Bernard King

About Bernard King

4-time NBA All-Star and 2-time All-NBA First Team selection recognized for his long arms, rapid release, and uncanny ability to score. His career, which stretched from 1977 to 1991 with a brief comeback in 1993, is best noted for his tenure with the New York Knicks.

Bernard King is a retired American professional basketball player as a small striker with the National Basketball Association. He played 14 seasons with the New Jersey Nets, Utah Jazz, Golden State Warriors, New York Knicks and Washington Bullets. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Fame Hall on September 8, 2013. His younger brother, Albert, also played in the NBA during his career.

High school	Fort Hamilton (Brooklyn, New York)
College	Tennessee (1974–1977)
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 7 in
Listed weight	205 lb
Born	December 4, 1956, Brooklyn, New York
NBA draft	1977 / Round: 1 / Pick: 7, New York Nets

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Trivia

He set a New Jersey Nets record in the 1977-1978 season for the most points scored by a rookie.

Bernard King before fame

After three years of college basketball at the University of Tennessee, he was selected seventh overall in the NBA draft in 1977.

Achievement of Bernard King

During the 1977-1978 season, he set a New Jersey Nets record for the most points scored by a rookie.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$2 Million

Bernard King family life

Albert, his younger brother, played guard and forward in the NBA for nine years. He is the father of a daughter named Amina, who he married Shana Taylor.

Associations of Bernard King

In the 1977 NBA Draft, he was selected one spot ahead of center Jack Sikma.

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