Dejounte Murray: He’s the reason why I’m here right now. Mitch Johnson is the reason I’m here right now. He’s the guy that came and got me out of jail when I was 15—with my uncle. Him and my uncle were best friends. Mitch Johnson created an AAU team for Dejounte Murray called A+. We went around the country. That’s how I built my name. That’s how I became a top recruit. That’s how I got all these scholarships—because of Miss Johnson. I put the work in, but— he opened his house. He took responsibility as a father, as a big brother—when he didn’t have to.
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Ok I’ve fallen down a rabbit hole here. I’m just gonna ask the question. Independent of salary, who provides more value over the next three years:
Paul George in his age-35, 36 and 37 seasons.
Or
Dejounte Murray, post-Achilles tear, in his age-29, 30 and 31 seasons? – 4:44 PM
Ok I’ve fallen down a rabbit hole here. I’m just gonna ask the question. Independent of salary, who provides more value over the next three years:
Paul George in his age-35, 36 and 37 seasons.
Or
Dejounte Murray, post-Achilles tear, in his age-29, 30 and 31 seasons? – 4:44 PM
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I know you log in in the morning and send your messages to your family and friends that are in penitentiaries— How have you dealt with any survivor’s remorse or guilt being the one that made it? Dejounte Murray: Every day. Every day. Just talking to them. You know what I’m saying? It’s like—I know what we’ve done. I know what we was involved in. And like I said—accountability—that’s me. Accountability. That’s it and that’s all. I don’t have time to point fingers. Nah—it’s accountability. That’s the only way you’re able to grow. You make mistakes—and if you can’t take accountability for it, you’ll never grow. You know what I’m saying? Whatever it is. So, for me—it hurts me, you know? Because my partners—they’re not in jail for a year, five years, ten years— we’re talking about dudes in there for 20, 40, 60, 80. -via YouTube / June 18, 2025
Dejounte Murray: Why would I care about the guy that’s in Alaska right now messaging me saying I suck? This sh*t so real. I had my own father, when I got hurt, text me— because me and him ain’t cool—that somebody else was taking my spot when I was in San Antonio. No, this sh*t real. There’s a reason why I don’t get on these cameras, man. This sh*t real. Yeah, this sh*t is real. It’s nothing to play with. It’s not a joke. I’m healing. I’m trying to heal. I am. I really am. My kids need me. The youth need me. -via YouTube / June 18, 2025
When a man’s in and out of your life—you work to get to this place— I don’t know if it was when you tore your ACL in San Antonio or what… and your father, your biological father, messages you and says: “Yeah, somebody’s going to go get your spot.” What is your response to that? Dejounte Murray: I was hurt. Because I love him. And I know he loved me—like more of, I know he loved me, straight up. We might not have had the best relationship, and I never called him a deadbeat. He knows I love him, you know, at the end of the day. But I don’t know what makes a father say that. -via YouTube / June 18, 2025