Eddie Sefko of the Dallas Morning News reports: Avery Johnson has played in his 1,000th NBA game against Portland. Johnson became the 75th player in NBA history to log 1,000 NBA games. More impressive, he became just the second player under six feet to play in one thousand games (Calin Murphy).
"I just thought I'd try to hang around for a couple of years when I first started," Johnson said. "To make it this long is a testament to all the hard work and to all the coaches and teammates and everybody else who helped me along the way."