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DJ is the nickname of Dennis Johnson, a Hall of Fame American basketball guard best known for winning three NBA championships with the Seattle SuperSonics and Boston Celtics.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hall of Fame basketball player
NBA player
basketball player
human
awardReceived NBA All-Defensive Team
surface form: NBA All-Defensive First Team selection

NBA All-Star
surface form: NBA All-Star selection

NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award
causeOfDeath heart attack
coachedTeam Boston Celtics
surface form: Boston Celtics (assistant coach)

Los Angeles Clippers
surface form: Los Angeles Clippers (assistant coach)

Los Angeles Sparks
surface form: Los Angeles Sparks (WNBA 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
fullName Dennis Johnson
surface form: Dennis Wayne Johnson
givenName Dennis
hallOfFame Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
jerseyNumber 24
3
knownFor clutch playoff performances
defensive excellence
winning three NBA championships with the Seattle SuperSonics and Boston Celtics
league National Basketball Association
memberOf Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
memberOfSportsTeam Boston Celtics
Phoenix Suns
Seattle SuperSonics
NBAChampionshipWonWith Boston Celtics
Seattle SuperSonics
nickname D. J.
DJ
numberOfNBAChampionshipsWon 3
occupation basketball coach
basketball player
placeOfBirth Compton, California, United States
placeOfDeath Austin, Texas, United States
positionPlayed point guard
shooting guard
sexOrGender male
sport basketball

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