Gerald Henderson
Gerald Henderson Sr. | |
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| Born | January 16, 1956 Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
| Occupation | Professional basketball player (retired) |
| Years active | 1979–1992 |
| Known for | NBA guard for Boston Celtics, Seattle SuperSonics, New York Knicks, Philadelphia 76ers, Milwaukee Bucks, Detroit Pistons, Houston Rockets |
Jerome McKinley "Gerald" Henderson Sr. (born January 16, 1956) is a retired American professional basketball athlete. As a versatile guard, he enjoyed a 13-season tenure in the NBA spanning from 1979 until 1992, representing the Boston Celtics, Seattle SuperSonics, New York Knicks, Philadelphia 76ers, Milwaukee Bucks, Detroit Pistons, and Houston Rockets. Henderson’s origins trace back to Richmond, Virginia, and he is an alumnus of Virginia Commonwealth University.
Henderson gained widespread recognition for his crucial interception of a pass from James Worthy and subsequent game-tying layup during Game 2 of the 1984 NBA Finals contested between the Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers. This pivotal play propelled Boston to an overtime triumph. Afterward, Henderson paid homage to announcer Johnny Most’s legendary narration of John Havlicek’s 1965 steal during his own significant moment.
In the autumn of 1984, Henderson was exchanged to Seattle in return for a first-round draft choice that the Celtics utilized to select Len Bias. Over the following three seasons, he suited up for the Knicks, 76ers, and Bucks before signing with the Pistons ahead of the 1989–90 campaign. During Game 4 of the 1990 NBA Finals, Henderson’s timely fast-break layup helped widen Detroit’s lead, playing a part in securing their championship title—his third NBA ring.
By 2006, Henderson and his spouse had established a real estate enterprise based in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania. Their son, Gerald Henderson Jr., entered the NBA through the 2009 NBA draft when selected by the Charlotte Bobcats, later competing across eight seasons with Charlotte, the Portland Trail Blazers, and the Philadelphia 76ers.
In 2012, Henderson earned induction into the prestigious Virginia Sports Hall of Fame and Museum.
Regular season
|- | align="left" | 1979–80 | align="left" | Boston | 76 || 2 || 14.0 || .500 || .333 || .690 || 1.1 || 1.9 || 0.6 || 0.2 || 6.2 |- | style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;" | 1980–81† | align="left" | Boston | 82 || 10 || 19.6 || .451 || .063 || .720 || 1.6 || 2.6 || 1.0 || 0.1 || 7.8 |- | align="left" | 1981–82 | align="left" | Boston | 82 || 31 || 22.5 || .501 || .167 || .727 || 1.9 || 3.1 || 1.0 || 0.1 || 10.2 |- | align="left" | 1982–83 | align="left" | Boston | 82 || 9 || 18.9 || .463 || .188 || .722 || 1.5 || 2.4 || 1.2 || 0.0 || 8.2 |- | style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;" | 1983–84† | align="left" | Boston | 78 || 78 || 26.8 || .524 || .351 || .768 || 1.9 || 3.8 || 1.5 || 0.2 || 11.6 |- | align="left" | 1984–85 | align="left" | Seattle | 79 || 78 || 33.5 || .479 || .237 || .780 || 2.4 || 7.1 || 1.8 || 0.1 || 13.4 |- | align="left" | 1985–86 | align="left" | Seattle | 82 || 82 || 31.3 || .482 || .346 || .830 || 2.3 || 5.9||1.7||0.1||13.1 |- | align="left" | 1986–87 | align="left" | Seattle | 6||6||25.8||.500||.000||.944||1.5||5.3||1.0||0.0||11.2 |- | align="left" | 1986–87 | align="left" | New York |68||53||27.8||.438||.257||.816||2.4||6..5||1..4||0..2||10..9 |- |- | align="left"|1987–88 NBA season |- |align=left |1987-88 New York Knicks season |- |6 |- |2 |- |11..5 |- |..357 |- |..500 |- |1..000 |- |1..7 |- |2..2 |- |..3 |- |..0 |- |- style=text-align:left; | 1987–88 NBA season | 1987-88 Philadelphia 76ers season | 69 | 3 | 20..8 | ..431 | ..421 | ..810 | 1..4 | 3..2 | 1..0 | 0..1 | 8..4 | |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- style=text-align:left; | 1988–89 NBA season | 1988-89 Philadelphia 76ers season | 65 | 0 | 15..2 | ..414 | ..308 | ..819 | 1..0 | 2..2 | 0..6 | 0..0 | 6..5 | |- |- | align="left"|1989–90 NBA season |- |align=left |1989-90 Milwaukee Bucks season |- |11 |- |0 |- |11..7 |- |..423 |- |..429 |- |1..000 |- |1..1 |- |1..2 |- |..7 |- |..0 |- |- style=text-align:left;background:#afe6ba; | 1989–90 NBA season† | 1989-90 Detroit Pistons season | 46 | 0 | 7..3 | ..506 | ..452 | ..769 | ..7 | 1..3 | ..2 | ..0 | ..2..3 | |- |- style=text-align:center; colspan=2; Career| 871| 364| 21..6| ..472| ..332| ..776| 1..7| 3..6| 1..1| ..1| 8..9 |}
Playoffs
| 1979–80 | Boston | 9 | – | 11.2 | .405 | .000 | .600 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 4.7 |
| 1980–81† | Boston | 16 | – | 14.3 | .477 | .000 | .833 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 5.8 |
| 1981–82 | Boston | 12 | – | 25.8 | .409 | .000 | .686 | 2.1 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 8.3 |
| 1982–83 | Boston | 7 | – | 26.7 | .412 | .000 | .857 | 2.0 | 4.4 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 10.9 |
| 1983–84† | Boston | 23* | – | 26.8 | .485 | .273 | .720 | 2.3 | 4.2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 12.5 |
| 1988–89 | Philadelphia | 3 | 0 | 23.0 | .400 | .286 | .333 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 8.0 |
| 1989–90† | Detroit | 8 | 0 | 2.4 | .200 | .000 | .000 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| 1990–91 | Detroit | 10 | 1 | 4.0 | .250 | .000 | .000 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Career | 88 | 1 | 17.8 | .443 | .156 | .697 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 7.2 | |
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- Where Are They Now?: Gerald Henderson
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