But Johnson says basketball is something different for him, an assignment he says is close to a religious experience.
From there, Gus went to join Howard University.
He was spectacular, but he also did the nitty gritty jobs, defense and rebounding.
Injuries kept Johnson on the bench for most of , limiting him to 39 games and 6 points per game.
I prayed for this, I really did.
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