"Alphonso "Buck" Johnson Jr." is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the Houston Rockets in the 1st round (20th overall) of the 1986 NBA Draft. A 6'7" forward from the University of Alabama, Johnson played in 7 NBA seasons from 1986 to 1993. He played for the Rockets from 1986 to 1992 and for the Washington Wizards/Washington Bullets during the 1992–93 NBA season/1992–93 season. Johnson graduated from Hayes High School (Birmingham, Alabama)/Hayes High School in Birmingham, Alabama. Johnson's best year as a pro came during the 1990–91 NBA season/1990–91 season as a member of the Rockets when he appeared in 82 games and averaged 14.8 ppg. In his NBA career, Johnson played in 505 games and scored a total of 4,617 points.

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It's given me a way to express myself, obviously.

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Art helps clue you into a lot of things. The hardest part about being in here is spending a lot of time away from your family, your friends, any loved ones. I haven't missed a new truck or a bass boat. I haven't missed any material items. You miss the little things like being with your family on July 4th.

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I'd usually add stuff in. That's why I tell you I like to get in the fantasy art. Say a small girl, a ring of flowers around her or a bunch of vines. I did one where I turned a man's family — I put his daughter in the middle and her two children like a boy with a bow, like cupid, and a daughter throwing flowers out of a basket. He wanted wings. So I just went with my own imagination.

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It's made the days go by. It made the years go by.

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I didn't bring shame to my family, but I've never really done anything that's going to make them stand up and be proud. So from here on out, that's what I'm going to do.

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