Chapter 38 King

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"...I met Ah Gan during the warm-up before the home opener of the 1981-1982 season. At that time, he was still a high school student, and in October, he was the hottest basketball figure in San Francisco. The game was Warriors versus Jazz, with just over 7000 spectators, the box office was dismal.

Sermonde brought Ah Gan to the game, saying he had questions to ask. A few of us really wanted to teach the guy a lesson, you know, putting the hotshot in his place is a tradition on the court, we've all been taught lessons like that.

Al assigned Larry and me to clear up his questions, and we exchanged looks. We both understood and were ready to show him the ropes.

Then... it's hard to describe the specifics, but from that season on, Larry Smith's performance on the court never reached his rookie season's level again. I think he might have been hit hard, haha."

————2017, extract from Bernard King's autobiography "Game Face".