ClutchPoints: “John Wall [was] in tears, crying. He lost 25 games. It ain’t December yet. He asked me, ‘OG, is it going to get any better?’… I ain’t gonna lie to you. I looked him in the face… ‘No.’… ‘It’s gonna be bad next year too.'” — Sam Cassell 😂
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John Wall
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Born: 09/06/90
Height: 6-4 / 1.93
Weight:195 lbs. / 88.5 kg.
Earnings: $276,580,866 ($327,156,267*)
Scouting report
Born: 09/06/90
Height: 6-4 / 1.93
Weight:195 lbs. / 88.5 kg.
Earnings: $276,580,866 ($327,156,267*)
Scouting report
Still, after being out of the league for a couple of years, John Wall still wants an NBA comeback. To prove that he can still hang on the basketball court, the former No. 1 draft pick wowed fans in a mixtape of his recent play in the Miami Pro League, uploaded on X, formerly Twitter. The footage shows the former All-Star showcasing his signature athleticism and on-court shiftiness, prompting fans to ask whether he can still play in the NBA.
18 Jul
John Wall: 'Getting traded to Houston was devastating. It hurt'
John Wall: “Getting traded to Houston was devastating. It hurt. I was in Houston probably and it was COVID at the time. So, I’m just sitting in my apartment the whole time really thinking like, damn, I’m really not in DC no more. I was packing my bag to go to training camp. The next day was training camp, right, and I get the call at 7:30. Get the text, please call, capital letters. I said, damn, I’m traded. You get a text, please call, capital letters, then come across the ticker, you’ve been traded. So, like my team is with me, a couple of my guys with me, and my sister with me. I’m like, damn, this really happened.”
John Wall: “I’m used to being in my house, you know what I mean? So, it was difficult, it was tough. My son was born at the time, so I’m like, do I leave him in Miami where I stay in the summer, do I bring him to Houston? I didn’t want to keep moving around because I didn’t know how long I was going to be there. I was hoping to stay there a long time and sign an extension, but they had other plans and another route to try to rebuild and get some young talent, which they got now. But I still think about it to this day, but I got past that mindset of it.”
John Wall: “In Houston, they wanted to develop young guys. It was hard knowing I could win the spot, but they didn’t want me to play. And I’m like, damn, why? We had an okay year last year, it wasn’t bad. But that’s where my maturity comes in now. I can accept that, know whatever role I’m in, I can accept that. But at that time, you can’t tell me going into a training camp, I’mma line y’all two up and y’all compete. I feel like I’m going to out beat everybody unless you got an All-NBA player in front of me, that guy, I feel like I can win that spot. So that was difficult to deal with, especially coming off injury and then having a good year your first year back, and they don’t really want you to play.
John Wall: “Sad thing, injuries happen; it’s part of the game. But I felt like I was the second-best player in the East that year after LeBron. We were hooping, we were balling. You solidify yourself. When you get to that second max, even third max, you feel like you made it. I’m one of those guys people talk about on the regular. When I signed that second one, my whole family came. My first max, I just signed it. When I signed that second one, my whole family, all the way to my nieces and nephews, was there taking pictures. It was a blessing.”
John Wall: “Going number one in the draft was a dream come true. My mom’s birthday week, she picked my suit. My family’s first time in New York. Hearing my name called, seeing my mom cry, it was all for her.”
