Complex sentence: Lee Willie Johnson (born 16 June 1957) is a retired American basketball player who played four years at East Texas State University, before being drafted by the Houston Rockets in the 1979 NBA Draft.
Split into simpler sentences: Lee Willie Johnson (born 16 June 1957) is a retired American professional basketball player. Johnson played college basketball for four years at East Texas State University, before being drafted by the Houston Rockets in the 1979 NBA Draft.