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Amir Johnson, Nick Young, DeMar DeRozan, Dijon Thompson, Dorrell Wright, Bobby Brown, Brandon Heath, Pooh Jeter, and Trevor Ariza were all amongst the players in attendance who grew up in Los Angeles and today have careers as professional basketball players in the NBA or overseas. FoxSportsWest.com

Amir Johnson, DeMar DeRozan, Trevor Ariza, Nick Young, Pooh Jeter, Bobby Brown 

Toronto Raptors forward Amir Johnson got a chance to shake off the rust on Sunday at Baron’s event. “I had surgery on my foot so really I’ve been tending to [my rehab],” said Johnson. “I got to rehab on my foot. It’s been five months since I’ve been on the court. It’s actually my first time on the court. The lockout was great for me.” Johnson’s procedure, back in June, was to take are of some instability in his left ankle. He looked a little rusty but was definitely a presence around the basket. “It feels good. I’ve got to get the strength back in my foot,” said Amir. “I’m a little tired but I feel good.” HoopsWorld

Toronto Raptors, Amir Johnson, Injuries 

DeMar DeRozan was on Sportsnet 590 earlier today – with Paul Jones and me – and he broke the news that he has been considering the possibility of organizing a charity game in Toronto at some point in the next month. Details are limited at this point, but DeRozan told us that he and Raptors teammate, Amir Johnson, recently discussed the idea and they are meeting tomorrow or Friday to figure out the details and determine if this event could fly or not. FAN590

Toronto Raptors, Amir Johnson, DeMar DeRozan, Lockout 

Dwane Casey on the core players in Toronto: “Andrea (Bargnani) is definitely a piece of the core that we have to utilize. He’s our star. DeMar Derozan is definitely an athletic part of our core, Jose Calderon, Jerryd Bayless, James Johnson is in that group, and Amir Johnson. You’ve got the core now. The part you may have to add is a veteran piece, a veteran defender or whatever along with our draft pick is something that I’m sure Bryan and the staff are going to look at, but the core pieces are there to build on to use as building blocks. Those guys are the guys were gonna push, cajole, put an arm around, or whatever it takes to get to that next level.” Sports Radio Interviews

Toronto Raptors, Jose Manuel Calderon, Amir Johnson, Jerryd Bayless, DeMar DeRozan, James Johnson, Andrea Bargnani 

Toronto Raptors forward Amir Johnson has had surgery on his left ankle and is expected to be ready for training camp if there is no lockout. The team announced Friday that the operation to repair an instability was performed by Dr. Robert Anderson in Charlotte, N.C. Johnson will do his rehabilitation in Los Angeles. ESPN.com

Toronto Raptors, Amir Johnson, Injuries 

Toronto Raptors forward Amir Johnson has undergone surgery to repair instability in his left ankle, the team announced Friday. The procedure was performed by Dr. Robert Anderson, a foot and ankle specialist, in Charlotte, N.C. Johnson missed nine games in 2010-11, including the final five contests of the season, with a sore left ankle. CP24

Toronto Raptors, Amir Johnson, Injuries 

Amir Johnson: Surgery was a success y'all I'm feeling great can't wait to get back thanx again for all the love and support #iCare. Twitter

Toronto Raptors, Amir Johnson, Injuries 

John Schuhmann: At the Lottery... Bryan Colangelo says Amir Johnson will have ankle surgery w/in the next few weeks & should be ready for training camp. Twitter

Toronto Raptors, Amir Johnson, Injuries 

Eric Koreen: Re: Amir. Triano: "The doctors told us he was done." @Holly MacKenzie: "For the rest of the season?" Triano: "And the playoffs." Twitter

Toronto Raptors, Amir Johnson, Injuries 

Evans and teammate Amir Johnson don’t believe this latest Beantown-induced injury is in the same league as those two other catastrophic ones. “I WILL FIND OUT EVERYTHING 2MORROW T DOT. BUT ITS NOTHING LIKE LAST YEAR,” Evans tweeted Saturday evening. Earlier in the day, following a spirited practice, Johnson had said as much. “It is (tough) I felt bad, but it’s not a major injury like last year, he’ll be back fighting (in) two, maybe three weeks,” Johnson said. Toronto Sun

Toronto Raptors, Amir Johnson, Reggie Evans, Injuries 

Amir Johnson: Still in Jamaica! Went to the caves today in Negril .... And jump off a 35 foot cliff! I will post that on "amirtv" Twitter

Amir Johnson 

The NBA was represented with the Knicks Amar’e Stoudemire, and the Raptors’ Amir Johnson. A variety of other sports were represented by former MLB outfielder Jose Conseco (turned bad boxer), volleyball pro Albert Hannemann, and soccer’s Cobi Jones. Entertainment Today

New York Knicks, Toronto Raptors, Amare Stoudemire, Amir Johnson, Playboy 

Amir Johnson was as surprised as everyone else when he parlayed his journeyman status into a five-year, $34-million (all currency U.S.) contract with the Toronto Raptors. He was in the gym working out when he got a call from his agent, Bill Duffy, telling him the offer the Raptors were prepared to make, and even he was taken aback at the total. “I was smiling,” Johnson said. “I was ready to come to Toronto after that.” He said he was expecting an offer in the range of $25-million to $30-million. “This is great for me, I’m happy.” Toronto Globe & Mail

Toronto Raptors, Free Agency, Amir Johnson 

Also, for Raps fans: The best moment of Amir's press conference was when he said he was expecting to sign for $25-million. Twitter

Toronto Raptors, Free Agency, Amir Johnson 

The Toronto Raptors officially agreed to a contract with forward Amir Johnson, the club announced on Thursday. Miami Herald

Toronto Raptors, Free Agency, Amir Johnson 

Amir Johnson: Exhausted from a long day today. Very excited to be a Toronto Raptor and #youngGun for the next 5 years. Happy Canada Day! Twitter

Toronto Raptors, Amir Johnson 

Bruce Arthur: Looks like Phoenix and Golden State were both interested in Amir Johnson, per @gswscribe and @paulcoro. Twitter

Golden State Warriors, Phoenix Suns, Toronto Raptors, Free Agency, Amir Johnson 

The Raptors, bracing themselves for the loss of star power forward Chris Bosh, have kept one of Bosh’s potential replacements, moving quickly to reach an agreement to sign power forward Amir Johnson to a five-year contract worth $34 million on the first day of free agency. “Amir did not want to leave Toronto, and he was happy that Bryan Colangelo came to him and wanted to do something early on in the process,” Johnson’s agent, Kevin Bradbury, told Sporting News. “He is grateful for the opportunity that he had in Toronto last year, he loves the city, loves the fans, loves the organization. They showed a commitment to him, and he is ready to keep improving.” Sporting News

Toronto Raptors, Free Agency, Bryan Colangelo, Amir Johnson 

Marc J. Spears: Toronto Raptors have reached agreement to sign centre Amir Johnson to a five-year, $34 million deal, agent Kevin Bradbury tells Y! Sports. Twitter

Toronto Raptors, Free Agency, Amir Johnson