Rockets scout BJ Johnson dies in bike accident

Johnson was one of the longest-tenured members of the Rockets organization having worked in the basketball operations department since the 1994-95

Rockets scout Brent “BJ” Johnson died Thursday evening following a bicycle accident in Houston. Johnson was 65.

“He was riding his bike and hit a culvert,” Johnson’s wife Claudette said. “There was construction. They are thinking he fell forward and broke his neck because there was no blood.”

Per Houston Chronicle, Johnson was one of the longest-tenured members of the Rockets organization having worked in the basketball operations department since the 1994-95 championship season under former coach Rudy Tomjanovich and general manager Carroll Dawson.