Joe Johnson joins Big3: ‘I’m still playing’

Always has been. Always will be.

That’s why the 17-year NBA veteran, who spent six of his best seasons with the Hawks, didn’t stay out of the game once his days in the league were over. Johnson has a team in Ice Cube’s Big3 League. The 3-on-3 league travels the country, with stops in different cities, over a 12-week season that culminates in a championship in September. The tour is at Atlanta’s State Farm Arena on Sunday for Week 3 of play.

“I’m still playing,” Johnson told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “I’d play at the Lifetime Fitness or rec center. It don’t matter. I just enjoy playing. I don’t take off from the game. It’s a love and passion I’ve developed from a young age and, to be…