John Starks
Net Worth $25 Million USD
John Levell Starks born August 10, 1965 is a former American professional basketball player who gained fame while playing at shooting guard for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association in the 1990s. Starks was listed at 6'5" 1.96 m and 190 pounds 86 kg during his NBA playing career.
Starks was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma where he attended Tulsa Central High School. He bagged groceries for several years before playing basketball for several community colleges. He finished his collegiate career at Oklahoma State University. Although he was passed over in the draft, Starks worked his way into the NBA after stints in the Continental Basketball Association and the World Basketball League. He was eventually signed by the Golden State Warriors in 1988, but left in 1990 to try out for the New York Knicks. In one practice, he tried to dunk on Knicks center Patrick Ewing.
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