Bender Jonathan

American basketball power forward who played for the Indiana Pacers (1999-2006) and New York Knicks (2009-2010) in the National Basketball Association (NBA). After playing 78 games for the Pacers in 2001, knee injuries limited him to a combined 76 games over the next four seasons. He played 25 games for the Knicks in 2009 before his retirement. Bender currently coaches in the greater Houston area with a private coaching service. Bender invented the JB Intensive Trainer, a resistance training device, that strengthened his knees. Sales of the device began in July 2013. Two years after Hurricane Katrina, he founded the nonprofit Jonathan Bender Foundation in New Orleans. Link to Wikipedia biography Read less