By Tom Orsborn, Staff writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2025-01-20 12:39:14
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迈阿密 – 马刺队代理教练米奇·约翰逊(Mitch Johnson)对西雅图超音速队的传奇球星加斯·威廉姆斯(Gus Williams)有着美好的回忆。
这位后卫曾与约翰逊的父亲，前锋约翰·约翰逊(John Johnson)并肩作战，帮助超音速队赢得了1979年的NBA总冠军。威廉姆斯在遭受中风近五年后，于1月15日去世，享年71岁。
“他是我父亲最亲密的队友之一，而且他自己没有孩子，所以他会经常来看我，我们也会保持联系，”米奇·约翰逊在周日107-128负于热火队之前说道。
绰号“巫师”的6英尺2英寸的威廉姆斯从1977年到1984年在西雅图效力了六个赛季，其中最辉煌的时刻出现在1979年，那一年超音速队赢得了队史唯一一座总冠军奖杯。在76场常规赛中，威廉姆斯场均得到19.2分和4.0次助攻，而在与华盛顿的五场总决赛中，他场均砍下29分，投篮命中率高达50%（114投57中）。
约翰·约翰逊的NBA职业生涯从1970年到1982年，跨越了11个赛季。在1978-79赛季，他场均贡献11.0分、5.0个篮板和4.4次助攻。这位两届全明星球员于2016年去世，享年68岁。
小约翰逊说，同样是两届全明星的威廉姆斯和约翰·约翰逊在退役后一直保持着朋友关系。
“他和我的父亲非常亲近，有点像我父亲的小兄弟，因为他在球队中比较年轻，而我父亲是一位老将，所以他们非常亲密，”米奇·约翰逊谈到威廉姆斯时说道。威廉姆斯去世时，他住在巴尔的摩地区的一家护理机构。
威廉姆斯在1975年被金州勇士队在第二轮选中后，在NBA征战了11个赛季。这位出生于纽约州弗农山的南加州大学校友从1977年到1984年在西雅图效力了六个赛季。
教练相信米尼克斯能够从肩伤中恢复
约翰逊表示，他相信落选新秀前锋莱利·米尼克斯(Riley Minix)能够从1月1日在奥斯汀马刺队和爱荷华狼群队的G联赛比赛中遭受的赛季报销的肩伤中恢复过来。
米尼克斯接受了手术，球队称手术很成功。
“任何时候有人要面对漫长的康复之路都很糟糕，但莱利有着很好的性情和个性，我们期待着他积极面对这个过程，”约翰逊说。
米尼克斯在十月份签下了一份双向合同，在16场比赛中，他场均得到20.5分，三分球命中率为41.1%，场均出手7.8次。
“他和整个奥斯汀的队员们都打出了一个非常好的赛季，所以发生这样的事情真的令人失望，”约翰逊说。“但手术已经完成并且很顺利，他已经开始了康复过程，所以我们很高兴他能回到球场上。”
Gus Williams (#1) 1979
San Antonio Spurs interim head coach Mitch Johnson, right, confers with guard Chris Paul (3) in the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Denver Nuggets Friday, Jan. 3, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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Johnson mourns loss of Sonics great, family friend
MIAMI – Acting Spurs coach Mitch Johnson has fond memories of Seattle SuperSonics great Gus Williams.
The guard, who teamed with Johnson’s father, forward John Johnson, to help the Sonics win the 1979 NBA title, died Jan. 15 nearly five years after suffering a stroke. He was 71.
“He was one of my dad’s closest teammates and didn’t have any kids of his own, so he would check in on me quite a bit and we’d stay in contact,” Mitch Johnson said before Sunday’s 128-107 loss to the Heat.
Nicknamed “The Wizard,” the 6-foot-2 Williams played six seasons with Seattle from 1977-84, with the highlight coming in '79 when it won its lone championship. After averaging 19.2 points and 4.0 assists in 76 regular season games, Williams averaged 29 points in the five-game Finals against Washington while shooting 50% (57 for 114) from the field.
John Johnson, whose 11-year NBA career spanned from 1970-1982, averaged 11.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.4 assists that season. The two-time All-Star was 68 when he died in 2016.
Williams, also a two-time All-Star, and John Johnson remained friends long after their playing days, the younger Johnson said.
“He was very close to my dad, kind of like a little brother of my dad’s because he was younger on the team and my dad was a vet, so very close with him,” Mitch Johnson said of Williams, who was living in a care facility in the Baltimore area at the time of his death.
Williams played spent 11 seasons in the NBA after Golden State drafted him in the second round in 1975. The native of Mount Vernon, N.Y., and Southern Cal alumnus spent six seasons with Seattle from 1977-84.
Coach confident Minix will recover from shoulder injury
Johnson said he is confident undrafted rookie forward Riley Minix will bounce back from the season-ending shoulder injury he suffered Jan. 1 in a G League game between the Austin Spurs and the Iowa Wolves.
Minix underwent what the team said was a successful surgery.
“It stinks any time someone’s got that long road ahead, but Riley has a great temperament and personality and we are looking forward to him attacking the process,” Johnson said.
Minix, who signed a two-way contract in October, averaged 20.5 points while shooting 41.1% from 3-point range on 7.8 attempts per game over 16 outings.
“He was having a really good season along with that whole Austin crew, so really disappointed that that happened,” Johnson said. “But surgery already happened and went well, and he’s already started the process, so we’re excited to get him back on the court.”
By Tom Orsborn, Staff writer, via San Antonio Express-News