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Former Nets star Joe Johnson wants to return to the NBA: ‘I’m not done’

Iso Joe is pushing for a comeback to the NBA. He believes he has more in the tank.

The guy who was there to see it all happen first for the Brooklyn Nets is pushing for a return to the NBA. Joe Johnson, one of the first pieces brought in by the Nets when they moved to Brooklyn, has made things clear. After winning his second consecutive MVP in the BIG3 tournament, Johnson stressed that he has more left in the tank:

“No, I’m not done,” the 40-year-old said in an interview with TMZ. “We’ll see what happens here … We’ll see, man. We’ll see. I don’t have nothing definite to tell you, to be honest with you. But, imma be out here to try to get things done.”

Johnson averaged 14.7 PPG, 3.8 RPG and 3.4 APG in 288 games for Brooklyn. Nets fans remember him most though for his unforgettable game-winners. Johnson knew he had to be the guy with the ball when the game was on the line with the Nets. He never strayed away from that moment. Instead, he welcomed it and delivered in some of the smoothest ways possible.

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Former NBA star Joe Johnson explains Ben Simmons’ offensive struggles

Former NBA All-Star Joe Johnson explains why Ben Simmons won’t shoot jumpers in a game.

Philadelphia 76ers All-Star Ben Simmons continues to face offensive issues that have dogged him for the entirety of his career despite his obvious talent. While he makes a big impact on the game, his refusal to take any jump shots has been a big issue.

Combine his refusal to shoot jumpers with his struggles from the free-throw line and he is almost a detriment to his team on the offensive end in the half-court. Unless he is pushing the pace and getting to the basket, the opposition does not defend him when he has the ball past the free-throw line and that is an issue that he has to fix.

Everybody sees Simmons knock down a bunch of 3-pointers in open gym runs as he continues to show that he does have the ability to knock down these shots, but it still doesn’t show in an actual game.

Former 7-time All-Star Joe Johnson talked to TMZ Sports about Simmons’ offensive struggles and he explained that it is all about a lack of confidence at this point:

“I honestly don’t think nothing’s wrong with it,” Johnson tells us. “You see him playing pickup basketball shooting jumpers, fadeaways, threes … so we all know it’s there.”

“He just has to take that same confidence that he has in pickup and translate it into an NBA game,” Johnson adds. “That’s it. You’re gonna miss and make shots, you can’t care about the misses. He’s just got to continue to take them.”

It’s clear that Simmons has the ability to knock down those shots from the perimeter. He just has to step into it and be able to shoot it with the needed confidence. While that day might not come in Philadelphia as he has requested a trade from the organization, it all comes down to what he will do at this stage of his still early career.

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Every player in Boston Celtics history who wore No. 31

This is every player in Boston’s history who wore the Celtics’ No. 31 jersey for at least one game.

The Boston Celtics have more retired jerseys than any other team in the NBA, but that doesn’t mean the rest of their jerseys have little history of interest tied to them.

In fact, with 17 titles to their name and decades of competitive basketball played in them, their unretired jersey numbers pack in some of the most history not hanging from the rafters of any team in the league. To that end, we have launched our accounting of that history, with every player in every jersey worn by more than one Celtics player in the storied franchise’s history accounted for.

Today’s installment focuses on the eight players who wore No. 31 over the years.

On this day: Johnson born; Montross, Tillis drafted; Pinckney traded

On this day, former Boston Celtics forward Joe Johnson was born, Kevinn Pinkney traded, and Eric Montross and Darren Tillis drafted.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, Celtics draft pick Joe Johnson was born in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1981. Johnson would play his collegiate basketball at the University of Arkansas, which he would lead to the SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament championship in 2000.

The Little Rock native would be drafted by the Celtics in the 2001 NBA Draft with the 10th overall pick of the draft, and would play for Boston for 48 games of his rookie season before being traded. The small forward would be dealt with Randy Brown, Milt Palacio and draft assets to the Phoenix Suns for Tony Delk and Rodney Rogers in February of 2002.

The former Razorback averaged 7.5 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game while with Boston.

On this day: Radja, Johnson, Brown drafted; Dennis Johnson traded for

On this day, the Boston Celtics drafted Dino Radja, Joe Johnson and Dee Brown; they also traded for Dennis Johnson.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, the 2001 NBA draft was held in Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York, and the Celtics took three players of note in the draft.

The first of the three was small forward Joe Johnson, taken with the 10th overall pick out of the University of Arkansas. The Little Rock native only had one incomplete season with the Celtics. He played in 48 total games and recorded an average of 6.3 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game, shooting 43% overall from the field in that stretch with the team.

In February of his inaugural season in the league, he would be dealt with Randy Brown, Milt Palacio and draft assets to the Phoenix Suns for Tony Delk and Rodney Rogers.

This is the full roster for Team USA at 2021 FIBA Americup Qualifiers

USA Basketball announced its roster for the upcoming 2021 FIBA Americup Qualifiers. Joe Johnson and Isaiah Thomas are the two biggest names.

USA Basketball announced its roster for the upcoming 2021 FIBA Americup Qualifiers. Joe Johnson and Isaiah Thomas are the two biggest names.

The qualifiers will feature sixteen countries from North America, Central America, the Caribbean and South America all competing to earn a spot in the 2022 FIBA Americup.

Johnson and Thoms are two of the five players on this roster who have experience on an NBA roster. Meanwhile, seven players on this team have already played for Team USA in some capacity before this tournament.

Led by head coach Joe Prunty, Team USA begins training in San Juan, Puerto Rico later this month. They will face Bahamas (Feb. 19) and Mexico (Feb. 20) on ESPN+.

Basketball you can watch today: Joe Johnson and other former NBA players suit up in Vegas

There’s nothing like NBA basketball, but if you want to get your hoops fix somehow, there are some pro competitions underway around the world with a bunch of players you will recognize. These are today’s contests in The 5 Tournament, Israel, China …

There’s nothing like NBA basketball, but if you want to get your hoops fix somehow, there are some pro competitions underway around the world with a bunch of players you will recognize.

These are today’s contests in The 5 Tournament, Israel, China and New Zealand.

THE 5 TOURNAMENT

2:00 pm: TX vs. Miami (PPV)
Players of NBA interest: Seven-time All-Star Joe Johnson, former NBA players Mario Chalmers, Carlos Arroyo, Craig Smith, Josh Powell, James White, Alex Scales, Robert Hite, Corsley Edwards

3:10 pm: Sacramento vs. Toronto (PPV)
Players of NBA interest: Former NBA players Mike Bibby, Dahntay Jones, Brandon Rush, Jamario Moon, Will Solomon, Patrick O’Bryant, Donte Greene, Julian Wright, Mike Taylor, Jermaine Taylor

4:20 pm: NY vs. Chicago (PPV)
Players of NBA interest: Former NBA players Nate Robinson, Will Bynum, Solomon Jones, Chris Johnson, Mardy Collins, DerMarr Johnson, Qyntel Woods, Darnell Jackson, Derrick Byars, Chris Johnson

ISRAEL

12:20 pm: Maccabi Haifa vs. Maccabi Rishon (Winner League TV)
Players of NBA interest: Draft prospect Noam Dovrat, potential free agent targets Alex Hamilton and Reggie Upshaw

2:15 pm: Ironi Nes Ziona vs. Hapoel Jerusalem (Fubo Sports Network)
Players of NBA interest: Former Grizzly Jeremy Pargo, former Cavalier John Holland, former Nugget Emmanuel Terry, 76er draftee JP Tokoto, potential free agent target Cameron Oliver

CHINA

3:30 am: Shanghai Sharks vs. Jilin Northeast Tigers (Youku)
Players of NBA interest: Former King Ray McCallum

4:00 am: Tianjin Pioneers vs. Bayi Rockets (Youku)
Players of NBA interest: Head coach Wang Zhizhi

7:35 am: Beijing Royal Fighters vs. Liaoning Flying Leopards (Youku)
Players of NBA interest: Former Grizzly OJ Mayo, former 76er Arnett Moultrie, former Laker Sun Yue, head coach Stephon Marbury

8:00 am: Zhejiang Guangsha Lions vs. Shenzhen Aviators (Youku)
Players of NBA interest: Potential free agent target Hu Jinqiu

11:00 pm: Beijing Ducks vs. Sichuan Blue Whales (Youku)
Players of NBA interest: Former Knick Jeremy Lin, former Warrior Ekpe Udoh

NEW ZEALAND

1:30 am: Nelson Giants vs. Auckland Huskies (ESPN3)
Players of NBA interest: Draft prospect Taine Murray, former Sacramento State guard Izayah Mauriohooho-Le’afa

3:30 am: Manawatu Jets vs. Taranaki Mountainairs (ESPN3)
Players of NBA interest: New Zealand national team player Derone Raukawa and Tom Vodanovich, former Kentucky center Tai Wynyard

Basketball you can watch today: Joe Johnson returns to The Tournament after a great debut

There’s nothing like NBA basketball, but if you want to get your hoops fix somehow, there are some pro competitions underway around the world with a bunch of players you will recognize. These are today’s contests in The Tournament, Israel, China and …

There’s nothing like NBA basketball, but if you want to get your hoops fix somehow, there are some pro competitions underway around the world with a bunch of players you will recognize.

These are today’s contests in The Tournament, Israel, China and New Zealand.

THE TOURNAMENT

2:00 pm: Herd That vs. Overseas Elite (ESPN)
Players of NBA interest: Seven-time All-Star Joe Johnson, former Celtic Jordan Crawford, former Kings Pooh Jeter and Bobby Brown, former Cavalier DJ Kennedy, potential free agent target Jon Elmore

4:00 pm: Sideline Cancer vs. Boeheim’s Army (ESPN)
Players of NBA interest: Former Kings Malachi Richardson and Donte Green, former Bull Demetris Nichols, former Celtic Andrew White, former Magic Jamel Artis, former Clipper Diamond Stone

ISRAEL

2:00 pm: Hapoel Tel Aviv vs. Ironi Nahariya (Winner League TV)
Players of NBA interest: Draft prospect Yam Madar, former Celtic Tony Gaffney

CHINA

3:30 am: Fujian Sturgeons vs. Guangzhou Loong Lions (Youku)
Players of NBA interest: Former Nugget Ty Lawson, Grizzlies draftee Wang Zhelin, former Timberwolf Marcus Georges-Hunt

4:00 am: Zhejiang Guangsha Lions vs. Sichuan Blue Whales (Youku)
Players of NBA interest: Potential free agent target Hu Jinqiu

7:35 am: Shenzhen Aviators vs. Qingdao Eagles (Youku)

8:00 am: Liaoning Flying Leopards vs. Shandong Heroes (Youku)
Players of NBA interest: Former Grizzly OJ Mayo, potential free agent target Guo Ailun

NEW ZEALAND

3:30 am: Otago Nuggets vs. Manawatu Jets (ESPN3)
Players of interest: New Zealand national team players Tom Vodanovich, Jordan Ngatai and Jarrod Kenny

4:00 am: Canterbury Rams vs. Taranaki Mountanairs (Youku)
Players of interest: Former Kentucky center Tay Wynyard and former Oregon State forward Marcel Jones

Basketball you can watch today: Seven-time All-Star Joe Johnson debuts in The Tournament

There’s nothing like NBA basketball, but if you want to get your hoops fix somehow, there are some pro competitions underway around the world with a bunch of players you will recognize. These are today’s contests in The Tournament, Israel, China and …

There’s nothing like NBA basketball, but if you want to get your hoops fix somehow, there are some pro competitions underway around the world with a bunch of players you will recognize.

These are today’s contests in The Tournament, Israel, China and New Zealand.

THE TOURNAMENT

2:00 pm: Herd That vs. TMT (ESPN)
Players of NBA interest: Former 76er Tony Wroten, former Nets Willie Reed and Jacob Wiley, former Rockets Kyle Wiltjer and Nick Johnson, former Nugget Thomas Welsh

4:00 pm: Armored Athlete vs. Overseas Elite (ESPN)
Players of NBA interest: Seven-time All-Star Joe Johnson, former King Pooh Jeter, former Grizzly DJ Kennedy, former Celtic Jordan Crawford, former Laker Scott Machado, former Celtic Coty Clarke

ISRAEL

12:20 am: Maccabi Rishon vs. Hapoel Holon (Winner League TV)
Players of NBA interest: Draft prospect Noam Dovrat

2:10 pm: Hapoel Jerusalem vs. Maccabi Tel Aviv (Winner League TV)
Players of NBA interest: Draft prospect Deni Avdija, six-time All-Star Amare Stoudemire, former Hawk Othello Hunter, former Grizzly Jeremy Pargo, former Cavalier John Holland, former Nugget Emmanuel Terry

CHINA

3:30 am: Fujian Sturgeons vs. Tianjin Pioneers (Youku)
Players of NBA interest: Former Nugget Ty Lawson, Grizzlies draftee Wang Zhelin

4:00 am: Zhejiang Golden Bulls vs. Sichuan Blue Whales (Youku)

7:35 am: Beijing Royal Fighters vs. Guangzhou Loong Lions (Youku)
Players of NBA interest: Former 76er Arnett Moultrie, former Laker Sun Yue, former Timberwolf Marcus Georges-Hunt, head coach Stephon Marbury

8:00 am: Shandong Heroes vs. Zhejiang Guangsha Lions (Youku)
Players of NBA interest: Potential free agent target Hu Jinqiu

NEW ZEALAND

1:30 am: Taranaki Mountainairs vs. Nelson Giants (ESPN3)
Players of interest: New Zealand national team players Mike Karena and Derone Raukawa, former Oregon State forward Marcel Jones

3:30 am: Auckland Huskies vs. Canterbury Rams (ESPN3)
Players of interest: New Zealand national team player Tohi Smith-Milner