Bird To Fund Learning Center In Johnson's Memory

2007/10/25 03:20:30 @NBA.com: News

In the BOSTON GLOBE, Peter May writes "Dennis Johnson helped the Celtics win their last two championships and was working his way back to the NBA when he died of a heart attack in February at the age of 52. Larry Bird, now running the Indiana Pacers basketball operation, who will help memorialize the player universally known as "DJ" by funding a learning center in Johnson's memory. ‘Who better than DJ? He was a big part of my life,' Bird said."
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