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Joe Johnson wanted to set the record straight on Thursday, telling reporters that he never asked out of Atlanta.
“Everybody thinks I made this trade,” the Nets’ shooting guard said. “I had nothing to do with it.
“Every time I run into somebody when I’m in Atlanta, they ask me, ‘Why did you leave?’
I didn’t have nothing to do with it. I’m just glad that I came to a great organization and a team who wants to win.”
Johnson, who was acquired by the Nets in a blockbuster trade, was originally asked if he thought he’d be booed when he returned to Atlanta. The Hawks host the Nets on Jan. 16.
“It’ll probably be some boos, it’ll probably be some cheers,” he replied. “I have no idea, man. What do you think?”
— Reported by Mike Mazzeo of ESPN New York
