IN THE NEWS: Johnson looking forward to new start with Glasgow Rocks
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By Mark Woods for the Herald Scotland
Jordan Johnson sat by the phone and fervently wished that it might ring. In the middle of a pandemic, the market for basketballing globetrotters entered a great depression with both demand and salaries hitting the floor. “The process of just waiting was really tough,” the American acknowledges.
One month, became two, and then an entire year of his career was simply written off. Some sense of normality has resumed and it was Glasgow Rocks who made the call that ended his exile. When the new British Basketball League campaign tips off tonight, the 26-year-old hopes to quickly return to where he bookmarked his talents.
“I played a little bit when I was back at home before I came over here,” the playmaker confirms. “But it wasn’t with refs, coaches, timeouts and stuff like that. So getting my timing back is the challenge……..
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