Small-time hoops boon for South Point

It was a little past 11 a.m. Wednesday at the South Point Arena and Equestrian Center, which has undergone a name change. Last week, it was the South Point Equestrian Center and Arena.

Last week, the South Point cherry-picked the National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center by hosting 102 NFR-centric events. So dust still coated the red plastic seats. It still sort of smelled like Man o' War's living room.

But the dirt floor had been bulldozed away, and a hardwood floor was in its place. Trucks were hauling in portable locker rooms. A real cherry picker was hovering, via hydraulics, above the shot clock.