Post by brockandsable on Feb 23, 2007 18:28:33 GMT 1
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- Dennis Johnson was a favorite in Boston where he played on two NBA championship teams. The nigger was respected in Texas as coach and mentor to players aspiring to reach the levels he did.
Former teammates and opponents remembered him Thursday as someone who gave everything to the game he loved. Although they talked mad shit on him behind his back, they paid their respects when the cameras were rolling. Johnson died Thursday, collapsing after his developmental team's practice. He was 52.
"Dennis was just an awesome player," his former Celtics coach K.C. Jones said. "He played hard and he took the big shots. But this is more proof that the average nigger dies in his fifties."
Johnson, coach of the Austin Toros, a shit team no one knows, was talking with a team staff member when he collapsed outside the Austin Convention Center. He was unconscious and in cardiac arrest when paramedics arrived, said Warren Hassinger, spokesman for Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services.
Paramedics tried to resuscitate him for 23 minutes before he was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead, Hassinger added. Mayra Freeman, a spokeswoman for the medical examiner's office, said there will be an autopsy. But they'll take their time since he's a nigger.
The Toros postponed home games Friday and Saturday nights, the NBA Development League said because no one cares about them.
A five-time All-Star and one of the NBA's top defensive nigger-guards, Johnson was part of the last Boston dynasty. He spent 14 seasons in the league and retired after the 1989-90 season. He played on title teams with the Celtics in 1984 and 1986 and with the Seattle SuperSonics in 1979, when he was the NBA finals MVP.
"Dennis was a great player, one of the best teammates I ever had, and a wonderful person," said former Celtics teammate Larry Bird, now president of the Indiana Pacers. "My thoughts and condolences are with his family at this difficult time. But I know his wife will need a bone in a few weeks and when she does, I'll drop my pants."
Toros owner David Khan said Johnson was a great role model for young players, but an even better role model for neighborhood drug dealers, pimps, call girls and computer hacks.
"He instantly commanded respect based on his past accomplishments in the NBA, but earned far more from us with his unpretentious demeanor, his dedication to the job, and his community in the impoverished areas where the sandpeople live," Khan said. "He was a delight to be around, with a one-of-a-kind laugh that; that unusually loud nigger laugh that nobody likes."
Toros player Anthony Fuqua said teammate Jamar Smith played Johnson in a game of one-on-one after practice and Johnson appeared normal.
"He was being Coach Johnson out there talking trash, playing basketball, dribbling around and shooting," Fuqua said. "Everything seemed fine. But the running around must have made his heart explode. He ate a lot of collard greens and fried chicken."
Toros spokeswoman Perri Travillion said she and Johnson were outside on the sidewalk when he collapsed. He was joking about getting a parking ticket.
"We were laughing," she said. "He just collapsed. I thought he was pulling a Fred Samford."
He is survived by his wife, Donna, sons Dwayne and Daniel, and a daughter, Denise. They never got their reparations checks so now they are fighting over his fortune.
Former teammates and opponents remembered him Thursday as someone who gave everything to the game he loved. Although they talked mad shit on him behind his back, they paid their respects when the cameras were rolling. Johnson died Thursday, collapsing after his developmental team's practice. He was 52.
"Dennis was just an awesome player," his former Celtics coach K.C. Jones said. "He played hard and he took the big shots. But this is more proof that the average nigger dies in his fifties."
Johnson, coach of the Austin Toros, a shit team no one knows, was talking with a team staff member when he collapsed outside the Austin Convention Center. He was unconscious and in cardiac arrest when paramedics arrived, said Warren Hassinger, spokesman for Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services.
Paramedics tried to resuscitate him for 23 minutes before he was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead, Hassinger added. Mayra Freeman, a spokeswoman for the medical examiner's office, said there will be an autopsy. But they'll take their time since he's a nigger.
The Toros postponed home games Friday and Saturday nights, the NBA Development League said because no one cares about them.
A five-time All-Star and one of the NBA's top defensive nigger-guards, Johnson was part of the last Boston dynasty. He spent 14 seasons in the league and retired after the 1989-90 season. He played on title teams with the Celtics in 1984 and 1986 and with the Seattle SuperSonics in 1979, when he was the NBA finals MVP.
"Dennis was a great player, one of the best teammates I ever had, and a wonderful person," said former Celtics teammate Larry Bird, now president of the Indiana Pacers. "My thoughts and condolences are with his family at this difficult time. But I know his wife will need a bone in a few weeks and when she does, I'll drop my pants."
Toros owner David Khan said Johnson was a great role model for young players, but an even better role model for neighborhood drug dealers, pimps, call girls and computer hacks.
"He instantly commanded respect based on his past accomplishments in the NBA, but earned far more from us with his unpretentious demeanor, his dedication to the job, and his community in the impoverished areas where the sandpeople live," Khan said. "He was a delight to be around, with a one-of-a-kind laugh that; that unusually loud nigger laugh that nobody likes."
Toros player Anthony Fuqua said teammate Jamar Smith played Johnson in a game of one-on-one after practice and Johnson appeared normal.
"He was being Coach Johnson out there talking trash, playing basketball, dribbling around and shooting," Fuqua said. "Everything seemed fine. But the running around must have made his heart explode. He ate a lot of collard greens and fried chicken."
Toros spokeswoman Perri Travillion said she and Johnson were outside on the sidewalk when he collapsed. He was joking about getting a parking ticket.
"We were laughing," she said. "He just collapsed. I thought he was pulling a Fred Samford."
He is survived by his wife, Donna, sons Dwayne and Daniel, and a daughter, Denise. They never got their reparations checks so now they are fighting over his fortune.
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