Hooped Up

There’s a reason why the Nets pay Joe Johnson $90 million and he proved it last night against the Bucks, twice. First Johnson hit a three to force the game into OT, then he hit a shot in the extra quarter at the buzzer to win the game.

“It’s an unbelievable feeling, man,” said Johnson, who finished with 24 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. “Regardless of the situation, whether it’s the regular season or the playoffs, it’s always a great feeling, just to see everybody kind of explode and the excitement in the building, is probably the best feeling.”

Long live ISO-Joe.

H/N NY Times

Artist Garry Limuti created this original Joe Johnson oil painting on canvas that Silent Joe loves. BTW, it cost $12,500. Start saving.

Chris Bosh showed up to play a basketball game in Brooklyn and for a moment. ISO player deluxe Joe Johnson shook him off so bad with a crossover that he ended up in Queens (probably Flushing Meadows). I guess he didn’t know that Joe has flow.

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Am I Collective from Cape Town, South Africa created a series of posters with a monochromatic color scheme to promote the limited edition jerseys worn on Xmas day.

Each poster features Carmelo Anthony, Russell Westbrook, Dwyane Wade and Joe Johnson build up of various layers created by blending illustrations of icon and geographical landmarks relevant to the player and their teams city using textures and overlays.

The teams represented in these posters are the New York Knicks, Oklahoma City Thunder, Miami Heat,  and Brooklyn Nets.

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Once again Joe Johnson answers his critics in the clutch beating the Wizards 115-113 in double overtime with this dagger.

“It’s a great feeling because anytime your players and coaches put you in a situation like that,” said Johnson. “That mean they’ve got ultimate faith in you to come through.”

This is the second game winning shot Johnson has hit this season.

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Brooklyn native and one of my favorite things about “Do The Right Thing” Rosie Perez welcomes Joe Johnson to the borough she calls home, and takes him on a small tour of her hometown.

Amongst the several places I’m sure they hit up, they checked out Madiba Restaurant in Fort Greene for some eats and met up with artist Lee Quinones, Sadat X from Brand Nubian and author / filmmaker Nelson George. Then they hit up Gleason’s Boxing Gym which is the oldest boxing gym in the United States.

See all the fun below.

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Joe Johnson saves the day with this game winner in a double OT thriller against the visiting Pistons with a step-back jumper over the outstretched long arms of Tayshaun Prince. Oh, so you wanna see it all slow motion-y and dramatic like? Well, I got you covered on that front too below.

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You could probably say that Joe Johnson has an excellent command of the dribble and get away with it. Until today I’ve never seen a defender fall like a tree after getting crossed up so bad and that’s the Truth.