Eddie Johnson headed for PMITA Prison

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Before this goes any further, lets get it cleared up that this was the other Eddie Johnson, the Atlanta Hawks' Eddie Johnson.

Not the more famous Eddie Johnson who hit the game-winning shot for the Rockets in the Western Conference finals in '98, whose salad days were with the K.C. Kings and Phoenix Suns in the 80s, and who I covered when he was with the Pacers.

I was surprised to see, however, that the "other" Eddie Johnson was indeed a 3-time All-Star, and the more famous Eddie Johnson never was.

Which is good, because I don't know how to put this gently, but the more famous and non-accused Eddie Johnson, was, well, perhaps the most endowed man I've ever had the misfortune of catching out of the corner of my eye during a one-on-one. That thing is a zoo exhibit.

 

Could make for some interesting interviews for the Ocala opening.

 

What would happen if you crossed the more famous Eddie Johnson's ....um....johnson with World B. Free's nutsack?

 

One hell of a case of crabs.

 

Thread of the year potential ... but also the potential to be locked down by dawn.

 

The non-accused Eddie Johnson once drained a clutch jumper to send Magic Johnson and Co. to defeat in a classic Big Ten battle in 1979.

The Illini were so pumped from this victory that they went 4-11 the rest of the way and stayed home for the postseason.

 

So was he the inspiration for the "Big Johnson" T-shirts?

 

Not sure, but I did hear a story in the same era from an ex-beat writer who noted that LaSalle "Tank" Thompson's nickname was not because of his visible tank-like build.

 

Oh man, speaking of Tank, I used to room with a stand-up comic who used to handle Thompson's accounts as his banker. (This stand-up is no one you would have heard of. Trust me.) Anyway, he said Mama Tank handled EVERYTHING, only allowing Tank an allowance. And this was something like 10 years INTO his career.