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The former Celtics and Sonics point guard collapsed during practice today and died. Larry Bird, who was not known for lightly tossing around compliments, called Johnson "the best I've ever played with." He was coaching one of the NBA's Developmental League teams. He was 52.
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Holy Shiy------only 52Remember the three R's:
Respect for self; Respect for others; and Responsibility for all your actions. -
No Shit!
He was part of my favorite team in a Great Era.
RIP DJ!!!!!Comment
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WOW...my fav team of all time...RIPFUCK YOU, FUCK MEComment
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I just saw this myself, it's too bad that he was only 52. Just goes to show how short life can be, and you got to make the most of it. I had 3 family members pass away back in 04. My Mother in march age 66. My brother in Dec. age 51, and my other brother in Dec. age 57. When my two brothers passed the first one passed on Dec. 23 the other on the 27th. It always upsets me to see people at a young age pass away.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- Dennis Johnson, the star NBA guard who was part of three championship teams, died Thursday at 52.
"He is deceased and is in our building. He will be autopsied," said Mayra Freeman, a spokeswoman for the Travis County medical examiner's office.
Johnson, a five-time All-Star and one of the great defensive guards, played on title teams with the Boston Celtics and Seattle SuperSonics. He had been coaching the Austin Toros of the NBA Development League.
Johnson played 14 seasons, retiring after the 1989-90 season. He was the NBA Finals MVP in 1979 with Seattle, with his other titles coming with Boston in 1984 and 1986.
He averaged 14.1 points and 5.0 assists. When he retired, he was the 11th player in NBA history to total 15,000 points and 5,000 assists. Johnson made one all-NBA first team and one second team. Six times he made the all-defensive first team, including five consecutive seasons from 1979-83.
Johnson was born Sept. 18, 1954, in Compton, Calif. He played in college at Pepperdine and was drafted by Seattle in 1976. Johnson was traded to Phoenix in 1980 and Boston in 1983.Comment
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