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Former Celtic Dennis Johnson dead at 52

Posted on Thu Feb 22, 2007 at 04:53:49 PM EST in NBA
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The AP is reporting that Dennis Johnson has died at the age of 52. Johnson was an integral member of those legendary '80s Celtics team that still make us stop to watch every time we come across them on ESPN Classic. "DJ" collapsed after a D-league practice where he was the coach of the Austin Toros. The Travis County Medical Examiner's Office has confirmed that Dennis Johnson is deceased and an autopsy is to be performed. More information to follow.

We're sure there will be a lot of retrospectives of Johnson's career over the next week or so. However, we'd like to say that we hated Dennis Johnson. Hated him. But we're Sixers fans. That's how good he was. Like a wise man once said, they don't boo nobodies.

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[Star-Telegram]: Former NBA great Dennis Johnson dies

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