1. Welcome! Please take a few seconds to create your free account to post threads, make some friends, remove a few ads while surfing and much more. ClutchFans has been bringing fans together to talk Houston Sports since 1996. Join us!

RIP DJ (Dennis Johnson)

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by kaleidosky, Feb 22, 2007.

Tags:
Page 1 of 2
  1. kaleidosky

    kaleidosky Member

    Joined:
    Mar 20, 2002
    Messages:
    15,086
    Likes Received:
    1,352
    Heard on ESPN...no link that I could find yet.

    DJ collapsed during practice (Austin Toros) and died at 52. No good.


    Edit: to add a little more info, this is already up on Wikipedia:

     
    #1 kaleidosky, Feb 22, 2007
    Last edited: Feb 22, 2007
  2. Clutch

    Clutch Administrator
    Staff Member

    Joined:
    Feb 13, 1999
    Messages:
    22,950
    Likes Received:
    33,697
    WOW ... very sorry to hear that.
     
    #2 Clutch, Feb 22, 2007
  3. heypartner

    heypartner Member

    Joined:
    Oct 27, 1999
    Messages:
    63,511
    Likes Received:
    59,008
    Oh man!

    DJ! rip
     
    #3 heypartner, Feb 22, 2007
  4. AstroRocket

    AstroRocket Member

    Joined:
    May 28, 1999
    Messages:
    11,814
    Likes Received:
    458
    Aw man, that really sucks. :(

    Without him, nobody remembers Bird's steal.
     
    #4 AstroRocket, Feb 22, 2007
  5. Pistol Pete

    Pistol Pete Member
    Supporting Member

    Joined:
    Jan 30, 2002
    Messages:
    4,076
    Likes Received:
    2,371
    DJ was a baller and a good guy, may he rest in peace.
     
    #5 Pistol Pete, Feb 22, 2007
  6. Achilleus

    Achilleus Member

    Joined:
    Aug 30, 2003
    Messages:
    4,313
    Likes Received:
    24
    [​IMG]
     
    #6 Achilleus, Feb 22, 2007
  7. Sextuple Double

    Sextuple Double Rookie

    Joined:
    Jul 20, 2006
    Messages:
    1,795
    Likes Received:
    0
    To pay homage
    <object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/43DrapEn5QA"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/43DrapEn5QA" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>
     
    #7 Sextuple Double, Feb 22, 2007
  8. Ziggy

    Ziggy QUEEN ANON

    Joined:
    Jun 11, 1999
    Messages:
    37,279
    Likes Received:
    13,740
    This came out of nowhere! Completely surprising. And a little scary...
     
    #8 Ziggy, Feb 22, 2007
  9. JBIIRockets

    JBIIRockets Member

    Joined:
    Jan 25, 2001
    Messages:
    6,358
    Likes Received:
    48
    That's a stunner. He played well against the Rockets in the 1986 Finals.
     
    #9 JBIIRockets, Feb 22, 2007
  10. CBrownFanClub

    CBrownFanClub Member

    Joined:
    Oct 4, 1999
    Messages:
    1,871
    Likes Received:
    64
    Holy crap. RIP DJ. that just sucks.
     
    #10 CBrownFanClub, Feb 22, 2007
  11. whoisray

    whoisray Member

    Joined:
    Jul 2, 2002
    Messages:
    836
    Likes Received:
    11
    RIP :(
     
    #11 whoisray, Feb 22, 2007
  12. updawg

    updawg Member

    Joined:
    May 20, 2002
    Messages:
    3,985
    Likes Received:
    166
    RIP.

    From the Statesman....
    Austin Toros basketball coach Dennis Wayne Johnson has died, officials said. Johnson, a former Boston Celtic player, was taken by ambulance to Brackenridge Hospital after apparently falling ill at the Austin Convention Center a short time ago.
     
    #12 updawg, Feb 22, 2007
  13. Rockets34Legend

    Rockets34Legend Member

    Joined:
    Jun 12, 2002
    Messages:
    23,376
    Likes Received:
    21,277
    WOW.

    RIP DJ.
     
    #13 Rockets34Legend, Feb 22, 2007
  14. jlaw718

    jlaw718 Member

    Joined:
    May 15, 2002
    Messages:
    779
    Likes Received:
    92
    My prayers go out to DJ's family.
     
    #14 jlaw718, Feb 22, 2007
  15. tinman

    tinman 999999999
    Supporting Member

    Joined:
    May 9, 1999
    Messages:
    104,379
    Likes Received:
    47,274
    thats really scary. everyone has to look out for their health. dj seemed in good health. man..
     
    #15 tinman, Feb 22, 2007
  16. MR. MEOWGI

    MR. MEOWGI Contributing Member

    Joined:
    Jul 2, 2002
    Messages:
    14,382
    Likes Received:
    13
    Wow. I didn't realize his last season was 1990 and he was 52. I thought he playing in the '90s.

    I am old too. :(
     
    #16 MR. MEOWGI, Feb 22, 2007
  17. Surfguy

    Surfguy Member

    Joined:
    Sep 23, 1999
    Messages:
    24,569
    Likes Received:
    12,846
    Man that sucks! RIP

    I used to watch DJ all the time back in the day with the Celtics...as I'm sure a lot of us did. He was definitely a big part of Celtics history.

    He will be missed but not forgotten.
     
    #17 Surfguy, Feb 22, 2007
  18. DaDakota

    DaDakota Balance wins
    Supporting Member

    Joined:
    Mar 14, 1999
    Messages:
    129,234
    Likes Received:
    39,742
    NO FRICKEN WAY !!!!

    I sat right behind him at the Toros games and we joked around all the danged time !!!!!!

    OH man !! That sux...RIP DJ........you will be missed !

    DD
     
    #18 DaDakota, Feb 22, 2007
  19. rrj_gamz

    rrj_gamz Member

    Joined:
    Aug 15, 2002
    Messages:
    15,595
    Likes Received:
    198
    RIP...This guy balled...
     
    #19 rrj_gamz, Feb 22, 2007
  20. LonghornFan

    LonghornFan Member

    Joined:
    Sep 16, 2002
    Messages:
    15,718
    Likes Received:
    2,628
    http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2775430
     
    #20 LonghornFan, Feb 22, 2007
(You must log in or sign up to post here.)
Page 1 of 2

Share This Page