Dennis Johnson

February 23, 2007

No cards today. Below is a link to a clip of one of the two or three happiest moments of my sports-watching life, and it would have been a non-event if Dennis Johnson hadn’t known exactly what to do:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43DrapEn5QA

My favorite part whenever rewatching this clip over the years has been the look of unadulterated happiness on Bill Walton’s face. That and Johnny Most’s call, of course. But this time I most enjoyed the part when Bird and the man he called the best player he ever played with come together after the play: We’re nowhere without each other.

Rest in peace, DJ.