Johnson, Dennis Wayne

Johnson, Dennis Wayne
▪ 2008
“D.J.” 
      American basketball player

born Sept. 18, 1954 , Compton, Calif.

died Feb. 22, 2007, Austin, Texas
in a 13-year career as an exceptional defensive guard, helped two different teams capture National Basketball Association (NBA) championships. Johnson was drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics in 1976 and was instrumental in their winning the 1979 NBA championship; he was named Most Valuable Player of the finals. After playing three seasons (1980–83) with the Phoenix Suns, he went on to become part of the Boston Celtics during their glory years (1983–90); they won NBA championships in 1984 and 1986. Johnson was named five times to the NBA All-Star squad (1979–82, 1985). He retired in 1990 with 15,535 career points and 5,499 assists, an average of 14.1 points and 5 assists per game.

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