John Starks

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Jr. Knicks Summer Camp: Borough of Manhattan Community College Session

John Starks Congratulates Evan Fournier on his 3-Point Record

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Allan Houston and John Starks Share Stories from the Knicks' 1999 NBA Finals Run

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En route to the Knicks’ eighth consecutive playoff appearance, John Starks proved his career was about a lot more than a single dunk. Always a deep threat, the team’s starting shooting guard became the first player in NBA history to splash more than 200 three-point field goals, finishing the season with 217.

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#NYK70 | 1995: John Starks: first NBA player with 200+ threes

Every Knicks fan can recall where he or she was when John Starks earned a legend’s status at the Garden with a single slam dunk. Starks, coming off an appearance at the 1992 Slam Dunk contest, took matters in his own hands in the waning seconds of Game Two of the conference finals against the Bulls, who were fast becoming the Knicks’ arch rivals.
Sensing a path to the basket from the right side, Starks dusted his defender, B.J. Armstrong, and was met at the rim by the begoggled Horace Grant. But Starks skied over him and avoided a streaking Michael Jordan, tomahawking the ball over both men with his left hand. One of the most iconic moments in Knicks history, the play was immortalized in a popular print that epitomized the idea of “posterizing” an opponent.

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#NYK70 | 1993: John Starks "The Dunk" -- The Poster

It’s safe to say John Starks did not follow the typical path from college stardom to the NBA. He bounced around several colleges in his home state of Oklahoma, and went undrafted in the 1988 draft.
Though he signed with the Golden State Warriors, his stint there was not long. The Knicks were next to give him a shot, but he injured his knee while trying to dunk on Patrick Ewing in practice. With New York obliged to hang onto the injured player, he earned another opportunity to make the club when his knee healed. This time he won the job as the team’s starting point guard. Starks would go on to become one of the Knicks’ most beloved players, thanks in large part to a certain dunk that he did successfully throw down.

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#NYK70 | 1990: Knicks Sign Free Agent John Starks

(1977) Knicks select guard Ray Williams from the University of Minnesota with the 10th overall pick in the NBA Draft.(1981) Knicks trade forward Mike Woodson to New Jersey in exchange for guard Mike Newlin.(1994) Knicks win first NBA Finals game since Game 5 of the 1973 NBA Finals, defeating the Rockets in Houston 91-83, behind the three-point shooting of John Starks (3-4 3P, 19 points) and Derek Harper (4-6 3P, 18 points).