On this day: Pitino hired; DJ retired; 1968 expansion draft takes 3 Cs

On this day, Rick Pitino was hired as head coach and team president of the Boston Celtics, Dennis Johnson retired, and 3 Cs were taken in the ’68 expansion draft.

It is also the date of Dennis Johnson’s last game with the Celtics, in 1990.

The game was against the New York Knicks, a Game 5 loss in the Eastern Conference Finals that sent Boston fishing with a 121-114 loss.

Johnson scored 21 points, 5 rebounds and 10 assists in the final game of his career, as the Californian retired after the loss.

The Pepperdine product played the last seven seasons of his career with the Celtics, averaging 12.6 points, 3.2 boards and 6.4 assists with the team.