Amir Johnson was taken aback by the news.
The 76ers post player resides in Las Vegas during the offseason, some five to 10 minutes from the Las Vegas Strip. Johnson never envisioned that he would have to talk about a shooting rampage in the city he loves.
But that’s what happened Monday afternoon.
A gunman on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, which overlooks the Las Vegas Strip, opened fire on a country music festival Sunday night. He killed at least 58 people and injured more than 500 more in the deadliest massing shooting in modern American history.