
People Are Upset Jalen Johnson 'Quit' on Duke
Are people actually upset Jalen Johnson left early to prepare for the NBA draft?
I'll admit that I'm a full-blown Duke hater. I think the only time I didn't hate Duke was when I jumped on the Zion bandwagon a couple of years ago. So whenever something bad happens to them, I get a little smirk on my face.
Last night, Duke's 5-star freshman Jalen Johnson decided to opt-out for the remainder of the season to prepare for the NBA draft.
NEWS: Jalen Johnson will forgo remainder of season, enter NBA Draft pic.twitter.com/VLNP0Wgs3y
— Duke Men’s Basketball (@DukeMBB) February 16, 2021
Johnson hasn't lived up to expectations as the next great one-and-done Duke player. He's been going through a foot injury and Duke hasn't looked like Duke this year. We have Coach K trying to dig up every excuse in the book and yelling at student reporters.
College basketball writers are not happy with Jalen Johnson's decision.
"Opting Out" with three weeks left in the regular season isn't opting out.
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) February 15, 2021
It's quitting. https://t.co/XFU2E1avNR
I don’t really understand Jalen Johnson’s decision. Only three weeks left in the season...Duke still could make the Tournament
— Matt Jones (@KySportsRadio) February 15, 2021
I can’t imagine this will in any way help his NBA stock and it could slightly hurt it...especially considering NBA respect for K
Really odd to me
Jalen Johnson quit on Duke. There's no debate.
— Ball Durham (@Ball_Durham) February 16, 2021
But his cowardly decision is best for the Blue Devils throughout the remainder of the season. https://t.co/fqRh09h6es
In my opinion, who cares. Duke can technically still make the tournament, but if I were Jalen Johnson, I'd get the fuck out of Durham. Get healthy before old NBA executives start to examine every little thing in your life.
I'll always side with the student-athletes. The schools and the NCAA only care about what benefits them. When a student-athlete does something for themself, they're automatically labeled as a villain who has character issues. Is it going to hurt his draft stock? Maybe, but at least he can get a head start preparing for his future instead of playing a meaningless game against Georgia Tech in March.
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