Cam Johnson needed a way to help pass the time.

His Brooklyn Nets were playing in Denver, but he was sidelined by an injury and unable to join the action. Naturally, he was a little bored.

“I’m sitting there arguing with fans the whole time,” he recalled.

This was Johnson’s last game in Denver as a visitor. Nuggets 124, Nets 105. Jan. 10. Since then, he’s been traded to the Nuggets for Michael Porter Jr., and on Tuesday, he played his first game at Ball Arena wearing the home uniform. He likes it better this way.

“It was over calls and stuff,” Johnson continued. “And I’m like, ‘Shut up, it’s not a foul.’ I’m not playing, so I’m messing with people. They’re ganging up, and they’re yelling, and there’s one guy who just kept yelling. … He’s right behind the bench, just wailing. I’m like,

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