Cam Johnson close to joining rare company as a top NBA pick

Posted Jun 18, 2019
If aspects of Cameron Johnson's life feel surreal right now, it’s nothing compared to how it will feel in a few days. Thursday’s NBA draft will mark a turning point in Johnson’s life. When his name is inevitably among the 60 called from the stage at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, a dream, that at times may have seemed unattainable, will have been realized. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

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