1988-89 Fleer #116 Bernard King
About Bernard King
By the time Fleer's 1988-89 set caught Bernard King in Bullets colors, collectors were watching one of basketball's great comeback stories unfold. Half of Tennessee's famed "Ernie and Bernie Show" with Ernie Grunfeld, King went seventh overall to the Nets in 1977 and blossomed into a ferocious scoring small forward: four All-Star selections, four All-NBA teams, a 60-point Christmas Day eruption in 1984, and the 1984-85 scoring title at 32.9 points per game with the Knicks. A shredded right knee in March 1985 nearly ended everything, but King rebuilt himself in Washington — 20.7 a game in 1988-89 behind his famous "game face" — and in 1991 became the first player to return from a torn ACL and make an All-Star team. He retired in 1993 with 19,655 points (22.5 per game) and entered the Naismith Hall of Fame in 2013. Card #116 is a veteran issue, not a rookie card.
Sources: Wikipedia · Basketball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1-6 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 324 | 53 | 164 | 86 | 9 | 12 | 0 |
| SGC | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Snapshot 2026-08-18. Half-grades fold down (8.5→8). The graders do not break out the stickers, so sticker pages carry no table.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1988-89 Fleer Bernard King card?
It is card #116 of the 132-card 1988-89 Fleer Basketball base set, picturing Bernard King with the Washington Bullets.
How many cards are in the 1988-89 Fleer Basketball set?
132 base cards - 119 players ordered by team, the All-Star subset #120-131 and a checklist - plus the 11-card Super Star Sticker insert, for 143 cards in a master run. There are no variations; three backs carry uncorrected errors (#20, #26, #100).
Sources: Trading Card Database, Cardboard Connection, the PSA price guide, Basketball-Reference, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, PSA & SGC population reports. Card data compiled and maintained by T206Cards.com. Page last updated 2026-08-19.