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In this unusual and somewhat unenjoyable Auburn basketball season, Bruce Pearl needs someone on his roster to step up and provide leadership. Jamal Johnson is that guy.
Off to a 1-2 start, the Auburn basketball team needs to find reasons to stay motivated. After a scandal rocked the Alabama basketball program, the Tigers self-imposed a postseason ban for 2020-21 to be proactive in dropping the hammer for what you have to do assume is something very similar.
Bruce Pearl recognizes this season isn’t on his guys, but instead that the failures his men will face are on him:
“The kids have worked hard,” he said.