John StarksIf you were to look in the dictionary next to the word posterized, there would be a picture of John Starks throwing down on Horace Grant and Michael Jordan. A couple of weeks ago, I got up with the Knicks legend to talk about “The Dunk,” his comparison of Kevin Durant to Scottie Pippen and seeing Patrick Ewing Jr. in a New York uniform.
Dime: Tell me about “The Dunk.”
John Starks: I think that it was just like a signature play obviously – a stamp on my career – and how far I came to get to that point. And to be able to perform a feat like that, in the Garden, against the Chicago Bulls, over one of the greatest players ever in Michael Jordan, ya know, it was just a special moment.
Dime: I read something the other day that said you compared Kevin Durant to Scottie Pippen. Coming from Tulsa, how excited are you to have the Thunder in Oklahoma City?
Starks: Well I think it’s going to be an exciting time down there. It’s a great sports state – especially a football state – and now it’s turning into a basketball state. I think what happened to New Orleans last year, an unfortunate situation down in New Orleans, but it was kinda a blessing in disguise in a sense from the Oklahoma perspective that they got a chance to get an NBA team down there to show the League that, “Hey, we can support an NBA team no problem.” So they did a great job of showing the love for the New Orleans Hornets while they were there for a short period of time and the League took notice of that.
Dime: Looking at the Knicks roster in the preseason and seeing Patrick Ewing Jr. in a New York uniform, what does that mean to you having played with his father?
Starks: I think in life everything comes around full circle. I think just having him come and have an opportunity to try out for the team and play where he grew up and saw many a games and saw his father play, it must have been a great moment for him.
Dime: I heard you got involved with Slamball. Did you ever get on the trampoline?
Starks: Yea, I did get on the trampoline actually. Slamball was a lot of fun. I mean, those guys are very intense, and play a very aggressive game. It’s a mixture of football, hockey and basketball all rolled into one. It was just an incredible experience for me. I think the kids enjoy it. It’s a new way of playing basketball and a fun way.
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November 28th, 2008 at 3:15 pm
GEE...mobile says:
i know this has nothing to do with this article. so first off starks always been cool.
but AB or anyone else watchin the Gtown Tenn game has seen cameron tatum go nuts. and pimin is a freshmen!!! Hate that he did it on my squad but Tatum went wild!
November 28th, 2008 at 3:59 pm
BxBaller says:
Man, I was hoping for a longer article Dime, oh well.
Anyways, John Starks was/is definitely one of my favorite players of all-time. The dude was an example of what having heart was all about.
November 28th, 2008 at 4:10 pm
PWEEZY says:
starks is straight up awesome i remember routing for him and the knicks when they goes against bulls always had to back up the the underdogs
November 28th, 2008 at 4:13 pm
Aron says:
@BxBaller
What can you do? You’re always at the whim or the player how many questions you can get in.
November 28th, 2008 at 4:21 pm
Kermit the Washington says:
Meh…..
(bulls fan)
November 28th, 2008 at 6:25 pm
schoops says:
Grew up on the intense 90s knicks. starks was and will forever be my favorite player. dude made the most of his talent and played hard every night. awesome.
November 28th, 2008 at 6:40 pm
George W Kush Sr says:
The Dunk is one of the illest NBA Highlights of All-Time. You always see that clip. Sick.
November 28th, 2008 at 7:00 pm
dennis says:
sure would be nice to link the video of what your talking about. i havnt seen it before
November 28th, 2008 at 7:51 pm
s says:
Its also the biggest moving screen of all time - when Ewing pushes BJ on the pick! Check it.
Love dem Bulls…
November 28th, 2008 at 8:27 pm
Heaven Is A Playground says:
2 for 18. ouch.
November 28th, 2008 at 10:33 pm
Lee says:
Yeah .. that last Houston game kinda took the shine off his story … now if he made a few of those shots ….
November 29th, 2008 at 1:30 am
QQ says:
Except for the Glove, no one spits poison and talks trash like John Starks. Holla.
November 29th, 2008 at 2:18 am
SteveNash says:
anthony mason baby
November 29th, 2008 at 6:16 am
jonny taise says:
that article told me nothing.
November 29th, 2008 at 9:09 am
JOB33 says:
I nominate Starks for the greatest NBA mustache of all time! Bird who?
November 29th, 2008 at 10:38 am
justice says:
i still havent forgave this guy for that finals performance, you owe me a champioship
November 29th, 2008 at 12:55 pm
Top_Gun says:
Guess what, Jordan pulled a highlight dunk back on Starks right after that play. Everybody knows, Jordan always gets the last laugh, except with his wife.
November 29th, 2008 at 7:23 pm
doc says:
If Starks aint play for NY noone would care about the guy with MJs nuts forever imprinted on his forehead