Bernard King - Explosive

[Hayezb88]

Okay. This music is epic.

Who is it?

[frankmaiorana66]

At the end of 90-91 his back began to bother him and he missed some games at the end. 91-92 he had cartilage removed from the surgically repaired knee. He then got waived in 92-93, got picked up by Jersey. His relationship at the end with Washington was contentious at best. Bernard was proud to a fault and they wanted to bring in younger players.

[esTebanLRD]

what happen in 1991-1992 before he average 28 points in last season?please?why didñ nt play in 91-92 season?

[helmet959]

@esTebanLRD another knee injury i believe. so bad that he had to retire.

[scroogey94]

I Actually Enjoyed The Song And Video I Might Add.

[FootballRob2010]

what a horrible song for this highlight reel, good god

[obi1482]

great music...

[rusoope]

i bet the only who dislike this video s just angry cause nba aint started yet, like me :C

[CLewey44]

If he stayed healthy, Ewing and King would have a ring or 2 I honestly think. In 88 or 89 when Boston was all but done, the Lakers were practically done, Detroit was right there in it, and Chicago was NOT there yet. I think between the LA/Boston era and the Chicago era it would have been NY instead of Detroit.

King had the heart of a champion he just wasn't lucky enough to be at the right place at the right time and those damn injuries.

Should still be HOFer. Top 50? Maybe but prob. not.

[CanvassBlack]

I love Denise Williams but you need an uptempo song for this vid. A song using the word king is another option.

[CanvassBlack]

I love Denise Williams but you need an uptempo song for this vid. A song using the word king is another option.

[hillbillyvol]

Bernard King was a scoring machine.

[BIGDAWGBAZEMORE]

THERE IS NO TELLING HOW DOMINATE THIS GUY COULD HAVE BEEN IF NOT FOR ALL THE KNEE INJURIES.

[danielkobybryant]

I dont understand why the knicks dont retire the jersey of bernard king

[tellthetruthg]

King and AD , Barkely the most amazing men at scoring . Always guarded by much bigger men they had nights when no one could stop them Hell teams couldn't stop them.

[najeenixonnixon]

I wonda if that dunk that he did at 1:40 help trigga his injury. Afterall, he did land on his knee.

[CLewey44]

@najeenixonnixon The Nets uniform was actually his last year in 93. He got injured in like 85 or 86.

[najeenixonnixon]

Oh ok but that was one nasty fall.

[rotishack]

Never got a chance to see him play at his prime but it seems there is a purity and fundamental soundness to his game that is timeless (baseline 10 ft jumpers, up and unders, pull up mid-range jumpers). So sad to see that injury too... how heartbreaking.

[jackdav34]

His series against DET in 1984 (5 games) was one of the greatest playoff performances ever. He averaged 42 points a game.

[pretorious700]

great old school song

[bjroberts65]

King King.

[BigdogH201]

No offense to Willis Reed or Ewing..but King is the greatest NY Knick of all-time!!! Period!!!

[mtj8]

@travellinman321 I agree Bernard was an amazing force before the injury but if he hadn't blown it out they would never have gotten Ewing cause their record wouldn't have been nearly as bad to get that 1st pick in the Lottery.

[amoore05359]

I'm so upset he is not in the hall of fame I'm a knicks fan and I never heard of this guy til I played nba streets 3 and watched his highlights on espn classics when I was in high school then and wondered why he's not in the hall of fame

[master82565]

bernard king is legend he played for knicks in 8o s but that knicks is not good like in 90s. king maybe never have a nba title but he is good player . if bernard played in celtics or lakers he could have a 4 or 5 nba rings but he played for basketball not for rings.

[emmettk]

When this guy was on, he was as unstoppable as Jordan (minus the highlight-reel dunks, of course.). He didn't have the all around game some of the best-ever had, but offensively, he could hang with anybody. If he hadn't blown out his knee in his prime, everyone would know about him and he wouldn't be so underrated.

[scottd0676]

This guy was silky smooth.



[miamigreyhound]

very lame song

[bjroberts65]

@miamigreyhound.... Dude you fucking kidding me this is fuckin CLASSIC Denise Williams Joint right hear son. Fuck you talkin bout!!!!

[jzbass72]

The quickest release I've ever seen on a player and the greatest game face of any player in any sport. Mount Everest would've become an anthill when he glared at it.

[TinQuasimodo]

@jzbass72 quickest release ever was Abdul-Rauf's jumper.

[illVeritas]

It makes me sick that Kobe broke his record for most points in the Garden.

[throwback0669]

airjordanxiv youre right about that . . bernard king was a beast on the hardcourt back in the and his skill set was sick and surely hed dominate in any area of the games greatest. michael ray richardson aka sugar was nasty too. if people arent familiar with these guys go check it for yourself the difference was their careers were a highlight film no joke

[Hemakus]

cool video, lame song. Bernard King was The Man, and for the people who've never heard of him: shame on you, how dare you call yourself a basketball fan.

[airjordanxiv]

It's a shame he doesn't get the props he deserves. B. King was a monster.

[wwill999576]

Bklyns finest, hows he not in the hall a fame?????

[togonumber]

most people HAVE NOT HEARD ABOUT THIS GUY BECAUSE THE NBA WAS NOWHERE COMMERCIALLY WHERE IT'S AT TODAY..................

[gunsareforkids]

just proves injures are the biggest bitch there is in all sports no matter the talent they can kill you cause king was beast

[miamigreyhound]

I nwas at that game against the laker and they also had kareem on that team. a one man fastbreak super dynamite KING

[ballisticbliss]

I remember seeing him when he was with the Warriors and witnessed him personally destroy the Lakers and Magic one night. He was as a good an open court player as there ever was.

[loepower]

Love your videos but your music selections leave alot to be desired!

[juliojgr19]

@loepower At least for a video about the 80's (the golden age of basketball) I think it's better a music a little "naif" than another boring and always repeated as the usual hip hop.

[WilkyMay609]

@loepower  You're not kidding,

[knjohnsonel]

"With the Boom ping ping, basline jumper like Bernard King"

[Survivor87]

Awesome vid, very old school style like they did in the 80's full of slow mo, class, and smooth R&B

[tellthetruthg]

If they kept score by how many defenders he scored on at the same time he'd be the best ever. The dude shot nothin but net. You talk about a tuff as nails player it's BK. I don't know how many games I saw him in I just know he was one of the best ever. when he was at GS and I saw Barry, he was almost as good.Barry one of the original 50 best ever, all round but BK was more exciting.

[tellthetruthg]

If they kept score by how many defenders he scored on at the same time he'd be the best ever. The dude shot nothin but net. You talk about a tuff as nails player it's BK

[LinJapanese]

BK set the standard for todays profession basketball... give this guy a 30 for 30 or beyond the glory...

[bluegoose555]

magic johnson.....a misnomer of epic proportions if there ever was one.. a 6'8" crybaby bozo.. who got away with murder.. carrying the ball... travelling etc... all hype. Bernard was "Magic" in the true sense of the word..Larry Bird is the ONLY player I could honeslty rank in the same class period (as far as offensive genius)..no 3 point shot rubbish...no 5 1/2 steps (like the so called magic johnson) BK was a silent achiever..grace incarnate...a gentleman...the Phoenix Suns?..who cares?

[torea30]

this guy was a sensational player. definitely a scorer. should be in hall.

[jkthaballa]

he deserve hall of fame he had 11 seasons with over 20 points a game. he has over 19k points for a career. he should have had more than 4 allstar apperance they wasnt looking at his craft dude only had 2 bad seasons really not counting his injury year when he only played 6 games.. he last year he had 7.points per game. the year before that 28 points per game this dude was a beast and he will get his due only why it's gonna be alittle longer is cause of no championships

[statedevils321]

if bernard had the exposure that players get today, he would be remembered as one of the all time great scorers to play the game. he reminds me alot of carmelo. too bad he gets no respect from anyone these days.

[86pimp3]

Bernard King could definitely have played with Magic. He would have been deadly on the break. Marques Johnson could have played with Magic too, People forget he was a run/jump athlete too and shot 55% from the field a couple years.

[PeekaPeep]

Aside from Worthy, this is really the only guy I could truly see running the break and finishing off Magic's passes with that kind of efficiency. Didn't King almost shoot 60% from the field in one season??? Sickening, lol. Knicks should've just let him play out the rest of his career with them. My opinion, of course.

;-)

[beriflor]

very few players in nba history have the mixture of uncanny speed, strength, agility, lift, and touch to be as explosive as king was, baylor, erving, wade, thompson, arazin and jordan were all in this class, arazin is the only player i ever saw whose jump shots even from 30 feet was not just a pure line drive it was actually thrown in a downward slope, that will give you an idea of his lift, and remember the guy was white, he led the nba a couple of times in scoring, hit for 88 in college, vill.

[lordbooty]

KING was unstoppable. I know he was injured for a couple seasons but he should be in the Hall Of Fame! He proved he could it against ANYONE long enough for my vote. We all know he would have the numbers if he weren't injured. It's not like he would've been suddenly mediocre. He could score on anyone, anytime. I saw it!

[easyscore]

Greatest open court player and finisher ever!

Saw him destroy the Lakers with Magic when he was with the Warrioirs in the late 80's

[miamigreyhound]

plangley 33 well put. I saw him play in early 80's in Oakland live at the Colusium Arena and he was just tremendous. So fast and such a killer in the paint with his deft moves to the hoop. Blistering fast break closer with the power of a hurricane. THE MAN

[JoCrane14]

King is not in the HOF?!?! Terrible. He was freakin awesome

[GeniusesneedLOVEtoo]

@JoCrane14 Yea his Career was just too short Unfortunately. Injuries suck

[dwayne2005]

Another example would be Oscar Robertson. He was around .500 for all his seasons with the Royals. He seemed to pick up some of the slack for a subpar front court until he had Kareem backing him up in Milwaukee.

[mookeychase0907]

Excellent track for my man Bernard "Black Butterfly" Thanx.

P.S. I loved the soundtrack for his Bklyn homey Vinnie "Micro" Johnson too. Nobody got joints like you V.Peace

[plangley33]

What an arsenal of offensive moves!

What a game face!

What a tremendous player to watch!

[killswitch880]

word

[aitraining]

The greatest offensive player the New York Knicks ever had. Period. He was unbelieveable before he got hurt.

[ballisticbliss]

Great open court player and finisher. Should be in the HOF. The knee injury turned him into mush and shortened a great career

[fran49242]

yes this guy was a scoring machine! Injury was what did him in.

[clh2192]

He's part of the Mt. Rushmore of NBA what if's of the 80's- Michael Ray Richardson, Len Bias, Bernard King and Ron Harper. You can throw in Ben Wilson and Lloyd Daniels

[clh2192]

Dwayne2005... Following your logic there are a lot overrated players in the Hall Of Fame-Gale Sayres, Dick Butkus, Ernie Banks, Earl Cambell, OJ Simpson, Nolan Ryan, Dan Marino... I'm from NY, and didn't sweat him when he played for the Knicks, but I saw him WAX (!!!) Dr. J in the Garden! Outscored him, out rebounded him... The guy was a beast. You've never seen him play have you?

[BlueRul]

There is only one King and his name is Bernard no Lebron.

[imsljr420]

i thought his name was don

[Loni123]

Amen to that

Would have been up there with Jordan Magic And BIrd if he was given more time in the league.

[AlphaSun31]

Bernard King overrated huh. Name one player who has ever played who coud stop him. Way to quick for the Power Forwards and Centers. Way to strong for the small forwards and 2 guards. He had Larry Johnsons body on a 6'9" frame. The man was unstoppable. He is basketballs Bo Jackson. The greatest physical specimen and pure talent to ever lace um up. But a injury killed his career.

[king587711]

i have a bernard king ft hamilton hs jersey

he was definitely a great player

[dwayne2005]

King's best season was 47 wins. He was on several notorious teams, including the Knicks of 1984-85. He may have averaged 33ppg that season, and he may have been injured after 55 games, but his team went 24 wins. New York just needed something to be excited about. He was not one of the greats, but he was a 'star'.

[Paniro123]

What more do you want him to do? He wasn't the GM...the Knicks failed him. Then they traded him away as soon as they got Patrick. That wouldve been a formidable duo and it wouldve been tremendous as soon as Mark Jackson and Charles Oakley joined the team.

[dwayne2005]

If the Knicks GM failed him, then so did every other GM in the league who failed to see his talents and sign him to a strong team. He probably would have scored 12-15 ppg on a later Knicks lineup. Even Larry Johnson's role was significantly downgraded once he joined the Knicks at small forward.

[Paniro123]

He wouldnt have been there long enough to play for the low scoring Knicks. He wasnt gonna play past 1992. The reason Larry was scoring so low was because his own injuries limited him and he could no longer play the way he did in Charlotte and keeping the score low was the Knicks style of play at the time. There is a team you forgot though..the 84 Knicks when King singlehandidly beat the Pistons and took the Celtics to 7 games all alone. The Lakers would also take the Celtics to 7 and lose.

[dwayne2005]

Yeah, I'm kind of retracting my statements about that. Likewise, I don't believe a single player (such as Jordan) could be responsible for the success of a team as King couldn't be held responsible for all those poor teams he played on. Basketball games on average wind up being within about 10% of the overall score, and just 1 bad team mate could change fortunes dramatically. It also largely depends on healthy teams and good coaches and management.

[Esquire212]

Those STATS are true, but the Knicks were atrocious beyond the record. Didn't have a real point guard. Ewing didn't get there until after the injury. Cartwright was hurt that entire time King was. No one could even handle the ball except Rory Sparrow. It was a total mess. The entire front line had injuries the entire time Bernard was a Knick. They should not have given up on him so soon in '87, though. He would've complimented Ewing perfectly. Knicks were/are a joke in the front office.

[DeezNuggets13]

My top 5 all time favorite players. Benard King, Pippen, Magic, Olajuwon, Worthy

[Larry08Luv]

he remind me of this kid named larry mcleod out of highlandpark michigan the kid could flat out play theshit was crazy!!!!!!!!

[Nigger115]

he scored 50 wit two broken thumbs

[elemdn41]

and a 102 degree fever. amazing

[pplof2day]

Bernard King ballin' to the sounds of Deniece Williams? Don't get much better y'all.

[WardJu1]

Nard was a bad boy he was untouchable in the paint

[liljuve13]

most underrated player

[juvserr]

King was a monster - he said once he didn't even need to look at the basket when he shot, he could always tell where the basket was by just looking at the baseline, and it showed - check out 2:28 for a quintessential King shot, he only needed half a second to get the shot off, and shot from behind his ear so impossible to block - if he hadn't injured his achilles he would already be in the HOF - he'll get in eventually, however anyone who saw him know he was an all time great - a thing of beauty

[abm0817]

the reason hes not in the HOF has nothing to do with his achilles , writers say he was nothing more than a selfish gunner whos numbers were inflated because of the stlye they played in new york, add to that he did not play any defense

[juvserr]

OH PLEASE - elgin baylor, adrian dantley, david thompson, alex english - gunners who played no defense are all over the hall of fame - king played in an era of small forwards (english, dantley, mark aguirre) so he has been lost in the shuffle -if Dantley, who NEVER played defense and was a complete gunner is in the HOF, than King, who was an MVP candidate with NY definitely deserves to be in....

[abm0817]

hey i agree with you that benard king belongs in the HOF with that said elgin baylor was 10x the player king was so that was a bad example....

[raygordon]

I wouldn't go that far, but he did lack defense.

He singlehandedly took Boston to seven games in 1984. Also a study showed that the "triple double" led to a .500 record, while a 40-point scorer won like .750.

Every position on the court is a shooting position. King was great.

[sheba021]

So, a guy who tore up his knee trying to block a shot did not play any defense eh? Interesting.

[abm0817]

your going off one play dumbass

[noahawk07]

Most underrated player ever and SHOULD be in the NBA Hall of Fame NOW.

People need to consider that he never had a supporting cast and had to carry every team he was on. His play against Detroit and Boston in the '84 playoffs is in league with Jordan, Byrd, Chamberlain or Oscar.

[bluegoose555]

Offense is the best defense

[pavement66]

yeah, just ask Mike D'antoni

[AFEEF93]

@bluegoose555 tell that to the Phoenix Suns

[bronzeweavil]

any stat-freaks correct me if i'm wrong, but wasn't he averaging about 45 pts a game going into the '84 all-star game, a few weeks before wrecking his knee? I know he finished with a 32 pt.avg in 55 games, but i just seem to remember that he was on a roll no one had seen since Chamberlain, although I was only about 9 yrs old at the time.

[bluegoose555]

I'm 54..I think Nardo and Bird are the only two on

the planet that may have sunk more hoops than I (kidding..

not really). I'm no stats freak.. if memory serves BK consistently averaged 66% from the field with usually 2 guys on him) and high 90% line. Todays players (so-called) even taking 5 steps and 3 pointers (how sad) honestly don't even rate. Didn't BK once hit 60+ seasons last game? taking the scoring title off David Thompsons earlier evenings high 40s ?( both going in at 32.6ppg?)

[bluegoose555]

Anyway, ran out of space...the above are aproximations..it been many years..someone please correct me with the real facts. Suffice to say that Bernard was incomparable. It often seemed the ball went through the net right off the floor. Larry Bird is the "ONLY" one that comes to mind who was in the same "magical realm". Both very inspirational. I honestly cant watch the boneheads of today..its tragic that the Hollywood Hype has changed a once fun Game (with heart&soul) into so boring a Business

[raygordon]

I would say Michael Ray Richardson was the better player, and he was King's teammate during a lot of this. Richardson played until age 45 or so in Italy.

Those knicks were fun to watch, but King's defense was nonexistent. Just a gunner, but a brilliant one.

[juvserr]

oh please, Bernard King is an all time player, one of the greatest pure scorers who ever played - with his back to the basket, the man was virturally unstopable - I saw him score 50 points in back to back games - Michael Ray was a good, big point guard, but he was no bernard king..

[raygordon]

Richardson was strung out on drugs at the time. King only had a minor cocaine problem at best.

Richardson played in Italy until age 44. In 1981, he was thought to be what Michael Jordan eventually became. Never seen a better raw talent than Richardson, except maybe for Erving, Johnson, or....King.

What an era. Cheap tickets too! Saw these guys LIVE a lot at MSG as I grew up in NYC.

[Larry08Luv]

michael ray never played with benard king he played with his brother albert king with newjersy nets............

[mxb125]

Bernard was possibly the most underated player of all time...he was unstoppable, literally...fg pct. was incredible...talking to ex players, they all admit that noone wanted to gaurd him.....if he had two seven foot hall of famers starting with him his whole career, he would have won as many rings as Bird, he had average guys like Marvin Webster and Truck Robinson instead!!

[daofdarkness]

What is the name of the song

[juneynupe]

Black Butterfly by Deniece Willians

[WiltatKansas]

Most underrated NBA player of all-time.

[tellthetruthg]

@WiltatKansas one of the most underrated for sure. GSW fan compared to Mully I'd argue with you

[tellthetruthg]

@WiltatKansas one of the most underrated for sure. GSW fan compared to Mully I'd argue with you. Hey they are both from NY

[libertatus]

@WiltatKansas Certainly the most underappreciated player in NBA history.

[makeitrocklikeitrolz]

Black Butterfly - by Denise...(her name escapes me...I thinks its Williams). Let's hope the 2009 Hall of Fame selection committee honors this man. He's was brilliant.

[daofdarkness]

What is the name of this song

[DunkManPR]

its sad to think of some of the players that could have been some of the greatest ever but were cut short by injuries or off the court problems. we will never kno how good they were gonna be in their prime. im talking about players like, bernard king, michael ray richardson, grant hill and len bias.

[rmillspa]

2 quick and explosive, even with

bad knees

[henhao1972]

The garden was magic back then and noone had a quicker release than the king! wicked jump shot . Didnt get up as high as Jordan but nobody including Jordon had a quicker release than #30 !

[fedefertil777]

because of the gentleman ,i became a Bullet back in 90-91.

BRING REAL NBA BACK please!

great video.period

[NDMike]

Dr. J states that Bernard King was the best player he played against. College, NBA and Playground Legend Bernard King!

[AkiMega]

"hard to find like a Bernard King jersey!"

[fedefertil777]

oh my God...a Bullets jersey

[OmniscientVirtuosity]

He's like what T-Mac was in Orlando. Explosive scorer with great moves to the basket. Could drop 50 on you anytime anywhere. Just didn't have enough talent around him to get a chip. Just like McGrady. What a shame.

[WiltatKansas]

Explosive is the word. The most explosive scorer of all time in my eyes. Don't forget he came back to be All-Star!!! after a hard injure.

[juneynupe]

Very, very well done. Benard is one of the all-time greats. He was a real joy to watch while in a Knick uniform. I'll never forget the back-to-back 50 point games or the five game series against Detroit.

[clat1]

King was a lot meaner than these videos show

[blakmak36]

B.King was and still is one of the best hoopers all-time.

[wisdometernal]

I loved B. King as a kid. He was ALWAYS the hardest working man on the floor; powerful, smart, explosive, and aggressive. I HATE the way the Knicks WASTED his career and never gave him the team he needed to be the best they could be. They just put everything on his back and expected him to do it all. Same thing they did to Ewing. Thats why Im glad they suck now lol. They deserve it!

[Sephirothx777x]

what a beast!5/5