Ex-Cat Johnson benched following slump
Stanley Johnson did not play in two Detroit Pistons games last week, the first time the ex-Arizona forward was benched in his rookie season. He had slumped notably — shooting 2 for 18 in his previous three games — and averaging 4.6 points in Detroit’s last 14 games. “I played three bad games and the guy (coach Stan Van Gundy) DNPs me,” Johnson told Detroit reporters. “Am I going to kill myself over it? No.” Johnson’s spot in the Pistons rotation went to Reggie Bullock, who most recently played for Grand Rapids and Bakersfield in the NBA D-League.
