Before Alton King Jr.s $1.5 million home gained infamy as the scene of a bizarre honeybee assault on sheriffs deputies amid an eviction proceeding, it was the site of a posh fundraiser for then-gubernatorial hopeful Deval L. Patrick in 2006 and for countless pick-up basketball games since.
The full-sized basketball court that is the crown jewel of the grand home he built on Memery Lane was the lifeblood of the property in more ways than one. It also proved the root of Kings financial ruin at 80 years old.