-point Big3 record — set less than 24 hours after a 31-minute TBT game — shows a 2020 Sixth Man of the Year has stayed sharp while sitting out the NBA since 2022-23, with the TBT winner taking $2 million and Harrell openly conceding an NBA return "isn't up to me."
