King... of the A-Holes

Last Saturday, Mike and Buffe143 went to the Nets v Knicks game at Madison Square Garden.  At some point, Bernard King must have come up, either in an old highlight reel, in conversation with Mike or maybe even in person at the Garden.  Because on her site, Buffe143 wrote "Booooooooo Bernard King!!! Hate him!!"

For those that don't know, Bernard King is one of the NBA's great all time scorers and one of the best players of the 1980s.  To my knowledge, Bernard was not known to raise much controversy off the court like today's players.  But little did I know that King has an ego to match his name.

After questioning her hatred for King, Buffe143 - who works in the hospitality industry - gave a very politically correct answer.  She simply said there as an incident while checking him in a while back.  Some of Buffe143's old co-workers weren't quite as cryptic in the comments they added to the conversation.  Still days later people are adding their own Bernard King-in-the-hotel horror stories on topics including wife beating, the infamous "do you know who I am?!?!?" statement, fear of making room deliveries alone and even something about transvestite hookers.

Bernard King was never my favorite player, but I remember watching him in the mid-80s with the Knicks, and toward the end of his career with the Nets.  Never would I have guessed that he was such a jerk.  That was the most eye opening comment thread I've ever seen.