Clay Johnson lll (born July 18, 1956) is an American former professional

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player from

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. A 6'4"

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from the

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, Johnson played three seasons (1981–1984) in the

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(NBA) as a member of the

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and

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. He averaged 2.8

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in his NBA career and won an NBA championship with the Lakers in 1982. Johnson played in 65 games spread over two seasons with the Lakers and was a member of the 1982 NBA championship team, appearing in seven playoff games. Johnson also played 192 games in the

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CBA, averaging 16.7 points and 4.6 rebounds for the BBillings Volcanos, Sarasota Stingers,

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and Kansas City Sizzlers from 1979 to 1986.

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