John Starks

About John Starks

John Starks was a shooting guard who starred for the New York Knicks throughout the 1990s. He earned NBA All-Star honors in 1994, made the All-Defensive Second Team in 1992-93, and won the NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award in 1996-97. He became the Knicks' all-time leader in three-point field goals with 982. His autobiography, co-written with Dean Markowitz, was published in 2004.

In this interview

• Discusses his autobiography 'My Life' co-written with Dean Markowitz from Sports Publishing LLC
• Reflects on growing up in a single-parent home and finding his way
• Shares insights into his challenging childhood before reaching the NBA
• Talks about the path that led him to a successful basketball career

“Growing up as a young man and just trying to find his way. Growing up in single parent home raised by”— John Starks, in this interview

Since this interview

Starks has worked for the Knicks as an alumnus and fan development official and as a pre-and-post-game analyst on MSG Network. He owns John Starks Kia dealership in Jamaica, New York, and has continued hosting his annual celebrity golf tournament to benefit the John Starks Foundation, with the 20th edition held in 2015.