benchwarmers

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Comedy Central had greenlit Johnson’s “Legends of Chamberlain Heights,” about three high school benchwarmers who were stars in their own minds.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2022

Safe to say there won't be a better collection of benchwarmers in an NBA game this season.

From Fox News • Oct. 3, 2021

Safe to say there won’t be a better collection of benchwarmers in an NBA game this season.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 3, 2021

But there is an often overlooked or ignored faction that draws a similar amount of encouragement in Lin’s improbable journey: NBA benchwarmers.

From Washington Post • Feb. 17, 2012

It can’t be one star athlete and 149 benchwarmers.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers