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Chauncey Gardner-Johnson changing more than his last name

Related Topics: Brian Johnson, Surname

As we grow older, we learn what things are truly important in our lives, and we change ourselves accordingly.

Chauncey Gardner-Johnson came to that realization over the offseason when he made the decision to hyphenate his name to include his stepfather, Brian Johnson.

“My dad’s been there since I was three,” Gardner-Johnson said. “He’s been to every basketball tournament, football camp, track. He hasn’t missed a game. My dad’s gone to every game since I was three. Even when he was sick, he came to the games last year. Like I said, he’s been taking care of me.