With Devin Vassell ticketed back and a long stretch at home, the Spurs sense a chance to turn a corner.
Spurs guard Keldon Johnson crouched down near the free-throw line at the Frost Bank Center on Thursday and stared up at the mountain before him. Sir Edmund Hilary had Mt. Everest . Johnson had Donovan Clingan . The Portland center stands 7-foot-2 and 280 pounds. Johnson is 6-5. This was the colossus Johnson was being asked to scale to win a jump ball? The outcome appeared evident to everyone but Johnson. “Oh, I knew I was going to win it,” Johnson said. “I’ve got bounce.
As Spurs start homestand, questions about Gregg Popovich's health remain unanswered The Spurs have been without coach Gregg Popovich for four games, the Hall of Famer sidelined for medical reasons. Johnson, Popovich’s 37-year-old assistant, has filled in ably, guiding the Spurs to a 2-2 mark. If that were not enough, the team lost forward Jeremy Sochan to a broken thumb suffered in the first half of Monday’s loss at the Los Angeles Clippers.
Spurs' Devin Vassell nearing return from offseason surgery Johnson had been using rookie Stephon Castle in the starting lineup for the past two games. It is likely the rookie guard returns to the bench once Vassell is activated. Vassell’s return could create a domino effect on the Spurs' second unit, with either Malaki Branham or Blake Wesley potentially losing minutes.
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