Nets star Joe Johnson named conference player of the week
The National Basketball Association announced today that Brooklyn Nets guard Joe Johnson has been named Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played Monday, Mar. 17 through Sunday, Mar. 23. It marks the first time this season a Nets player has captured the honor.
This is the seventh NBA Player of the Week honor of Johnson’s career and his first as a member of the Nets. He previously earned the distinction six times as a member of the Atlanta Hawks, most recently for the week of Mar. 19-25, 2012.