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Dennis Johnson
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Dennis Wayne Johnson was an American basketball player and coach. Born in San Pedro on September 18, 1954, he played as a point guard and shooting guard for teams including the Phoenix Suns, Austin Spurs, Florida Flame, and Boston Celtics. He represented the United States in the sport.
Johnson died in Austin on February 22, 2007, from a myocardial infarction due to natural causes. He was 193 cm tall and weighed 84 kg. He is distinct from Magic Johnson and Edgar Jones.
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Key facts
- 2003
- Los Angeles Clippers (interim)
- Born
- ( 1954-09-18 ) September 18, 1954, Los Angeles, California , U.S.
- Died
- February 22, 2007 (2007-02-22) (aged 52), Austin, Texas , U.S.
- Listed height
- 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
- Listed weight
- 185 lb (84 kg)
- High school
- Dominguez ( Compton, California )
- College
- LA Harbor College (1973–1975) Pepperdine (1975–1976)
- Nba draft
- 1976 : 2nd round, 29th overall pick
- Drafted by
- Seattle SuperSonics
- Playing career
- 1976–1990
- Position
- Point guard / shooting guard
- Number
- 24, 3
- Coaching career
- 1993–2007
- 1976 1980
- Seattle SuperSonics
- 1980 1983
- Phoenix Suns
- 1983 1990
- Boston Celtics
- 1993 1997
- Boston Celtics (assistant)
- 1999 2000
- La Crosse Bobcats
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- Basketball
- Position
- Guard
- Nationality
- United States
via TheSportsDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Dennis
- Family name
- Johnson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- San Pedro
- Place of death
- Austin
- Occupation
- basketball coach
- Native language
- English language
- Sport
- basketball
- Position played
- shooting guard
- League
- NBA G League
- Country for sport
- United States
- Mass
- 84
- Image
- Dennis Johnson Lipofsky.jpg
- Height
- 193
Show 10 more facts
- date of birth
- 1954-09-18
- date of death
- 2007-02-22
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons category
- Dennis Johnson
- birth name
- Dennis Wayne Johnson
- name in native language
- Dennis Johnson
- different from
- Edgar Jones
- end of work period
- 1990-00-00
- start of work period
- 1976-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Dennis Wayne Johnson (September 18, 1954 – February 22, 2007), nicknamed "DJ", was an American professional basketball player for the National Basketball Association's (NBA) Seattle SuperSonics, Phoenix Suns, and Boston Celtics. He was a coach of the Los Angeles Clippers and an alumnus of Dominguez High School, Los Angeles Harbor College and Pepperdine University.
Johnson overcame early struggles to have a successful NBA playing career. Drafted 29th overall in 1976 by the Seattle SuperSonics, Johnson began his professional career as a shooting guard. He eventually led the Sonics to their only NBA championship in 1979, winning the Finals MVP Award. After three seasons with the Phoenix Suns, he became the starting point guard for the Boston Celtics, with whom he won two more championships. Johnson was voted into five All-Star Teams, one All-NBA First and one Second Team, and nine consecutive All-Defensive First and Second Teams. Known as a defensive stopper, he retired with a 17.2% three-point shooting percentage, the lowest of any NBA player with at least 200 attempts.
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