Chris Johnson And Mickael Gelabale Sign 10-Day Contracts, Earn MVP Chants In First Game

When I learned that Chris Johnson and Mickael Gelabale had been signed to 10-day contracts by the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday morning, I suspected that they’d likely see action that same evening against the Houston Rockets.  After all, each player was acquired purely out of necessity — with only seven healthy bodies available, the Wolves needed at least one additional player to field what the NBA considers a team.  So, using one injury exemption and another vacant roster spot recently opened up by the waiving of Lazar Hayward, the Wolves plucked Johnson out of the D-League and imported Gelabale from Spain.  Less than 24 hours later, each of them had been summoned into an NBA game… and been showered with MVP chants.  I kid you not. Prior to being signed by the Wolves, Chris Johnson, a 6’11” center out of LSU, had spent 14 games playing for the Golden State Warriors’ Development League affiliate in Santa Cruz.  There, he’d been sharing time with other prospects but had still po...