Joe Johnson

Basketball Player

Joe Johnson was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, United States on June 29th, 1981 and is the Basketball Player. At the age of 42, Joe Johnson biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.

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Date of Birth
June 29, 1981
Nationality
United States, Georgia
Place of Birth
Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
Age
42 years old
Zodiac Sign
Cancer
Networth
$100 Million
Salary
$24.9 Million
Profession
Basketball Player
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Joe Johnson Life

Joseph Marcus Johnson (born June 29, 1981) is an American professional basketball player.

He played high school basketball for Little Rock Central High School and college basketball for the Arkansas Razorbacks.

After two years with Arkansas, he declared for the 2001 NBA draft where he was drafted 10th overall by the Boston Celtics.

He is a seven-time NBA All-Star and has also played for the Phoenix Suns, Atlanta Hawks, Brooklyn Nets, Miami Heat and Utah Jazz, while having also represented the United States national team.

While playing for the Atlanta Hawks, he earned the nickname Iso Joe for his skills on isolation plays.

Early life

Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, Johnson was a member of the William E. Thrasher Boys & Girls Club as a youngster and attended Little Rock Central High School, a school that had produced other athletes including Baseball Hall of Famers Brooks Robinson and Bill Dickey, as well as football player Fred Williams and collegiate football coach Houston Nutt.

Personal life

Johnson's mother, Diane, is a former state psychiatric hospital nurse. She raised her only son by herself in Little Rock, benefiting from the help of a close family that included her mother and brothers. She was diagnosed in 2008 with multiple myeloma, a rare and typically incurable cancer of bone marrow plasma cells. She died in 2018.

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Joe Johnson Career

College career

Johnson was named to the SEC All-Freshman squad and SEC All-Tournament team in 1999-2000 after averaging 16.0 points, 5.7 rebounds, 2.2 assists, and 2.0 steals per game in his freshman season at Arkansas. Johnson coached Arkansas to the 2000 SEC men's basketball tournament championship.

Johnson was recruited to the All-SEC second team and the SEC All-Tournament squad in his sophomore season, as well as receiving an honorable mention All-American award. He played 14.2 points, 6.4 rebounds, 2.6 assists, and 1.4 steals per game in 30 games.

Professional career

Johnson's sophomore season at Arkansas, he was eligible for the 2001 NBA draft, where he went on to be ranked with the 10th overall pick by the Boston Celtics. Johnson appeared in 48 games for the Celtics in the first half of the 2001–02 season, averaging of 6.3 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game. He and Randy Brown, Milt Palacio, and a first-round pick were later traded to the Phoenix Suns in exchange for Rodney Rogers and Tony Delk.

During his three and a half seasons with Phoenix, Johnson averaged 14.0 points per game, becoming a clutch three-point shooter with a 3.7 percent average during his Suns tenure.

During the 2004–2005 campaign, Johnson and the Suns set a 62–20 record. Johnson's three point accuracy increased dramatically between 2004 and 2005, shooting 30.5% on threes in 2004 and 2005, and 57.6% in 2005, as well as shooting.556 in the 2005 playoffs. Johnson required surgery to fix a left orbital bone fracture suffered in the second round of the NBA playoffs after a dunk effort against the Dallas Mavericks in the second round. Johnson did not appear in the remainder of the Mavericks' series as well as the first two games of the Western Conference Finals against the San Antonio Spurs. When Johnson returned home, he wore a face mask for cover. The Suns lost 4 games to 1.

Johnson became a well-known restricted free agent in the summer of 2005 and expressed a desire to leave the Suns to play a bigger role on the Atlanta Hawks. Johnson was irritated with Phoenix's initial bids to re-sign him, believing that they were well below his market value. Johnson later requested that the Suns not match Atlanta's $70 million bid. A contract was signed and traded by Boris Diaw, a former teammate and two potential first-round draft picks, and Johnson was involved.

In his first season as a Hawk, Johnson led Atlanta in many categories: points (20.2 per game), assists (6.5), looves (1.26), three-point field goals made (128) and minutes (40.7). In the 2005–06 season, he was one of only five players in the league to average at least 20 points and six assists, as well as Allen Iverson, Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, and Gilbert Arenas. In 2005–06, Johnson was the only Hawk to play in all 82 games.

Johnson had a career-high 42 points against the Golden State Warriors on March 7, 2006, and had a career-high 17 assists against the Milwaukee Bucks on March 13, 2006. Against the Charlotte Bobcats, he recorded his first triple-double in his career, with 15 points, 10 rebounds, and 11 assists.

Johnson's growth continued in 2006-07, when he averaged 25.0 points, 4.4 assists, 4.2 rebounds, and 1.1 steals per game. His scoring average stood ninth in the league. Johnson then named the 2007 Eastern Conference All-Star team after shooting a career-best 47.1% from the field and was later named to the 2007 Eastern Conference All-Star team, replacing the injured Jason Kidd.

Johnson played in 2008 as a reserve in the 2008 All-Star Game. During the season, he was also named Eastern Conference Player of the Month twice. On the season, Johnson averaged 21.7 points per game, leading the Hawks to their first playoff appearance in nine years. Johnson scored 35 points, including 20 in the 4th quarter, bringing the Hawks to a 97–92 victory.

Despite finishing with the lowest record (37-45) among the 2008 NBA Playoffs field, the Hawks remained strong, with the highly favored and eventual NBA champion Boston Celtics capturing the Eastern Conference No. 2 in 2008. All the way to Game 7 is a 1 seed. The year brought the Atlanta franchise, which was once regarded as one of the worst in pro sports, to a stop.

Johnson's second triple-double appearance in 2008, when the Hawks beat the Oklahoma City Thunder in a game against the Oklahoma City Thunder, with 20 points, 11 rebounds, and 11 assists. During a 110-107 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on January 31, 2009, a bank shot assisted by Marvin Williams, he reached the 10,000-point plateau for his career. Johnson's game-winning buzzer beater against the Charlotte Bobcats in overtime on March 19, 2010.

Johnson re-signed with the Hawks on July 8, 2010, making him the NBA's highest-paid player at the time. The signing occurred during one of the most star-studded free agency summers in league history, as LeBron James' "Decision" TV special highlighted it. Chris Bosh, Dwyane Wade, Amar'e Stoudemire, Paul Pierce, Ray Allen, and Dirk Nowitzki were among those who signed high-profile contracts.

Johnson was traded to the Brooklyn Nets on July 11, 2012 in exchange for Jordan Farmar, Anthony Morrow, Jordan Williams, Johan Petro, DeShawn Stevenson, and a 2013 first round draft pick. Johnson got off to a slow start to the 2012–13 season in December, with a 32-point victory over the Golden State Warriors and a game-winning buzzer beater against the Detroit Pistons on December 14. After scoring 33 points in a road win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on January 2, he scored another game winner in double overtime two days later to beat the Washington Wizards. Johnson won by 113-111 over the Milwaukee Bucks on February 19, making the game-tying three-pointer with just under three seconds to go into regulation and then went on to hit the game-winning pull-up shot in overtime. With this victory, the Nets snapped a thirteen-game losing streak against the Bucks. Johnson suffered his left heel in the next game, and the Nets were forced to miss three games. He returned against the Dallas Mavericks on March 1 on March 1st.

Johnson scored his first game-winning basket of the season against the Phoenix Suns on November 15, 2013–14 season. Johnson won by 130-94 over the Philadelphia 76ers with a career-high ten three-pointers on December 16, 2013. Johnson, a sophomore, scored 29 points on 10-of-13 shooting from the field, with 8-out-ten three-pointers. Johnson made his second game-winning basket of the season on January 2, 2014, leading the Nets to a 95-93 victory over Oklahoma City Thunder's second home loss of the season. Johnson made his seventh All-Star game pick later this year.

Johnson led the Nets to defeat the Detroit Pistons 102-90 in their second game of the 2014-2015 season. He made his first appearance in NBA history on February 25, beating the New Orleans Pelicans for the seventh time.

Johnson played in his 1,072nd NBA regular season game on November 14, 2015, beating Michael Jordan for 77th on the all-time list, with 77th on the all-time list. In a loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on November 28, he extended his streak of making at least one field goal to 900 regular season games, the longest active streak. In a loss to the Toronto Raptors on January 6, 2016, he extended his streak to 919 games. He made two three-pointers against the Detroit Pistons on the three days later, taking second place on the career three-pointers list, beating Peja Stojakovi for 11th. He became the 31st player in NBA history to reach 40,000 minutes on January 24, defeating the Oklahoma City Thunder. In a 128-119 victory over the Sacramento Kings, he set season highs of 27 points and 11 assists. He scored 12 points and 8 assists against the Denver Nuggets on February 8, and the Nets defeated the Nets 105-104 on a buzzer-beating three-pointer. In that game, he defeated Scottie Pippen for fifth place on the NBA's all-time scoring list. Johnson failed to score against the Memphis Grizzlies in a regular season game for the first time since December 6, 2003, snapping the NBA's longest active streak with at least one field goal. In 937 straight games, he had a basket. The Nets had waived Johnson in a buyout contract on February 25, 2012.

Johnson joined the Miami Heat on February 27, 2016. In a 98–81 victory over the New York Knicks, he made his debut and his first appearance for the Heat, averaging 12 points, three rebounds, and three assists in 30 minutes. Johnson scored 24 points against the Chicago Bulls on March 1 in his second game for the Heat, ranking him at 50th on the NBA's career scoring list. In an 112–104 overtime loss to the Toronto Raptors on March 12, he scored a season-high 28 points. Johnson helped the Heat advance to the second round of the playoffs, where they were defeated 4–3 by the Raptors.

Johnson signed with the Utah Jazz on July 8, 2016, a two-year, $22 million deal. He came off the bench behind Gordon Hayward with the intention of starting the bench behind him. However, Johnson was thrust into the starting lineup in his absence after suffering an injury during preseason. In a 113-104 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers, he made his Jazz debut in the Jazz's season opener on October 25, scoring a team-high 29 points. Johnson came off the bench for the first time since December 9, 2003, with Hayward's return to line-up against the New York Knicks on November 6. Johnson won by 27 points on eight attempts on February 8, 2017 over the New Orleans Pelicans by a 127-94 victory. Johnson earned the Jazz a 97-95 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series on April 15, 2017. Johnson scored a team-high 21 points off the bench and smashed a game-winning floater at the buzzer on April 15, 2017. Johnson led the Jazz off the bench for 105–98 victory and tied the series with the Clippers at 2–2. The Jazz then defeated the Clippers 104–91 in Game 7, the first-round series 4–3 for the first time since 2010.

Because of a right wrist injury, Johnson skipped 21 games early in the 2017-18 season.

Johnson was acquired by the Sacramento Kings on February 8, 2018 in a three-team trade that involved the Jazz and the Cleveland Cavaliers. He had been suspended by the Kings three days before appearing in a match for them.

Johnson signed with the Houston Rockets on February 14, 2018. In a 100-91 victory over the Sacramento Kings, he made his Rockets debut later that day, scoring nine points off the bench in 31 minutes.

Johnson decided to play in the BIG3 in March 2019.

Johnson returned to the NBA on September 19, 2019 when he signed with the Detroit Pistons. He was then waived by the team on October 21, 2019, the team's final cuts looming.

Johnson was named Big3 MVP on August 27, 2019. He won his first BIG3 championship with the Triplets on September 1, 2019, defeating the Killer 3's.

Johnson claimed his second BIG3 MVP title on September 4, 2021.

Johnson retired at mid-season after the 2022 BIG3 regular season.

Johnson was a member of Overseas Elite in the Basketball Tournament in 2020, helping them advance to the semifinals. He was selected to the All-Tournament team.

On December 22, 2021, Johnson signed a 10-day contract with the Boston Celtics to re-enter the franchise that drafted him after the club was granted a hardship waiver. His appearance against the Cleveland Cavaliers on the same night marked a 19-year, 305-day difference between his NBA stints and the Celtics, the longest in NBA history. In that appearance, he scored his lone basket, making him the second player along with Dirk Nowitzki to score a basket for the same team at the age of 20 and 40.

National team career

Johnson was one of 23 NBA players selected to the 2006 United States national team and competed for the United States national team in the 2006 FIBA World Championship on March 5, 2006. After losing to Greece in the semi-finals, he helped the USA win the bronze medal by defeating Argentina in the third place game. Johnson averaged 7.3 points in nine games.

Johnson was drafted to the 14-player roster for the final round of the 2022 FIBA AmeriCup competition in February 2021. In a 93–77 victory over the Bahamas, he scored 11 points and had a team-best plus-25 point difference. In a 96-75 victory over Mexico on February 20, he had 11 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists, and 2 blocks.

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Team USA has fallen to No. 9 in the rankings. After 12 years in the top position as Spain rises to No. 2 in the FIBA rankings, the country has risen to No. 2 in the FIBA rankings after 12 years in the top spot. 1

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 18, 2022
The 16-time Olympic gold medalist United States national basketball team has been crowned atop the FIBA rankings by Spain, a team that has never placed better than second at any Summer Games. On Friday, FIBA, the sport's governing body, updated its rankings, and Spain climbed to the top spot, a sliver ahead of the US. The four-time defending Olympic champions climbed to the top of the charts after winning the FIBA world championship in 2010 and had been on the show since. In 2017, the FIBA's rankings were updated to a model that only takes results from the most recent eight years into account. That means that the United States is no longer reaping the benefits of the 2014 World Cup championship, but that the Olympic gold medals won at Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo are now factoring into the rankings. At the 2019 World Cup, the United States came in seventh place.
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