[38][39] He joined the Jazz with the intention being to come off the bench behind Gordon Hayward. [3], In his sophomore season in 2000–01, Johnson was named to the All-SEC second team and SEC All-Tournament team, while also receiving honorable mention All-American honors. [9] He recorded his first career triple-double on February 1, 2006 with 15 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists against the Charlotte Bobcats. [50] He made his debut for the Rockets later that day, scoring nine points in 31 minutes off the bench in a 100–91 win over the Sacramento Kings.[51]. On February 27, 2016, Johnson signed with the Miami Heat. [27] Three days later, he hit two three-pointers against the Detroit Pistons, thus surpassing Peja Stojaković for 11th on the career three-pointers list. According to Johnson, his mother is now cancer free. [41] With Hayward's return to line-up on November 6 to face the New York Knicks, Johnson came off the bench for the first time since December 9, 2003. [3], Following his sophomore season at Arkansas, Johnson declared for the 2001 NBA draft where he went on to be selected with the 10th overall pick by the Boston Celtics. Among others who signed high-profile deals were Chris Bosh, Dwyane Wade, Amar'e Stoudemire, Paul Pierce, Ray Allen and Dirk Nowitzki. [25] On November 28, in a loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers, he extended his streak of making at least one field goal to 900 regular season games, the longest active streak. [28] On January 24, in a win over the Oklahoma City Thunder, he became the 31st player in NBA history to reach 40,000 minutes. His height is 2.01 m tall, and his weight is 109 kg. [10], He played for the United States national team in the 2006 FIBA World Championship, winning a bronze medal.[11]. In Game 4 of the Hawks' first-round matchup against the Boston Celtics, Johnson scored 35 points, including 20 in the 4th quarter, leading the Hawks to a 97–92 victory.[13]. The following year, Johnson registered his second career triple-double on December 23, 2008 in a Hawks win against the Oklahoma City Thunder, with 20 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists. In his freshman season at Arkansas in 1999–2000, Johnson was named to the SEC All-Freshman team and SEC All-Tournament team after averaging 16.0 points, 5.7 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 2.0 steals per game.
[26] He extended that streak to 919 games on January 6, 2016 in a loss to the Toronto Raptors. On March 5, 2006, he was one of 23 NBA players named to the 2006–08 United States national team. He had a basket in 937 straight games. [43] On April 15, 2017, Johnson scored a team-high 21 points off the bench and hit a game-winning floater at the buzzer to give the Jazz a 97–95 win over the Los Angeles Clippers in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series. With this win, the Nets snapped a thirteen-game losing streak against the Bucks. Being born on October 6, 1970, Amy Jo Johnson is 50 years old as of today’s date 31st October 2020. Joe Marcus Johnson (born June 29, 1981) is an American professional basketball player who has played 18 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA).