"Without Dennis Johnson, we'd be a mediocre team" - Larry Bird says there'd be no dynasty in Boston without D.J. originally appeared on Basketball Network. When the thought of the Boston Celtics ...

"D.J. was upset because I didn't offer him an assistant's job in Indiana" - Larry Bird on what caused his relationship with Dennis Johnson to fall apart originally appeared on Basketball Network. In ...

AUSTIN, Texas - Dennis Johnson, the star NBA guard who was part of three championships and teamed with Larry Bird on one of the great postseason plays, died Thursday, collapsing after his ...