Edward Arnet Johnson (born May 1, 1959) is an American former professional

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player who spent 17 seasons in the

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(NBA) and a year in the

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midway through his career. With nearly 1,200 games in the NBA, he scored the second-most career points among players who never played in an

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, behind

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. As of the 2018–19 season, he is ranked 52nd in all-time points scored, and ranked fifth-most in points scored by an eligible player not in the

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. he is the co-host of ''NBA Today'', which airs weekdays on

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and also is the play-by-play TV analyst for the

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Early life and college career

After graduating from

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's Westinghouse High School, Johnson, a sharpshooting 6'7" forward/guard, attended the

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, majoring in history, before being selected by the

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in the

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. Among

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fans he is probably best remembered for his game-winning shot against

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(MSU). At the time, MSU, which was led by future all-time NBA great

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, was undefeated and ranked #1 in the nation, but Illinois was also undefeated at 14–0. The victory gave Illinois a 15–0 record and the #2 ranking nationally (Illinois subsequently faded during regular season play, but MSU went on to become eventual National Champions). Johnson was elected to the " Illini Men's Basketball All-Century Team" in 2004. Eddie Johnson was selected as a member of the 2019 class of the Illinois Athletics Hall of Fame.

Playing career

NBA

Johnson would play for the Kings, the

, the

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, the

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, the

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, the

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, and

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team

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( 1994–1995) before retiring from basketball in 1999. Although his 19,202 points over 1,199 NBA games was the 22nd-highest total in NBA history at the time of his retirement, Johnson was never selected to play in the All-Star game nor ever chosen for an All-NBA team. In fact, the "awards highlight" of his career occurred in

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, when he received the

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as a member of the Suns. Johnson's career point total of 19,202 is also higher than all but 30 inductees into the

Europe

He also played for one year in the

, with the European powerhouse

in the 1994–95 season. He became a cult favorite with the fans for his phenomenal shooting from outside the 3-point line. One game in particular established his enduring legend for the fans, when he scored four 3-pointers in the final minutes of the low-scoring and tense semi-final of the 1995 FIBA Champions' Cup ( EuroLeague) against arch-rivals

Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...

. Olympiacos won that game 58–52, but lost the final to

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. In 18 games played in the EuroLeague, Johnson averaged 21.9 points, 4.6 rebounds, 1.8 assists, and 0.7 steals, in 35.1 minutes per game. Johnson did, however, taste success in the Greek League, where he was instrumental in Olympiacos' 3–2 series win over Panathinaikos, in the Greek playoff finals of 1995. The fifth and vital game of that series ended in one of the lowest-scoring games ever, as Olympiacos scraped a 45–44 victory in a match that exhilarated fans. In 35 games played in the Greek Basket League with Olympiacos, Johnson totaled averages of 21.2 points, 5.0 rebounds, 2.1 assists, and 1.0 steals, in 34 minutes per game, in the 1994–95 season.

Return to NBA

After his season overseas, he then returned to the NBA and started the 1995–96 season with the

. He was traded to the

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on February 20, 1997 where he was quickly released. However, he signed with the

for the remainder of the season to where he returned for the following two seasons. Along with his Sixth Man of the Year Award, he is also remembered for hitting the game-winning three-pointer as time expired in a 95–92 Rockets win over the

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in game 4 of the 1997 Western Conference Finals. Johnson would play an additional season for the Rockets and then 3 games the following season before finally retiring as a player.

Post-NBA career

After his playing career was over, Johnson turned to

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, serving as a

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for

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, the WNBA's

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, and currently the Phoenix Suns. Johnson is also an accomplished

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, and he has recently released an instructional DVD called ''Eddie Johnson's Jumpshot and Offensive Skills''. Johnson is also a regular article contributor to the website Hoopshype.com and also enjoys debating his ideas, opinions, and thoughts with his readers.

Mistaken identity

In 2006, Eddie (Arnet) Johnson was mistaken in multiple media reports for former NBA player Edward (Lee) "Fast Eddie" Johnson (a

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, two-time

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, one-time All-Defensive Second Team player, and four years older than Eddie A. Johnson) when the latter was arrested on suspicion of

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of a

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and

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on August 8 (Eddie L. Johnson would eventually be sentenced to life imprisonment for that crime and die in prison). While this was not the first time that Eddie L. Johnson had been arrested (by estimates, Johnson has been arrested 100 times), the heinousness of the crime, combined with the fact that it happened during the NBA offseason when Eddie A. Johnson would not normally be on TV, generated major controversy after other outlets failed to read the initial Associated Press story (which detailed correctly "Fast Eddie's" career and background) and put up the wrong Eddie Johnson's picture. Johnson called that day the "worst...of his life" and expressed concern that the case of mistaken identity might permanently sully his reputation. Johnson expressed to

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of the ''

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'' that he was considering legal action against the news outlets that used his picture or did not fact-check his identity against that of Edward Lee "Fast Eddie" Johnson.

Honors

College basketball

* 1979 – Honorable Mention All-

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* 1980 – Team MVP * 1980 – 2nd Team All-Big Ten * 1981 – Team Captain * 1981 – Team MVP * 1981 – 1st Team All-Big Ten * 2004 – Elected to the " Illini Men's Basketball All-Century Team" * 2008 – Honored as one of the thirty-three honored jerseys which hang in the

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Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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, 82 , , 81 , , 36.9 , , .491 , , .241 , , .871 , , 5.0 , , 3.3 , , 1.0 , , .3 , , 22.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

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, 81 , , 30 , , 30.3 , , .463 , , .314 , , .829 , , 4.4 , , 3.1 , , .5 , , .2 , , 18.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

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, 70 , , 7 , , 29.2 , , .497 , , .413 , , .868 , , 4.4 , , 2.3 , , .7 , , .1 , , 21.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

, 64 , , 4 , , 28.3 , , .453 , , .380 , , .917 , , 3.8 , , 1.7 , , .5 , , .2 , , 16.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

, 15 , , 0 , , 20.8 , , .473 , , .286 , , .724 , , 3.1 , , 1.1 , , .6 , , .1 , , 13.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

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, 81 , , 19 , , 29.2 , , .459 , , .252 , , .861 , , 3.6 , , 2.0 , , .7 , , .1 , , 17.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

, 82 , , 0 , , 22.8 , , .467 , , .304 , , .911 , , 3.3 , , 1.6 , , .4 , , .0 , , 14.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

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, 28 , , 0 , , 10.9 , , .434 , , .321 , , .741 , , 1.4 , , .6 , , .2 , , .0 , , 5.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

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, 75 , , 1 , , 19.9 , , .417 , , .333 , , .831 , , 2.0 , , 1.2 , , .4 , , .0 , , 8.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

, 3 , , 0 , , 6.0 , , .462 , , .000 , , , , .7 , , .3 , , .0 , , .0 , , 4.0 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 1,199 , , 479 , , 27.2 , , .472 , , .335 , , .840 , , 4.0 , , 2.1 , , .6 , , .2 , , 16.0

Playoffs

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, 12 , , 0 , , 32.7 , , .413 , , .342 , , .769 , , 7.3 , , 2.1 , , 1.0 , , .2 , , 17.8 , - , style="text-align:left;",

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, 5 , , 5 , , 34.2 , , .517 , , .267 , , .828 , , 4.2 , , 1.4 , , 1.4 , , .2 , , 24.0 , - , style="text-align:left;",

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, 9 , , 0 , , 27.4 , , .474 , , .182 , , .941 , , 3.0 , , .9 , , .3 , , .3 , , 18.4 , - , style="text-align:left;",

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, 19 , , 0 , , 20.1 , , .390 , , .333 , , .935 , , 2.4 , , .9 , , .2 , , .1 , , 10.8 , - , style="text-align:left;",

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, 16 , , 0 , , 17.8 , , .410 , , .298 , , .958 , , 2.3 , , .6 , , .3 , , .0 , , 8.3 , - , style="text-align:left;",

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FIBA European League

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College

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, 35 , , 35 , , 34.7 , , .462 , , , , .655 , , 8.9 , , 2.0 , , .4 , , .2 , , 17.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", 1980–81 , style="text-align:left;",

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References

External links

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Early life and college career

Playing career

NBA

Europe

Return to NBA

Post-NBA career

Mistaken identity

Honors

College basketball

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

Playoffs

FIBA European League

College

See also

References

External links