John Wall makes honest admission on returning to the NBA
06/25/2024 06:13 PM
John Wall has not played in the NBA since the 2022-2023 season with the Los Angeles Clippers, but that doesn’t mean he’s ready to hang up the sneakers just yet. Recently, Wall got real on the urge he’s been feeling to join the world’s preeminent hoops league for the first time in nearly two years, according to an interview with the Podcast P Show posted to X.
Wall’s news came amid a boast from Kentucky Coach Mark Pope thanking Wall for his contributions to the Wildcat program. Wall previously stated that he was “surprised” by the Pope hire in Lexington.
Wall’s admission will be surprising to those who forgot what the former NBA All-Star is capable of on the basketball court, but won’t be to anyone who is familiar with the many obstacles he overcame to achieve what he did during his playing days.
Wall’s Striking Admission On Possible Comeback
Wall spoke on former teammate Paul George’s podcast during which he offered his striking admission. Wall worked out with current Clippers guard Bones Hyland in a photo of the current and former LA guards that is getting thousands of eyeballs on X. Wall added that he is “always studying” the game of basketball and always talking about it which speaks to the love he has for playing again, perhaps sometime soon.
The 6-foot-3, 209 pound former NBA guard was born in Raleigh, North Carolina and still has plenty of energy and dedication to give to his craft at the ripe age of 33 years old, he believes.
“I know how much the game means to me,” George said “I just wanna be in an NBA jersey again…I know how much I still have left.”
"I know how much the game means to me. I just wanna be in an NBA jersey again… I know how much I still have left.”
John Wall on making a return to the NBA
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NBA Draft Set For Wednesday and Thursday
Wall will almost certainly have his eyes glued to the television screen on Wednesday night as Round One of the 2024 NBA Draft is set to commence at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
The Atlanta Hawks have the number one overall pick and are likely to draft Zaccharie Risacher with the number one overall pick. Risacher is a 6-foot-9 small forward from France who has been mentioned alongside fellow Frenchman Alex Sarr as likely first overall picks.
Wall may not have the same type of spring he had in his legs when he was selected first overall in 2010, but he does have the savvy and experience to make a roster. Now, the waiting game begins, both for Wall and the NBA’s next crop of superstars for the next level of high-octane, high stakes basketball competition.
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