Report: James Johnson Close to Return to HEAT Training Camp

Heat President Pat Riley spoke pointedly Monday about moving past James Johnson’s conditioning suspension and moving forward behind the inspiring leadership of prime offseason acquisition Jimmy Butler.

Johnson, who has been away from the team since the Sept. 30 eve of training camp for failing to meet his team-mandated conditioning standards, will soon be back with the team and with coach Erik Spoelstra, Riley said.

“He’s already almost there again,” Riley said. “So I think in very short notice I’m going to turn this over to Erik. And it’s between Erik and him now.”

Source: Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel