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Phoenix Suns all-time great Kevin Johnson questioned the higher power when called upon to defend the greatest basketball player of all-time. “I get off the bus, I tell the equipment manager to take my bag,” Johnson said. “I see a church across the street. I walked straight in that church, I sat in that front row and I said, ‘Jesus, I don’t believe in you no more. There’s no way if you loved me and died on the cross and did all these things that you’d have me guard Michael Jordan.’”
Dave McMenamin: The Naismith Hall of Fame finalists have been announced: North American Committee Finalists (in alphabetical order): ⚫ Joey Crawford [Referee] • Mark Few [Coach] Blake Griffin [Player] ⚫ Kevin Johnson [Player] • Gary McKnight [Coach] • Dick Motta [Coach] • Doc Rivers [Coach] Kelvin Sampson [Coach] Amar'e Stoudemire [Player] ⚫ Jerry Welsh [Coach] • Buck Williams [Player] Women's Committee Finalists: 1996 United States Women's National Team ⚫ Jennifer Azzi [Player] ⚫ Elena Delle Donne [Player] • Chamique Holdsclaw [Player] ⚫ Candace Parker [Player] Women's Veterans Committee Finalist: • Molly Bolin-Kazmer [Player] International Committee Finalist: • Dušan Ivković [Coach] Contributors Committee Finalists: • Tal Brody • Mike D'Antoni Veterans Committee Finalists: • Marques Johnson
The Naismith Hall of Fame finalists have been announced: pic.twitter.com/JWzn2R4KmC
— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) February 12, 2026
Kevin Johnson on Charles Barkley: This is a brother you want to go to war with. And now y'all got me on my second regret. Man, I hate watching him on TNT and now ESPN with Kenny and Shaq and they get on him by not winning a championship. He deserved an NBA championship. That brother fits in that league of elite players that have won an NBA champ. And the fact that he doesn't pisses me off every time I see him on TV. I’d give up me winning the champ for him winning it because that brother deserves it.
Kevin Johnson on Charles Barkley: He's not afraid to take a stand on things that may not be politically correct. And his role model growing up was Muhammad Ali. And Charles is the modern-day Muhammad Ali. And I don't say that lightly.
Charles Barkley was as boisterous on the court as he was off of it. As for how the Round Mound of Rebound dealt with stress? Let’s just say he had a fondness for visiting strip clubs. “So Charles and I had a bet one time. I ain’t gonna tell you what the bet was, but if I won, he had to go to church with me,” Kevin Johnson revealed on the “Club 520” podcast. “And if he won, I had to go to a strip club with him. That was the bet.” Unfortunately for Johnson, Barkley won the bet. Being a man of his word, he agreed to his teammate’s terms. “That n— made me go to a strip club with him in Houston. Oh, in Houston of all places!” KJ recalled. “I ain’t know what to do. I ain’t, you know, I went—I’m not saying I was whatever—but I ain’t know what to do in one of them places.”
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Kevin Johnson: Saddened to hear about the passing of Lenny Wilkens, Hall of Famer and trailblazer on the court and the sidelines, who paved the way for so many of us. Grateful he drafted me and believed in me from the start. His impact on the game will never be forgotten. Rest in peace, Coach.
Sirius XM NBA: “My heart goes out to him…I was feeling the exact same way” Former All-Star point guard Kevin Johnson tells @JumpShot8 & @DarthAmin why he relates to Jonathan Kuminga’s current situation in Golden State pic.x.com/GSDEiPZdQV
“My heart goes out to him…I was feeling the exact same way”
— SiriusXM NBA Radio (@SiriusXMNBA) September 19, 2025
Former All-Star point guard Kevin Johnson tells @JumpShot8 & @DarthAmin why he relates to Jonathan Kuminga’s current situation in Golden State pic.twitter.com/GSDEiPZdQV
Jorge Sierra: Russell Westbrook passed Kevin Johnson and Bob Cousy in playoffs assists for No. 19 in NBA history. He also moved ahead of Andre Iguodala and Gary Payton in steals for No. 27... and Clyde Drexler in scoring for No. 32. Big night for Russ.
The two-time MVP also made NBA history by moving ahead of Kevin Johnson (935) for 19th on the all-time playoff assists list. Following Johnson, the next player for Curry to pass will be Hall of Famer Bob Cousy (937). Via The NBA: "Congrats to @StephenCurry30 of the @warriors for moving into 19th on the all-time playoff ASSISTS list!"
Tim Hardaway: Mark Price was a bad motherf*cker. He doesn’t get his just due. Nick Young: But where would he be ranked in this era? Tim Hardaway: There’s a lot of motherf*ckers who couldn’t stay with Mark Price. Mark Price was a fast white guy. He could stop on a dime, shoot in your face, split the double team, knew how to pass the ball, knew how to play the game. Mark Price was a bad motherf*cker. Rod Strickland, another motherf*cker. Kevin Johnson, another motherf*cker. We had some bad motherf*ckers in that era.
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A former NBA all-star is making a big investment in Detroit, employing around 100 people at his new soul food restaurant. Three-time all-star with the Phoenix Suns and former Mayor of Sacramento, California, Kevin Johnson, is the owner of Fixins Soul Kitchen. The restaurant is located at 1435 Randolph St. in downtown Detroit in the historic Paradise Valley neighborhood near Comerica Park and Ford Field. “Your community is special. It’s a beautiful community,” said Johnson. “I said if we can be a part of Detroit’s comeback and the renaissance of Paradise Valley and Black Bottom, that would be amazing.”
Jorge Sierra: Kyrie Irving passed Kevin Johnson and Bob Cousy in playoff scoring last night. No. 66 all-time now. Should pass Jason Kidd in Game 3.
Jorge Sierra: Jaylen Brown (age 27) passed Nikola Jokic, Jason Kidd and Kevin Johnson in the playoff scoring list. He's No. 63 all-time now.