The NBA Scoring Machine Who Did The Impossible — Then Lost His Place In New York | BERNARD KING

50 points on Friday, 50 on Saturday. 2 years later: 7 points and an ovation. How does a man come back from an injury nobody had returned from? Bernard King grew up in the Fort Greene projects of Brooklyn, starred at Tennessee and became the 7th pick of the 1977 draft. He bounced from the Nets to Utah, where he was suspended, then rebuilt himself at Golden State and came home to the Knicks in 1982. In 1984 the players of the league voted him their most valuable man ahead of Larry Bird. This is a story of a stone game face invented in a cramped apartment to beat the pain. Arrests, a suspension with no return date and alcohol dependency nearly ended him before he was 24. Then came 100 points in 48 hours, a playoff war with Boston and Cedric Maxwell, and a single landing in Kansas City in 1985. The Knicks drafted Patrick Ewing and, after his return, let King go without a trade. 2 years alone in an empty gym, and what a rebuilt knee did next in Washington. Hoops Rebels — true stories of the players who wouldn't play along. Subscribe: @HoopsRebels Hoops Rebels is an independent channel and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by the NBA, the ABA or any team. #BernardKing #NBA #HoopsRebels TIMECODES 00:00 — The Players Picked Him Over Bird 02:59 — Brooklyn Bet on Albert, Not Bernard 06:34 — Anonymous Letters, Then the Handcuffs 09:27 — Suspended With No Return Date 11:09 — Bernard King Plays for His Life 12:46 — King Comes Home, Brother Against Brother 14:49 — 100 Points in 48 Hours 17:12 — The Handshake King Refused to Give 19:30 — 60 on Christmas, Then a Fateful Landing 21:25 — 2 Years Alone for 7 Points 23:41 — Washington's Gamble on Bernard King 25:46 — The Shouting Match That Closed the Door