Bernard was a beast and if it wasn't for those knee problems cutting his career short he would definitely be among the greats, hope you get better soon.

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Originally posted 07:44 AM ET  03.24 by Keelee24

Bernard was a beast and if it wasn't for those knee problems cutting his career short he would definitely be among the greats, hope you get better soon.

Ditto!

God bless you Bernard. I just wished his career was longer because he was a force on the offensive end. Bernard had so many moves and was very quick for a big man. He had the outside as well as the inside moves. He can really light it up in any part of the floor. His high release jump shot was so smooth.

Someone please vote him into the hall.....
he had ten GREAT seasons amognst many injury plaqued ones

Excellent player and person, deserves to be in the HOF.

Bernard King- One of my all-time favorite players

One of the best players to ever come out of Brooklyn. In his rookie season, he set a New Jersey Franchise record for most points scored in a season (AS A ROOKIE!). He later surpased this mark again in the '83-84 season with 2,027 points in a single season.

As a Knick, King became the first player since 1964 to score at least 50 points in consecutive games.

His career scoring records are set with a ridiculous low ammount of games played; only 874. This guy was the best of the best. People feared playing Bernard King. Larry Bird often said he was one of the players that gave the Celtics the biggest problems.


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I am deeply disappointed that King gets over looked continuously in the eyes of HOF voters. It is a travesty!

deserves to be in the HOF

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Originally posted 07:44 AM ET  03.24 by Keelee24

Bernard was a beast and if it wasn't for those knee problems cutting his career short he would definitely be among the greats, hope you get better soon.

I concur...King is on my list of all-time greats.

Please get better Bernard, please get better.

He always gave the Pistons problems...especially Kelly Tripuka. Bernard used to light him up like a Fourth of July sparkler.

Best wishes B. King, Get better.....

One of the most unstoppable players I have ever seen. This guy DOMINATED and should have won the MVP the one year he had his best season. He will definitely be a HOFer.

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Originally posted 10:48 AM ET  03.24 by Da Gators

One of the most unstoppable players I have ever seen. This guy DOMINATED and should have won the MVP the one year he had his best season. He will definitely be a HOFer.

no doubt. I think he averaged 32 or 33 PPG that year.

Man it's crazy that he's not a HOFer, the guy was unstoppable when healthy and although he may not have had 15 great years his skills when healthy should be enough to get in.

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Originally posted 08:53 AM ET  03.24 by 718

I saw the game last night on MSG and I was shocked that Bernard got so big. He really looks out of shape so I'm not surprised to read this story.His health concerns now and in the past aside the man was an amazing player. I got to second all the previous commentors and say that injury really robbed him of what could have been an amazing career. Still had a great one but you wonder what could have been.

Agree!! If you saw King in his prime, it would be very difficult to see him now.

'But he said he was able to walk only 10 steps at a time, then had to take a two-minute rest. He repeated that pattern the entire walk home. The fall down the stairs, which cracked King's head open, may have been an earlier manifestation of the same problem.' - Does anyone else think that if they were in that situation they would think something was up? I mean he walked all the way home 10 steps at a time?! I'd be on the phone to the ambulance after the first five.. thank god for mobile phones.

Sad. Get well Bernard.

The good ole days watching the Knicks as Marv did his play by play. " King from the corner...YES"!!!!! Get well soon Bernard..

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Originally posted 12:26 PM ET  03.24 by Scottish-Baller

'But he said he was able to walk only 10 steps at a time, then had to take a two-minute rest. He repeated that pattern the entire walk home. The fall down the stairs, which cracked King's head open, may have been an earlier manifestation of the same problem.' - Does anyone else think that if they were in that situation they would think something was up? I mean he walked all the way home 10 steps at a time?! I'd be on the phone to the ambulance after the first five.. thank god for mobile phones.

Once an athlete...
His first response was probably a subconscious "c'mon baby...one more rep. one more". His first instinct was probably to tough it out and finish what he started. Sometimes the very attributes that make a person a great athlete undermine him in his everyday life. I would opine that a majority of the "found on floor" athletes were reluctant to call for help because of their lifelong auto-response to "suck it up...c'mon...one more!"

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Originally posted 01:05 PM ET  03.24 by BonusEruptus

Once an athlete...His first response was probably a subconscious "c'mon baby...one more rep. one more". His first instinct was probably to tough it out and finish what he started. Sometimes the very attributes that make a person a great athlete undermine him in his everyday life. I would opine that a majority of the "found on floor" athletes were reluctant to call for help because of their lifelong auto-response to "suck it up...c'mon...one more!"

very well put!