Jon Jones is bored with listening to NBA journeyman James Johnson run his mouth.
Final 12 months, Johnson — a ahead for the Indiana Pacers who has performed for a minimum of 11 NBA groups since being drafted by the Chicago Bulls in 2009 — boldly claimed that he might beat undisputed UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones if given a 12 months to hone his floor sport.
“I would wish a 12 months,” he mentioned on the NBA Rookie Life podcast. “My standup sport is nice however what everyone knows with Jones is he’s a collegiate wrestler, actually good on the bottom and that’s not my forte. I can get on the bottom. To his degree? I’m not there but I’d positively want a 12 months to work on counters and defenses towards it in order that we will keep on our toes.”
Johnson echoed an identical sentiment throughout an look on the OGs Podcast, as soon as once more claiming that he might beat ‘Bones’ and that he’d have a bonus whereas placing with the consensus GOAT.
“I really, actually consider that [I can beat Jones]. I’ve been doing this my entire life,” Johnson mentioned. “Like, actual coaching would actually be for that groundwork. So far as standing up in a combat, I really feel like I bought a bonus.”
Jon Jones snaps again at James Johnson
Jones by no means responded to Johnson’s preliminary feedback. As a substitute, he allowed the web to totally drag the NBA star on social media. However after seeing Johnson double down on his authentic assertion, ‘Bones’ lastly opted to handle his “loopy” declare.
“I didn’t understand till now that basketball gamers bought CTE as effectively, this man sounds loopy,” Jones wrote on Instagram.
Johnson’s feedback initially got here after a report claimed he had amassed a 20-0 report as a kickboxer and was an undefeated blended martial artist earlier than making professional basketball his profession. Nonetheless, a fast Google search discovered that there was no proof of Johnson ever competing in fight sports activities of any sort.
