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I spoke with Scoot Henderson for a minute a couple of days ago. He's been putting in some great work with Chris Johnson, his trainer, out in Los Angeles. What kind of a leap do you expect from him next year? Chauncey Billups: Well, I'll be honest with you—Scoot's having an incredible summer. He had a tough year last year, mainly because he didn't get to play basketball during the summer. He was banged up, licking his wounds from the season. This year, he's been playing ball all summer and working on his game. As you said, he's going to take an incredible leap this year. I really, really believe Scoot's going to take a big-time jump. And I'm along for the ride, man. We're ready for it.

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Former Timberwolves player Chris Johnson signed with Taiwanese team New Taipei Kings for the 2024-25 season.

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Julia Poe: Here’s some new footage of Lonzo Ball working out from trainer Chris Johnson. The Bulls said Ball is on track for 5v5 scrimmaging this month. Lower level of contact/pace in this clip, but he seems to be moving comfortably (and nice to see him have fun with it too). pic.twitter.com/5tDFkeTmYg

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Former Timberwolves player Chris Johnson re-signed with Taiwanese team Taipei Fubon Braves for the 2023-24 season.

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NBA Hall of Famer and San Antonio Spurs legend David "The Admiral" Robinson was honored on Monday with the Nation's Finest 50 award. “We are proud to award Lieutenant David Robinson with the Nation’s Finest 50 Award,” said Nation’s Finest CEO Chris Johnson. “In addition to his many contributions, he has participated in numerous events and programs to raise awareness and funds for Veterans' causes.”

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THE TRENCHES, TrenchWork Sports’ basketball training camp will take place in two sessions from July 24th to August 4th at the Arena of Peace & Friendship Stadium, Athens, Greece.  The daily program will include 8 hours of personalized skill workouts with NBA and EuroLeague stars’ skills trainers and coaches from NBA teams.  In charge of the coaching team of THE TRENCHES in Athens: * Phil Handy, assistant coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. * Chris Johnson, the master teacher of the best of the best in the NBA, such as LeBron James and Ben Simmons.  * Chris Hines, the player development coach for the Minnesota Timberwolves.  * David Vanterpool, experienced in the EuroLeague and the NBA.  * Quinton Crawford, assistant coach of the Dallas Mavericks.   * Oliver Lafayette,the two-times EuroCup champion.

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Former Timberwolves player Chris Johnson signed with Taiwanese team Taipei Fubon Braves for the 2022-23 season.

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Bridges regularly took part in two-a-day workouts on the basketball court and in the weight room for 5-6 hours during the offseason in Charlotte, Miami and Los Angeles with basketball trainers Brandon Cavanaugh and Chris Johnson, a source told The Undefeated. Bridges also hired a chef who made him healthy meals daily and he lost about 10 to 12 pounds. He tried to be a leader by spending a lot of time with his Hornets teammates during the offseason and played in the Miami Pro League summer pro-am.

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Gordon has spent the majority of the summer in Los Angeles working with NBA trainer Chris Johnson. The emphasis, according to a league source, was on honing his mid-post game. The pick-up games Gordon’s played in have included fellow NBA players Ben Simmons, Ja Morant, Jordan Clarkson, Lonnie Walker, Jaren Jackson Jr., Justise Winslow, Tyrese Maxey and others.

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But now, the cool parts: Johnson said he has several close family members and friends who have served or are serving in the U.S. military. When he told his parents, Rochelle and Chris Johnson, about being an Olympian, “my mom cried, my dad was choking up a little bit, everybody was like, because you know you pray for moments like this … it was a special moment.”

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Johnson averaged 12.8 points for the Spurs this season. He said Draymond Green, Kevin Durant and Zach LaVine have been generous with their teachings during practices. He said being the 29th overall pick of the 2019 draft and becoming an Olympian after two pro seasons is not something he could have expected or even imagined, and he doesn’t want to rest on the laurels of his promotion. But now, the cool parts: Johnson said he has several close family members and friends who have served or are serving in the U.S. military. When he told his parents, Rochelle and Chris Johnson, about being an Olympian, “my mom cried, my dad was choking up a little bit, everybody was like, because you know you pray for moments like this … it was a special moment.”

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In fact, team sources say, Simmons became so disillusioned with the Sixers staff, he did much of his work outside the facility under the watchful eye of trainer Chris Johnson. That erosion of trust only further contributed to the splintered chemistry on the floor and tension among coaches and players. Outsiders repeatedly suggested Embiid and Simmons could not coexist, particularly within a lineup that provided poor spacing. Their divergent personalities led to speculation they disliked each other, yet, says one former Sixers staffer, it was more a disconnect than anything. "There just wasn't a whole lot of communication," the source says.

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Though he hasn’t played a basketball game in about four months, Ben Simmons has not lost his ability to throw down acrobatic dunks. Trainer Chris Johnson shared a video Thursday on Instagram of Simmons looking very springy after a workout in Los Angeles.

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On Monday afternoon, Celtics small forward Jaylen Brown worked out in California with trainer Chris Johnson. Videos posted to his Instagram story show Brown training with Rodney Hood and Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell. Johnson also trained Trey Lyles and Andrew Wiggins on Monday.

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