By Tom Orsborn, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2026-03-16 14:10:37
2026年3月12日，星期四，圣安东尼奥马刺队前锋凯尔登·约翰逊 (3) 在圣安东尼奥霜冻银行中心的一场比赛后做出反应。
洛杉矶——在以 115-102 战胜夏洛特黄蜂后，马刺队前锋凯尔登·约翰逊 (Keldon Johnson) 在霜冻银行中心内兴奋地穿梭，调皮地干扰了斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle) 和维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 的赛后电视采访。
“这是我的好兄弟，”当约翰逊闯入文班亚马的采访时说道，“世界上最好的球员，MVP。如果还有谁有异议，尽管来找我。”
卡斯尔（15分，10次助攻）和文班亚马（32分，12个篮板，8次助攻，3次盖帽）的表现固然值得称道，但约翰逊在周六同样配得上关注。他在替补出场的21分钟内得到13分，职业生涯替补得分达到2,630分，超越马特·邦纳 (Matt Bonner)，升至马刺队史替补得分榜第四位。目前排在约翰逊之前的仅有名人堂成员马努·吉诺比利 (Manu Ginobili)（8,278分）、帕蒂·米尔斯 (Patty Mills)（5,540分）和马利克·罗斯 (Malik Rose)（3,272分）。
作为角逐联盟年度最佳第六人（约翰·哈夫里切克奖）的候选人，约翰逊已经走了很长一段路。2023年12月，当主帅格雷格·波波维奇 (Gregg Popovich) 告诉他在2022-23赛季以场均22分领跑全队后将转为替补时，他曾一度难以接受这一角色。
“这全是关于进步，”约翰逊说道，他本赛季场均贡献12.8分、5.5个篮板和1.3次助攻，三分命中率达到37.9%，并有望打破自己上赛季创下的马刺单赛季替补得分纪录（979分）。
“我觉得当你想要赢球时，你必须放下自我的傲气，尤其是当我们拥有现在这样的团队时，”约翰逊补充道，“我们都希望看到彼此获得成功。我必须收起傲气并告诉自己：‘这才是对球队最好的安排。’如果我能以替补身份最大限度地发挥自己的作用——凭借我的天赋和能为比赛带来的能量，我觉得我们在整个比赛过程中都会处于良好的状态。”
马刺队教练米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 表示，看着这位2019年NBA选秀大会的29号秀变得成熟并完全接受球队对他的定位，是一件“令人愉悦的事”。
2026年3月5日，星期四，圣安东尼奥马刺队前锋凯尔登·约翰逊 (3) 在圣安东尼奥霜冻银行中心争抢篮板。马刺队以 121-106 击败了活塞队。
“我不知道他当时在多大程度上接受了这一点，因为在一段时间内都没有看到回报，”主帅约翰逊说道，“（现在）这是凯尔登展现奉献精神以及他如何回馈这支球队的一个绝佳范例。”
尽管赢球是他的首要任务，但这位目前在队效力时间最长（第七个赛季）的球员坦言，能与吉诺比利、米尔斯和罗斯这些显赫的马刺名宿并列，确实让人感到兴奋。
“有些事情你可能会试着淡化处理，”他谈到周六达成的里程碑时说，“但这是非凡的成就，它证明了我一直以来的辛勤付出以及我所经历的一切。”
在周一晚对阵快船队之后，马刺队将在周二晚对阵萨克拉门托国王队。这意味着约翰逊又有一个机会去感谢德玛尔·德罗赞 (DeMar DeRozan) 在他年轻时对他的指导。
德罗赞在2021年8月被交易到芝加哥之前曾在马刺效力了三个赛季。当这位肯塔基大学的校友在菜鸟赛季被下放到G联赛时，德罗赞曾多次从圣安东尼奥开车前往奥斯汀为约翰逊加油。
“他绝对是我职业生涯旅程中非常非常重要的一部分，”约翰逊谈到德罗赞时说，“我觉得像他、鲁迪·盖伊 (Rudy Gay)、德章泰·默里 (Dejounte Murray) 这些前辈，真的把我带在身边指导，真正帮助我成为了一名职业球员。德玛尔始终相信我。他总是会出现在我的比赛现场，他、默里，这些家伙只要有机会就会表达支持。”
“这对年轻球员来说意义重大。只要有机会，我就会向他们表达敬意，因为如果没有他们像老大哥一样照顾我，像我这样的小年轻很难找到自己的道路。”
伤病削弱替补席： 马刺队在周一晚对阵快船队的比赛中缺少了两名关键替补。
新秀后卫迪伦·哈珀 (Dylan Harper) 因右小腿挫伤连续第二场缺阵。中锋卢克·科内特 (Luke Kornet) 在战胜黄蜂队的比赛后出现右膝酸痛，也无法出战。
科内特在周六的比赛中出场20分钟，投篮4投4中，罚球2投2中，高效贡献10分、8个篮板和1次助攻。他的其中两次进球来自于第三节文班亚马在所谓的“法式香草 (French Vanilla)”阵容中为他送出的空中接力。
主帅约翰逊在周六赛前表示，哈珀目前处于每日观察名单，对于他在周四晚 131-136 负于丹佛的比赛中突破上篮时受的伤，“没有长期的担忧”。
这位榜眼秀在那场比赛中出场24分钟，得到13分、5个篮板、5次助攻和1次盖帽。
由生成式人工智能翻译，译文内容可能不准确或不完整，以原文为准。
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Keldon Johnson reflects on journey as he climbs up Spurs list
San Antonio Spurs forward Keldon Johnson (3) reacts after a play at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio on Thursday, March 12, 2026.
LOS ANGELES — Spurs forward Keldon Johnson bounced around the Frost Bank Center after the 115-102 win over Charlotte, playfully disrupting postgame television interviews with Stephon Castle and Victor Wembanyama.
“That’s my guy right here,” Johnson said when he crashed Wembanyama’s chat. “Best player in the world, MVP. If anybody else has got something to say, come holler at me.”
Castle (15 points, 10 assists) and Wembanyama (32 points, 12 rebounds, eight assists, three blocks) were worthy subjects, but Johnson also deserved a share of the spotlight Saturday after scoring 13 points in 21 minutes off the bench to move past Matt Bonner into fourth place on the Spurs career bench scoring list with 2,630 points. Johnson trails only Hall of Famer Manu Ginobili (8,278), Patty Mills (5,540) and Malik Rose (3,272).
A candidate for the John Havlicek Award as the league’s sixth man of the year, Johnson has come a long way since he struggled to accept his role when Gregg Popovich told him in December 2023 he was moving to the bench after leading the team in scoring at 22 points per game in 2022-23.
“It’s all about development,” said Johnson, who is averaging 12.8 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.3 assists while shooting 37.9% from 3-point range and is on pace to break his own franchise season record for bench points (979) he set last season.
“I feel like when you want to win, you got to remove your ego, especially when we got the team we have,” Johnson added. “We all want to see each other be successful. I had to pull my ego away and say, ‘This is what’s best for the team.’ And if I can maximize my role coming off the bench, as talented as I am and with the things I can bring to the game, I feel like we’ll be in great shape throughout games.”
Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said it’s “been a joy” to watch the 29th overall pick of the 2019 NBA Draft mature and and fully accept how the team wanted to use him.
San Antonio Spurs forward Keldon Johnson (3) reaches for the rebound at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Thursday, March 5, 2026. The Spurs defeated the Pistons, 121-106.
“I don’t know how much he embraced it at that time because there was no return on the investment for a while,” the coach said. “(Now) it’s a good example of Keldon’s commitment and how he’s investing into this organization.”
Although winning is his top priority, the team’s current longest-tenured player at seven seasons admitted it’s a rush to rank alongside such notable Spurs as Ginobili, Mills and Rose.
“There are things I would say you try to downplay,” he said of such milestones like the one he achieved Saturday, “but it’s big time and it’s just a testament to my hard work game and everything I’ve been through.”
After playing the Clippers on Monday night, the Spurs face the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night. That means Johnson gets another opportunity to thank DeMar DeRozan for mentoring him as a young player.
DeRozan, who played for the Spurs for three seasons before they traded him to Chicago in August 2021, used to drive from San Antonio to Austin to cheer on Johnson when the Kentucky alumnus saw time in the G League as a rookie.
“He was definitely a huge, huge part of my journey,” Johnson said of DeRozan. "I feel like guys like him, Rudy (Gay), Dejounte (Murray), those guys really took me under their wing and really helped me become a real professional. DeMar always believed in me. He always would show up to games, him, Dejounte, those guys, and show love whenever they could.
“It meant a lot to me as a young player and any chance I get I show those guys love because without them being big brothers to me it would have been hard for a young kid like me to find his way.”
Injuries deplete bench: The Spurs faced the Clippers on Monday night without two key reserves.
Rookie guard Dylan Harper missed his second game in a row with a bruised right calf. Center Luke Kornet was also out after emerging from the win over the Hornets with a sore right knee.
Kornet finished Saturday’s game with 10 points on 4-of-4 shooting from the field and a 2-of-2 showing from the foul line to go along with eight rebounds and an assist in 20 minutes. Two of his field goals came on lob buckets set up by Wembanyama in the third quarter in the so-called “French Vanilla” lineup.
Mitch Johnson said before Saturday’s game Harper was day to day and there were no “long-term concerns” about his injury, which he suffered while driving to the basket for a layup in Thursday night’s 136-131 loss to Denver.
The No. 2 overall pick finished with 13 points, five rebounds, five assists and one block in 24 minutes.
By Tom Orsborn, Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News