Keldon Johnson Admits He Sulked After Gregg Popovich Moved Him to the Bench

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Keldon Johnson Admits He Sulked After Gregg Popovich Moved Him to the Bench

"If I said that I fully bought into this role from the jump, I'd be lying," Johnson wrote in The Players' Tribune. "I sulked. I let the outside noise affect my play. I didn't present the best version of myself." Johnson won the 2026 Sixth Man of the Year, averaging 13.2 points per game off the bench.

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