Forged on the Fort Hamilton playgrounds of Brooklyn and at Tennessee, King scored 1,909 points as a Nets rookie in 1977–78. Utah got only a glimpse — 19 games in 1979–80 — before trading him to Golden State, where the climb resumed. With the Knicks came back-to-back 50-point games in 1984, 60 on Christmas Day, and the 1984–85 scoring title at 32.9 a game.
No NBA player had ever returned to form from the kind of knee injury he suffered in 1985 — torn ligaments, torn cartilage, a fractured femur. King rebuilt alone, away from the cameras, and by 1991 was averaging 28.4 points for Washington at age 34, an All-Star once more. The Hall of Fame called in 2013.
HOW HE CAME & WENTNew Jersey traded him to Utah in 1979 after his off-court troubles. The single season that followed, the franchise's first in Salt Lake City, was the low point of his life, and the Jazz traded him to Golden State that summer.
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| SEASON | TEAM | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979–80 | UTA | 19 | 22.1 | 9.3 | 4.6 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | .518 | — | .540 |
| JAZZ TOTAL | 1 SEASON | 19 | 22.1 | 9.3 | 4.6 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | .518 | — | .540 |
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