Johnson played nine years in the NBA, primarily with the Clippers and Lakers. He was the fourth-overall pick in the 2010 NBA Draft, as he was named First Team All-American with the Syracuse Orange in his final collegiate season.

Ice Cube thought the Los Angeles Lakers' acquiring Luka Doncic from the Dallas Mavericks was business as usual.

It can be a delicate dance, when it comes to NBA teams employing international players, because most of those players feel a strong loyalty to their national teams and an obligation to don their jerseys whenever asked.