{"id":364,"date":"2022-09-14T16:38:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-14T15:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mkbasketball.club\/?p=364"},"modified":"2022-10-06T16:35:49","modified_gmt":"2022-10-06T15:35:49","slug":"malik-griffith-johnson-joins-the-breakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mkbasketball.club\/2022\/09\/14\/malik-griffith-johnson-joins-the-breakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Malik Griffith-Johnson joins the Breakers!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>The MK Breakers are pleased to announce the signing of 6\u20190\u201d point guard Malik Griffith-Johnson for the 2022-23 season!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Griffith-Johnson, who hails from Luton, started his basketball journey in Milton Keynes as a 6-year-old. He went on to play at the prestigious Barking Abbey Basketball Academy in London, before heading stateside to play at Imperial Valley College in California.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"540\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mkbasketball.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/306792570_550997350162903_5478107230000070431_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-365 size-full lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mkbasketball.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/306792570_550997350162903_5478107230000070431_n.jpg 540w, https:\/\/mkbasketball.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/306792570_550997350162903_5478107230000070431_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mkbasketball.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/306792570_550997350162903_5478107230000070431_n-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 540px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 540\/540;\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cI\u2019m so excited to play for MK and Coach Billy. I love the set up the Breakers have and I\u2019m excited to play with the group of guys we have. I started playing basketball in MK at the age of 6 and played with my current teammate Michael New Jr, so this is really a blast from the past and I\u2019m looking forward to representing Milton Keynes again and winning championships!\u201d<\/p><cite>It\u2019s a full circle moment for Griffith-Johnson who will return to the place he first played basketball<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cMalik is a dynamic point guard who I\u2019m sure will be a fan favourite, with his energy and up-tempo style of play. He has great pedigree coming from the Barking Abbey system and has proven he can deliver at this level. We look forward to seeing him in action for the Breakers this season.\u201d<\/p><cite>General Manager Josh Merrington on Griffith-Johnson\u2019s signing<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Coach Beddow added, \u201cWe are really pleased with the addition of Malik. I remember watching him play as a junior and being extremely impressed with his game. Since then, he\u2019s really improved his skillset and his leadership too. We are really excited to have him continue his development with us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Griffith-Johnson becomes the 12th player announced by the Breakers for their maiden season in NBL Division 3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your first opportunity to see the Senior Men\u2019s team play will be September 24th when we host Loughborough Riders at Bletchley Leisure Centre, tickets are expected to go on sale this week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The MK Breakers are pleased to announce the signing of 6\u20190\u201d point guard Malik Griffith-Johnson for the 2022-23 season! Griffith-Johnson, who hails from Luton, started his basketball journey in Milton Keynes as a 6-year-old. 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