What Happened to Keldon Johnson? Did Keldon Johnson Get Injured?

Keldon Wilder Johnson is an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats. Johnson attended Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, Virginia.

In 2021, he won an Olympic gold medal in basketball as a member of the United States national team. On June 20, 2019, Johnson was selected 29th overall by the San Antonio Spurs in the 2019 NBA draft.

On August 11, 2020, Johnson scored a season-high 24 points in a 123–105 win over the Houston Rockets with eleven rebounds and three assists.

On January 1, 2021, Johnson scored a career-high 26 points in a 103–109 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers with ten rebounds, two steals, an assist and a block. On July 18, 2022, Johnson signed a four-year, $80 million rookie scale contract extension with the Spurs.

What Happened to Keldon Johnson?

Keldon Johnson dislocated his right shoulder and will have to miss the training camp, the team announced. However, the player is expected to be ready for the start of the regular season.

The forward signed a four-year $80 million contract extension with the Spurs. Last year, he averaged 17 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 2.1 assists – all three career highs – during the regular season.

Did Keldon Johnson Get Injured?

Keldon Johnson suffered a dislocated shoulder during an open scrimmage game.

While Saturday’s revelation came out of nowhere, San Antonio Express-News writer Tom Orsborn later detailed that the injury actually happened around September 10th.

The original update from the Spurs suggested Johnson would be missing the team’s training camp, which runs from September 27th through October 2nd. It also said he’s expected to miss the start of the preseason.

With the Silver and Black scheduled to play preseason games on October 2nd, 6th, 9th, 11th, and 13th, it was probably safe to assume he’d miss at least those first three games. The latest update from Coach Gregg Popovich at Spurs Media Day may have shed some more light on an expected return date.