Rest In Peace, DJ

What a great person AND player he was for the Celtics.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ap-obit-johnson&prov=ap&type=lgns

I'm not a big sports fan, but this is indeed sad.

My condolences to his family and to his fans as well.

Redstone

for a quick winning shot against Detroit. I was hoping the article would mention that and it did! RIP Dennis Johnson.

n/t

- as

well - so much for my memory. 87 and not 84 - sigh ....

It was the 4th game wasn't it?

I thought the Celtcs had lost the game and BAM! Bird steals the ball and passed to DJ, who scores! Great memories. DJ will be missed.

As a Knick fan, just one more reason to like Bird. :)

RIP, DJ.

- as

I remembered DJ and Bird though! Hey, I was only 12. :blush:

Celtics were down by one and had the ball at their end, and proceeded to lose it out of bounds . . . Isaiah took the ball out on the left sideline, almost parallel to the hoop . . . Lambier was standing near the baseline to the left of the basket, and Bird was behind him . . . as Thomas tossed (and I do mean tossed) the ball to Lambier, Bird broke from behind him and deflected the ball to himself . . . Bird's momentum took him almost out of bounds -- he was falling out and on one foot when DJ broke for the basket, and Bird got the ball to him . . . DJ then hit a tough layup over Lambier, and the Celtics bench went nuts . . . one second remaining, Detroit ball . . .

I remember watching this game live when it happened . . . one of the toughest games I ever saw . . . Walton was out with a foot injury, Parrish sprained his ankle and left in the fourth (after clocking Lambier), McHale was playing on a sore foot, and both teams were banging the shit out of each other . . . Bird ended with 36 points, 12 rebounds, and 8 assists -- but it was DJ's basket off Larry's pass that won the game . . .

RIP, Dennis Johnson . . . who Larry Bird always said was the best player he ever played with . . .

Maybe it was some kind of undiagonosed congenital thing.

His family must be in complete shock.

And a real nice guy too. Wow. 52. Boy do I feel old.

Probably a silent heart attack. That's how my 14 year old dog died, right on the sidewalk. Maybe it's the best way to go.

But not at 52.

I loved the Celtics as a kid and Dennis Johnson was always one of my favorite players.

This is very sad news.

Wow, this is tragic. RIP, DJ..

DJ on defense, in the open court. Deny!

I grew up in Clevo so I'm a die-hard Cavs fan, but DJ was a guy I greatly respected. Those Celtics teams in the 80's were incredible, and he was a big part of that..

:(

DJ? We're the same age.

One of my favorite players.

We had season tickets for the Waves when he was at Pepperdine. I think I saw every home game he played there. They had exciting teams that knocked off ranked teams every year. He was a big part of their success.

Thanks, DJ, for all you did to help the Sonics win the World Championship in 1979.

We'll remember you always.

Julie

RIP, DJ . . . and thanks for the memories . . .

Playing for the Celtics earned my hatred for any ballplayer back then.

But damn he was good!


RIP DJ