See why Kevin Durant was impressed with Butler basketball’s Finley Bizjack, and what he said

Butler basketball guard Finley Bizjack has gone viral for his unique name and sweet shooting, but his highlight-reel passing caught the attention of NBA superstar, Houston Rockets forward Kevin Durant.

With 1:08 left in Saturday’s game against SMU, Bizjack forced a steal, gathered the ball and dribbled behind the 3-point line. With a defender closing in on him, he crossed left to right and dribbled along the baseline. The SMU defense collapsed on Bizjack, thinking he was elevating for a layup, instead, the Trophy Club, Texas, native spun in the air and flipped a no-look pass behind his head to Evan Haywood.

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Haywood sank the 3-pointer, cutting Butler’s deficit to 85-82 with 59 seconds left.

“Aye Bizjack, that was a helluva f—– pass boy!!!,” Durant posted on Twitter for his 20 million followers to read.

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Bizjack’s impossible pass was his third assist of the game. The junior came down the following possession and found Michael Ajayi for the game-tying 3 with 37 seconds left. Bizjack finished with a team-high 18 points and four assists.

Bizjack has shown a flair for passing of late, throwing a similar behind the head pass to Azavier “Stink” Robinson for 3 against Chicago State.

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“That was pretty sweet,” Bizjack said of the shoutout from Durant.

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The Bulldogs fell 87-85, but Bizjack relished the opportunity to put on a show for the 30-plus family members and friends in attendance back home in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

“Being 30 minutes away from home, having 33, 34 people or however many people I had there meant the world,” Bizjack said. “It’s really nice to see that I left an imprint on people who feel the need to come and show support to where I’m at now. I’m very thankful and very fortunate.

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“I’ll tell anyone that’ll listen that I have the best support system in the world. If there’s any reason that I’m not successful, it’s no one’s fault but myself.”

This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Kevin Durant reacts to Finley Bizjack’s no-look pass in Butler loss at SMU