| On August 8, 2000, Kevin Johnson officially
retired from the Phoenix Suns and began a new phase of his career
by joining NBC as an analyst for "NBA Showtime," beginning
with the 2000-2001 basketball season. He is working towards a Master
of Theological Studies at Harvard Divinity School.
Johnson is currently concentrating on business
opportunities and community involvement in Sacramento, California
and Phoenix, Arizona. He manages Kynship Enterprises, Inc., a corporation
he founded in 1989, which acquires and develops real estate, among
other ventures. In addition to pursuing investment opportunities,
Johnson has assisted the Arizona state government by supporting
and promoting the Education 2000 initiative.
Kevin Johnson spent eleven years in the
NBA. Most of that time was spent with the Phoenix Suns, spanning
729 regular season and 96 playoff games. During his career, Johnson
was named to the All-Star Team three times, received a gold medal
in the 1994 World Championship games with the "Dream Team II,"
and holds an NBA Finals single-game record for minutes played (62)
when the Suns defeated the Chicago Bulls and Michael Jordan in triple
overtime in Game 3 of the 1993 series. He was the Phoenix Suns'
all-time leader in assists (6,494), free-throws made (3,844), and
free-throws attempted (4,572). During the 1996-97 season, Johnson
became only the sixth player in league history to amass 11,500 points,
6,000 assists, 2,000 rebounds, and 1,000 steals.
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