Dennis Johnson

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National Basketball Association player basketball player human

Dennis Johnson was a Hall of Fame NBA guard renowned for his tenacious defense and clutch play, most notably as a key member of the Boston Celtics' 1980s championship teams.

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Dennis Wayne Johnson 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf National Basketball Association player ⓘ
basketball player ⓘ
human ⓘ
AllDefensiveFirstTeamSelections 6 ⓘ
AllDefensiveSecondTeamSelections 3 ⓘ
AllStarSelectionCount 5 ⓘ
causeOfDeath heart attack ⓘ
coachedTeam Austin Toros ⓘ
Los Angeles Clippers ⓘ
surface form: Los Angeles Clippers (assistant coach)

Portland Trail Blazers (assistant coach) ⓘ
collegeAttended Los Angeles Harbor College ⓘ
Pepperdine University ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1954-09-18 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2007-02-22 ⓘ
draftedBy Seattle SuperSonics ⓘ
draftLeague National Basketball Association ⓘ
surface form: NBA
draftPickNumber 29 ⓘ
draftRound 2 ⓘ
draftYear 1976 ⓘ
familyName Johnson ⓘ
givenName Dennis ⓘ
HallOfFameInductionYear 2010 ⓘ
height 1.91 m ⓘ
73 in ⓘ
inductedInto Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame ⓘ
jerseyNumber 24 ⓘ
3 ⓘ
DJ ⓘ
league National Basketball Association ⓘ
memberOfSportsTeam Boston Celtics ⓘ
Phoenix Suns ⓘ
Seattle SuperSonics ⓘ
NBAChampionshipsWon 3 ⓘ
NBAFinalsMVP 1979 ⓘ
nickname DJ ⓘ
notableFor clutch play ⓘ
key role on 1980s Boston Celtics championship teams ⓘ
tenacious defense ⓘ
occupation basketball player ⓘ
placeOfBirth Compton, California, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath Austin, Texas, United States ⓘ
playedWith Kevin McHale ⓘ
Larry Bird ⓘ
Robert Parish ⓘ
positionPlayed point guard ⓘ
shooting guard ⓘ
selectedToAllStarGame Eastern Conference ⓘ
Western Conference ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
wonChampionshipWith Boston Celtics ⓘ
Seattle SuperSonics ⓘ

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1979 NBA Finals → MVP → Dennis Johnson ⓘ
DJ → fullName → Dennis Johnson ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dennis Wayne Johnson
Boston Celtics → retiredNumberHonoree → Dennis Johnson ⓘ