” The Thunder were my favorite team growing up, when there was Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook. » And now Keyontae Johnson has just joined his core team. The 23-year-old winger was drafted last night in the second round of the playoffs, in 50th place.
His arrival in the Great League allows him to turn the page on what is similar to the greatest test of his life: in December 2020, he had suffered a serious heart attack in the middle of a match in the Florida jersey.
A ” traumatic experience “who changed his” perspective on life and basketball “. ” So I try to take advantage of every moment, take as much pleasure as possible, knowing that it can stop. Every day on the court, I give my maximum. I appreciate being given the opportunity to build my dream », formulates the player who finished his college education at Kansas State.
A journalist also pointed out to him that the franchise of OKC is the closest geographically to his last university. ” It’s really special to know that I will have fans with me who will travel during the season because it’s not that far. They are going to support me and make me feel like my second home, so it’s really a blessing that it’s happening “, Appreciates the player who passed through the Oak Hill Academy before.
Very happy to have the opportunity to join a young team with great potential, Keyontae Johnson recalls that he will, for example, find Tre Mann, with whom he played in Florida. ” The year I fell apart “says the rookie, who therefore managed to get up.
