George L. Johnson

{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1956)}}

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{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = George Johnson

| image =

| width =

| caption =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 7

| weight_lb = 210

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|12|08}}

| birth_place = Brooklyn, New York, U.S.

| high_school = New Utrecht (Brooklyn, New York)

| college = St. John's (1974–1978)

| draft_year = 1978

| draft_round = 1

| draft_pick = 12

| draft_team = Milwaukee Bucks

| career_start = 1978

| career_end = 1992

| career_number = 24, 20, 12, 31

| career_position = Power forward

| years1 = {{nbay|1978|full=y}}

| team1 = Milwaukee Bucks

| years2 = {{nbay|1979|full=y}}

| team2 = Denver Nuggets

| years3 = {{nbay|1980|start}}–{{nbay|1984|start}}

| team3 = Indiana Pacers

| years4 = {{nbay|1984|full=y}}

| team4 = Philadelphia 76ers

| years5 = {{nbay|1985|start}}

| team5 = Washington Bullets

| years6 = 1988–1989

| team6 = Badajoz Caja Rural

| years7 = 1989

| team7 = S. Bennedetto Gorizia

| years8 = 1989–1991

| team8 = Valvi Girona

| years9 = 1992

| team9 = Long Island Surf

| highlights =

• Haggerty Award winner (1978)

| stats_league = NBA

| stat1label = Points

| stat1value = 4,214 (9.1 ppg)

| stat2label = Rebounds

| stat2value = 2,610 (5.6 rpg)

| stat3label = Assists

| stat3value = 817 (1.8 apg)

| bbr = johnsge03

}}

George Lee Johnson (born December 8, 1956) is an American former professional basketball player.

A 6'7" forward/center from St. John's University and born in Brooklyn, New York, Johnson played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1978 to 1985 as a member of the Milwaukee Bucks, Denver Nuggets, Indiana Pacers, Philadelphia 76ers, and Washington Bullets. He averaged 9.1 points per game and 5.6 rebounds per game in his NBA career.

Johnson was player-coach for the Long Island Surf of the United States Basketball League in 1992.{{cite news |title=Daniels Getting A Chance At NBA With Spurs |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/588720456/?terms=USBL%20coach&match=1 |access-date=9 November 2020 |work=The Tyler Courier-Times |agency=Associated Press |date=30 July 1992 |location=Tyler, Texas |page=15}}