Rowan Kavner
LOS ANGELES – For many players, going from starter to reserve can be demoralizing.
That’s not the case for Wesley Johnson, or for any of the Clippers’ backups, despite many of them realizing they could be starting elsewhere.
“It’s bigger than me,” Johnson said after serving as a key cog of a bench unit sparking the Clippers’ 35-point comeback victory in Thursday’s preseason finale. “We’re trying to do something historic here. We want to win. That’s everybody’s goal, so everybody’s buying into it.”
Johnson started three games early in the preseason before serving his role as a bench player as the preseason drew closer.