Dennis Johnson
Basketball Player
1954 – 2007
Who was Dennis Johnson?
Dennis Wayne Johnson, nicknamed "DJ", was an American professional basketball player for the National Basketball Association's Seattle SuperSonics, Phoenix Suns and Boston Celtics and coach of the Los Angeles Clippers. He was an alumnus of Dominguez High School, Los Angeles Harbor College and Pepperdine University.
A prototypical late bloomer, Johnson overcame early struggles and had 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 a short stint 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. Apart from his reputation as a defensive stopper, Johnson was known as a clutch player who made several decisive plays in NBA playoffs history.
The Celtics franchise has retired Johnson's #3 jersey, which hangs from the rafters of the TD Garden, the home arena of the team.
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- Born
- Sep 18, 1954
San Pedro - Siblings
- Spouses
- Donna Johnson
(1976/09/21 - 2007/02/22)
- Donna Johnson
- Children
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Pepperdine University
- Manuel Dominguez High School
- Los Angeles Harbor College
- Lived in
- Compton
- Died
- Feb 22, 2007
Austin
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on July 23, 2013
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