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Nets' Chaney Johnson grinds toward a bigger role

The young Nets forward is threatening to turn a two-way contract feel-good story into a real rotation role; the grit is apparently local.

On air: Hank Ledger and Vera Bullock on BBN This Morning
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  1. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorBrooklyn Nets forward Chaney Johnson is pushing past his two-way contract story and toward a bigger role, according to the New York Post, which calls him über-athletic and says he's channeling Brooklyn grit.

  2. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA two-way deal means he's bouncing between the big club and the minors, so every minute on the court is an audition.

  3. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo he's trying to get promoted.

  4. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHank, you'd know. Skip has heard "not yet" for years.

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