Posted on 02/22/2007 1:15:06 PM PST by NYleatherneck
Developing
hmmnnn?
Sad. Prayers to his family.
Sad. Prayers to his family.
From ESPN.com:
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2775430
Former Celtics Johnson dies suddenly at 52
Former Boston Celtics guard Dennis Johnson, coach of the Celtics' team in the NBA Development League, collapsed during practice Thursday and died, ESPN The Magazine's Ric Bucher is reporting.
Johnson was 52.
Johnson was the MVP of the 1979 NBA Finals, averaging 22.6 points as his SuperSonics beat the Washington Bullets.
After a brief stint with the Phoenix Suns, Johnson rejoined the Boston Celtics, where he teamed with Larry Bird, Kevin McHale, Danny Ainge and Robert Parish for a glorious run in the 1980s that saw Boston win the 1984 and 1986 NBA championships.
Known throughout the league as "DJ," Johnson played in five NBA All-Star games and was named to the All-Defensive First Team six times.
In 14 NBA seasons, he scored 15,535 points (a 14.1 points-per-game average) and five assists and averaged 17.3 points in 180 playoff games.
RIP D.J.
Nice man - great athlete - I am sorry to hear that.
Bless his family and friends - rest in peace.
Too bad.
He wasn't in Thailand, was he?
Developing just doesn't cut it. Where did you get your info?
RIP DJ. :(
DJ was one of my fav Celtics during the Bird era.
RIP Dennis.
According to whom? Link? Any information whatsoever?
Please see post #5.
nevermind
boston.com. that's all they had.
Tall people, as I recall, often die young from heart problems.
Crap - I JUST saw him three weeks ago. (I was next to him in traffic - long story)
RIP DJ. Thanks for the memories.
Nevermind. Several posts since.
Better remembered as a NBA Champion Seattle Supersonic...R.I.P #24.
They never would have won their titles in '84 and '86 without him.
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