Breaking news: Ivan Johnson sent home

[MoBetta]

http://blogs.ajc.com...nson-sent-home/

ORLANDO — The Hawks have sent forward Ivan Johnson back to Atlanta for conduct detrimental to the team. He will miss tonight’s game against the Magic.

Johnson is expected to re-join the team Saturday for a scheduled practice.

I will update later this morning after the team shoot-around.Jo

He probably said Josh is a dumbass

Edited April 13, 2012 by Dolfan23

[NekiEcko]

http://blogs.ajc.com...nson-sent-home/

ORLANDO — The Hawks have sent forward Ivan Johnson back to Atlanta for conduct detrimental to the team. He will miss tonight’s game against the Magic.

Johnson is expected to re-join the team Saturday for a scheduled practice.

I will update later this morning after the team shoot-around.Jo

He probably said Josh is a dumbass

He probably cuss out Coach Drew about his rotations and other stuff like that.

[thecampster]

Poor Ivan...He had made it almost through the season without incident almost guaranteeing himself a contract next season. After all the trouble he had overseas, I was rooting for him.

[Wurider05]

I thought that he was looking quite pissed the other night when we lost to the Bulls.

[gsuteke]

Ivan has anger management issues he has said so himself. Too bad for him if he can't control himself because nobody outside of an NBA team will write him the kind of checks he's currently cashing.

[Diesel]

Let's just hope that he pulls it together and is well received when he gets back with the team.As far as why he's gone, we're doing a lot of unnecessary speculation.

[MaceCase]

What sucks the worst is that the ASG probably had him pay for his own ticket back.

[Admin]

What sucks the worst is that the ASG probably had him pay for his own ticket back.

While I'm assuming that you're joking or even if you aren't I'm going to assume they didn't make him pay for his own ticket, it's difficult for me to feel bad about a guy making half a million dollars having to buy his own plane ticket.

[MoBetta]

Honestly Ivan is the only one I could see say "We would be a better team if Josh stopped playing crazy"U think Ivan is afraid of Josh?? lol

[Buzzard]

Let's just hope that he pulls it together and is well received when he gets back with the team.As far as why he's gone, we're doing a lot of unnecessary speculation.

Yes we are but given his anger history, I am hoping he got peeved about that loss and said something. On the bright side what he said can't be that bad in LD's mind with just a one game suspension... Edited April 13, 2012 by Buzzard

[MaceCase]

While I'm assuming that you're joking or even if you aren't I'm going to assume they didn't make him pay for his own ticket, it's difficult for me to feel bad about a guy making half a million dollars having to buy his own plane ticket.

Do you know how many past fines, violations, and debts Ivan's had to pay off since he started making real money? Not to mention the flower bouquets and reparations he's had to pay to his victims' families? Add his grill which seemed to have been his one "when I make it" expense and he probably has no more in the bank than you or me!

[BrazilianHawk]

While I'm assuming that you're joking or even if you aren't I'm going to assume they didn't make him pay for his own ticket, it's difficult for me to feel bad about a guy making half a million dollars having to buy his own plane ticket.

I'm fairly certain that was a joke intended for us to remember the Pape Sy days.The suspension sucks, tho. Ivan is one of the few who actually know his role on the team. Edited April 13, 2012 by BrazilianHawk

[frankthetank966]

Any news on what he did?

[gsuteke]

I reserve the right to speculate all I want.

[HawksFan87]

Mobettayour personal attacks on josh are old and boring now....But back to the topic at hand. I'm disappointed in Ivan no matter WHAT the cause of this is. Now Josh will have to play even more minutes than he has been.

[Buzzard]

Mobettayour personal attacks on josh are old and boring now....But back to the topic at hand. I'm disappointed in Ivan no matter WHAT the cause of this is. Now Josh will have to play even more minutes than he has been.

Yes I really feel sorry for Josh having to play more minutes. Seriously, how dare they work him so hard when the poor boy only makes about 1.1 million a month....

[HawksFan87]

you know what you can do buzzard ... :)

[Buzzard]

you know what you can do buzzard ...

I am laughing right now :)

[BrazilianHawk]

Mobetta

your personal attacks on josh are old and boring now....

But back to the topic at hand. I'm disappointed in Ivan no matter WHAT the cause of this is. Now Josh will have to play even more minutes than he has been.

Thus greatly reducing Hawks chances of success...

[AHawks89]

Hopefully, Josh will get more minutes now. Why wouldn't we want our team MVP/Top 15 MVP in NBA get more minutes? Only bad thing about this is that we have no one to back up a dude who is having an MVP season.Also, I've been noticing there are more Augustians than I thought there were on this site. Good to hear. I saw someone wearing an ATL Hawks hat today when I was at work. I was proud.

Edited April 13, 2012 by AHawks89