http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/basketb...en.31805b4.html</p> <span class="vitstorybody"><span class="vitstorybody"> <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Retiring No. 6: The Spurs have made plans to retire the No. 6 jersey worn by point guard Avery Johnson during his 10 seasons with the club at some point this season, though details of the retirement ceremony have yet to be finalized.</p> Johnson is entering his third season as head coach of the Dallas Mavericks, so the ceremony likely will take place either when the Mavericks play the Spurs at AT&T Center on Dec. 5 or on Feb. 28.</p> Johnson is the Spurs' all-time assists leader, with 4,474. He also ranks No. 5 in games played (644), No. 7 in points scored (6,486) and No. 5 in steals (712).</p> It was Johnson's jump shot in the waning seconds of Game 5 of the 1999 NBA Finals that clinched the Spurs' first NBA championship.</div></p> Never knew he meant that much to that franchise.</p> </span></span></p>
