Dennis Johnson is dead

[AleksandarN]

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2775430

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 Seattle 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 averaged 17.3 points in 180 playoff games



R.I.P

 

[VF21]

My sincere condolences to his family and friends.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

 

[Bricklayer]

52. Ouch. Getting older sucks that you have to even consider the "hope I don't die today" angle.

 

[midnightlove1998]

RIP DJ ...... damn that sucks. But when it's time to have your ticket punched, you gotta go. Great defender.

 

[acisking]

Wow...that really came out of nowhere...the irony is that just yesterday I read an article about how DJ should have been in the Hall of Fame and watched an old Red Aurbach drill video which DJ was a part of.

 

[slugking50]

DJ laid it in one more time.



R.I.P

 

[Prophetess]

My condolences to his family and friends.

 

[supamari0]

Damn, I saw that guy a lot in Austin (he coaches the NBDL team there) and he was a really nice guy. Sad to see him go like this.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

The man was a multiple-time NBA Champion, and a Finals MVP. It's a travesty that he wasn't inducted into the Hall of Fame in his lifetime.

 

[kennadog]

Way too young. My sympathies to his loved ones. A big loss for many people.

 

[kingsfan916]

RIP Dennis

 

[KingsChick]

wow .... my prayers go out to his family & friends. RIP