This is How Stupid John Starks Is

Undrafted New York Knicks folk hero, John Starks wasn’t known as the brightest light in The Garden.

But according to Don Nelson, the guard was as smart as a bag of rocks.

One faithful night while coaching the Knicks during the lockout-shortened 1995-96 season, Nellie witnessed an interaction between a fan and Starks that made him immediately want to trade the beloved half-wit.

As the story goes, a fan innocently went up to Starks after a game and asked him to sign a pennant for his brother who is an even bigger Knicks fan than himself.

The fan said his brother’s name was Marc…with a “C” and to make the autograph out to him. Upon getting the pennant back, sure enough, it had Stark’s autograph on it. But it was made out to Cark…with a “C”😑

Word has it, whenever Nellie told this story, he would always preface it with “this is how stupid John Starks is.”

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