The NBA was pretty loaded during the era Bernard King played and, unfortunately, that’s allowed his legacy to get overshadowed a bit. The four-time NBA All-Star is being inducted into the Naismith Hall of Fame this year, however, so it’s time some of the newer basketball fans familiarize themselves with the living legend.
The Brooklyn native played 14 seasons in the NBA spanning from 1977 through an ill-advised 1992-93 campaign with the New Jersey Nets, posting career averages of 22.5 points and 5.8 rebounds while shooting better than 50 percent from the field. The 6'7 forward’s best years came in the mid-80s, earning two First Team All-NBA honors and leading the league in scoring with 32.9 points per contest during his 1984-85 season with the New York Knicks.
He’s probably most famous for the time he dropped 50 on back-to-back nights, though, in January of 1984. And, thanks to the NBA’s YouTube account, ever bucket that happened is now available for our viewing consumption.
He could score a bit, huh?