North Carolina’s Cam Johnson is no kid; he sees that as a plus in his NBA pitch

Posted May 18, 2019
North Carolina’s Cameron Johnson has grown accustomed to the “What took you so long?’ question. NBA executives asked the graduate student, who turned 23 in March, about his late-bloomer reputation constantly during job interviews at the draft combine. So he was well-practiced with the answer by the time he met with media late Friday afternoon. (Charlotte Observer)

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