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Bernard King
Bernard King was a magnificent scorer, who has seen both highs and lows in his career. King started his career with New York Nets later known as the New Jersey Nets.
King made history by becoming the first player since 1964 to score at least 50 points in consecutive games. King’s fortunes changed in 1980-81 season with the Golden State Warriors where he won the title of NBA’s Comeback Player of the year with an average of 21.9 PPG after having played just 19 games the season before with the Utah Jazz. King won the scoring title with the Knicks during the 1984-85 season and looked like he was the hottest player in the NBA.
King eventually recovered from the injury, but sat out the entire 1985-86 season and all but the last six games of the 1986-87 season. King ended his career with 19,655 points in 874 games and an average of 22.5 PPG.
After King’s professional career he took up some part-time jobs like broadcaster and commentator.
