Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Bernard King (born December 4, 1956 in Brooklyn, New York) is a retired American professional basketball player at the small forward position in the NBA. He played all or part of 14 seasons with the New Jersey Nets (1977–1979, 1992-93), Utah Jazz (1979-80), Golden State Warriors, (1981–1982), New York Knicks (1982–1987), and the Washington Bullets (1987–1991). Description above from the Wikipedia article Bernard King, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.