Keldon Johnson of the Spurs played only 4 minutes in a game against the Jazz before being benched due to fouling. The decision was based on a strategy by Pop for accountability. The Spurs made mistakes in the game, leading to a loss. Johnson's benching was to send a message for improvement.
After what looked like a mistake on defense, Pop pulls Wemby and Sochan. Collins and Keldon enter early in 3Q
Why Keldon Johnson got benched against the Jazz https://t.co/N7CcgEaHt2
Why Keldon Johnson was benched in the Spurs’ loss to the Jazz https://t.co/8GtFjLeYVs
New @CKnewsletters: Sunday night’s loss to the Jazz was just another example of the Spurs being killed by the “little things”: https://t.co/jHfz6WzDQy https://t.co/uRupB0Xz5N
Spurs hope Keldon Johnson gets message from benching https://t.co/6LVGjawR5h
What we learned from the Spurs’ loss to the Jazz https://t.co/KT8pmJ6Ies
Mistakes add up for Spurs’ in loss to the Jazz https://t.co/XyI6dSySug
3 takeaways as the Spurs get sloppy in Salt Lake City https://t.co/dUlskwclmM
Keldon played 4 mins tonight & got subbed out early in the 1Q after fouling Markkanen on a 3PT Mitch Johnson said the decision for Keldon not to return was based on a strategy Pop uses at times for accountability/repetitive mistakes. He thinks Keldon will bounce back next game