[This is a long feature article mainly about St. Louis Hawks’ owner Ben Kerner. So, I’ll keep my comments brief. Kerner, though mostly forgotten today, was one of the NBA’s true pioneers and a man with a plan. Make that, lots of plans. And boundless energy. Wrote Leonard Koppett in the book 24 Second to Shoot: “Kerner was flamboyant, noisy, liable to lo…
