Detroit Pistons’ wingman Stanley Johnson closed out the 2016 OVO Bounce basketball tournament by sinking a game-winner to help his team win the final. How did he follow that up in 2017? How about an 86 point performance. Yes, the uber confident third-year pro scored 86 points.
Late Friday night, chatter started flowing on social media about Stanley Johnson scorching the nets in the final of Drake’s annual basketball tournament held in Toronto. The tourney is just one part of the yearly ‘OVO Festival’, weekend-long presented by Drake and his OVO music crew. The games often feature some NBA talents and this year was no different. Johnson was joined by Brandon Jennings, Frank Kaminsky, Dwight Powell, Brady Heslip and Cory Joseph as some of the players with NBA experience spotted at the games. Former college hoops star Jay Williams was also seen playing.
Stanley Johnson 86pts tonight
— Brandon Jennings (@brandonjennings) August 5, 2017
Stanley Johnson(@iAmSJ) dropped 86 points tonight at OVOBounce? pic.twitter.com/pARUEy3zp0
— Palace Pistons (@PalaceOfPistons) August 5, 2017
@iAmSJ ICU puttin on a show ????
— Jamal Murray (@BeMore27) August 5, 2017
This dude Stanley just dropped 86 ? #ovobounce
— Josh Richardson (@J_Rich1) August 5, 2017
86 is 86 i dont care if you playing against toddlers haha stan went crazyy #OVOBOUNCE
— Jordan Clarkson (@JordanClarksons) August 5, 2017
.@iAmSJ goes on #BOMM once scores 86
— ? (@blk_tray) August 5, 2017
STANLEY JOHNSON HAD 86 POINTS AT OVO BOUNCE TONIGHT! EIGHTY-SIX…8…6
LUCKY NUMBER 7EVEN— ? (@blk_tray) August 5, 2017
86pts? Sheesh @iAmSJ
— Spencer Dinwiddie (@SDinwiddie_25) August 5, 2017
@iAmSJ 86 in the 6ix #eightysixer #ovobounce
— Charlie Max Torres (@bucketsworth) August 5, 2017
Excuse me for short changing you ?@iAmSJ 86!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/5CFS1iyv0E
— Allonzo Trier (@ISO_ZO) August 5, 2017
Last year, Stanley Johnson knocked down the game-winner in the OVO Bounce Championship. Tonight, he scored 86 POINTS at #OVOBOUNCE! pic.twitter.com/YJmCpaEt1W
— Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) August 5, 2017
According to BalliLife, Johnson scored 16 of those 86 came during the final 20 seconds of the fourth quarter as he led Team OVO to an overtime win over Team CIO.
Much like that legendary game where Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points, there’s not much footage available of the stellar performance. There’s not a box score either but thanks to social media, we got a little bit of video. There’s a video of one of Johnson’s 4th quarter points and also some highlights from the day.
(8/12/17 UPDATE): There is video of Stanley Johnson scoring 86 points at OVO Bounce, courtesy of their Instagram account
@iAmSJ 80th point for a old fashioned 3pt play in regulation @SLAMonline @Ballislife against other leaguers #OVOBOUNCE pic.twitter.com/OVGEkbCDHm
— Charlie Max Torres (@bucketsworth) August 5, 2017
