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Tom Izzo slams NCAA for allowing G League players to return and play college basketball

Tom Izzo has seen it all.

The Michigan State college basketball coach has had to adjust to all sorts of changes during his decades leading the Spartans.

But he has now come across a new occurrence that he simply doesn't like.

Recently, Louisville got a commitment from a guard named London Johnson. He's unusual because, for the past three seasons, he played in the NBA G League.

Johnson originally went to the G League out of high school to play for the now-defunct G League Ignite program. He was a top-50 prospect in the Class of 2022.

Once G League Ignite folded, Johnson split this past season between the Maine Red Claws and Cleveland Charge. He averaged 3.1 points per game.

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