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January 23, 2026
Will not play Saturday
Johnson (illness) will not play Saturday against the Hornets.
Analysis
Johnson was available to play Thursday against the Nuggets despite his illness, but he never saw the floor. He remains miles off the fantasy radar.
January 22, 2026
Upgraded to available
Johnson (illness) is available for Thursday's game against Denver.
Analysis
Johnson is available off the bench Thursday despite fighting through an illness. However, the 2024 first-rounder hasn't seen any action in Washington's past two contests, so Johnson doesn't figure to mix into the backcourt rotation in a meaningful capacity.
January 21, 2026
Questionable with illness
Johnson is questionable for Thursday's game against the Nuggets with an illness.
Analysis
Three members of the Wizards are questionable with an illness for Thursday, so an ailment appears to be spreading around the team. Johnson hasn't appeared in Washington's past two games and may not do so even if he's available against Denver.
January 18, 2026
Removed from rotation Saturday
Johnson (coach's decision) went unused off the bench in Saturday's 121-115 loss to the Nuggets.
Analysis
Prior to Saturday, Johnson had appeared in 10 straight games for the Wizards, though he averaged just 11.0 minutes per contest while shooting 30.4 percent from the field over that stretch. Even though the Wizards were without Bilal Coulibaly (back) in the second leg of the back-to-back set, head coach Brian Keefe opted to keep both Johnson and Malaki Branham on the bench throughout the day while two-way player Jamir Watkins (21 minutes), Justin Champagnie (26 minutes) and Will Riley (16 minutes) operated as the backup wings/forwards in Washington's nine-man rotation. Keefe could opt to shake up the second unit in Monday's game against the Clippers, but Johnson's chances of regaining a role won't improve if Coulibaly is cleared to play in that contest.