It carries the aroma of urban legend, the aftertaste of impossible, the molecules of cartoonish streetball feats performed by Earl Manigault or Joe “The Destroyer” Hammond.

But there is footage, confirming every word. There are countless articles that captured what Bernard King meant in the moment, shielding the truth from nostalgia, revisionism and the shoddy hard drive in our heads.

Atlantis did exist:

“He’s the best scorer I’ve ever seen or played against,” Larry Bird said during his 1984-85 MVP season.