George Lee Johnson (born December 8, 1956) is a former professional

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player. A 6'7"

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from St. John's University and born in

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, Johnson played in the

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(NBA) from 1978 to 1985 as a member of the

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, and

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. He averaged 9.1

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and 5.6

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in his NBA career. Johnson was

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for the Long Island Surf of the

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in 1992.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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, 67 , , – , , 17.3 , , .482 , , – , , .718 , , 5.4 , , 1.2 , , 1.1 , , 0.7 , , 6.2 , - , align="left" , 1979–80 , align="left" ,

Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...

, 75 , , – , , 25.8 , , .476 , , .222 , , .783 , , 7.8 , , 2.1 , , 1.1 , , 0.9 , , 10.2 , - , align="left" , 1980–81 , align="left" ,

Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...

, 43 , , – , , 21.6 , , .462 , , .000 , , .762 , , 6.5 , , 2.0 , , 1.1 , , 0.5 , , 10.6 , - , align="left" , 1981–82 , align="left" ,

, 59 , , 4 , , 12.2 , , .412 , , .000 , , .750 , , 3.7 , , 0.7 , , 0.6 , , 0.4 , , 5.1 , - , align="left" , 1982–83 , align="left" ,

, 82 , , 64 , , 28.0 , , .477 , , .184 , , .733 , , 6.6 , , 2.7 , , 0.9 , , 0.6 , , 11.6 , - , align="left" , 1983–84 , align="left" ,

, 81 , , 20 , , 25.6 , , .465 , , .234 , , .826 , , 5.7 , , 2.4 , , 1.0 , , 0.6 , , 13.0 , - , align="left" , 1984–85 , align="left" ,

Philadelphia Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Sinc ...

, 55 , , 3 , , 13.7 , , .407 , , .100 , , .875 , , 3.0 , , 0.7 , , 0.6 , , 0.3 , , 4.8 , - , align="left" , 1985–86 , align="left" ,

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, 2 , , 0 , , 3.5 , , .333 , , .000 , , 1.000 , , 1.0 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 2.0 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 464 , , 91 , , 21.3 , , .463 , , .189 , , .779 , , 5.6 , , 1.8 , , 0.9 , , 0.6 , , 9.1

Playoffs

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, 2 , , – , , 11.5 , , .625 , , .000 , , .000 , , 2.0 , , 0.5 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 5.0 , - , align="left" , 1984–85 , align="left" ,

, 5 , , 0 , , 4.8 , , .625 , , 1.000 , , .000 , , 1.4 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 2.2 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 7 , , 0 , , 6.7 , , .625 , , 1.000 , , .000 , , 1.6 , , 0.1 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 3.0

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