In 1987, he received a lifetime suspension from the NBA for his cocaine use.
Johnson was 53 when he received a mandatory life sentence in 2008 after he was found guilty of sexual assault on an 8-year-old girl
The former NBA star was serving the life sentence at Santa Rosa Correctional Institution in Milton, Florida when an undisclosed illness led to his death.
The mortuary said Johnson will be buried at Weirsdale (Florida) Community Cemetery on Saturday.
