Fond memories of Jo Jo White

The death of Celtic All-Star guard Jo Jo White Tuesday at age 71 from complications due to dementia and pneumonia, less than three years after he was belatedly voted into the Hall of Fame, brought on a flood of memories.

White possessed an accurate hanging jumper that was almost a double-pump shot squeezed off as he was coming down, just after he had reached the apex of his leap. The slightly-delayed release of his unique trademark shot seemed to take defenders by surprise, allowing him an edge to get his deadly shot off.

Jo Jo was a physical fitness buff who still holds the Celtic franchise record for consecutive games played at 488. Even in 1987, six years retired from the NBA at nearly age…