He is notable for holding a VFL/AFL record by playing in preliminary finals for seven consecutive years (along with teammates John Blakey, Wayne Carey, Mick Martyn, Corey McKernan & Craig Sholl) from his debut year in 1994 to 2000.

On 19 February 2015, Australian media reported that King was being investigated by police about successful bets he made predicting the winner of the 2014 AFL Rising Star award.

[3] On 14 January 2019, King was fined for fleeing the scene of a car crash and drink driving in Melbourne in October 2018.

King was driving his grey Nissan X-Trail at 12.10am on 3 October when he crashed into a stationary taxi at Southbank.

Police later arrested King nearby at Crown Casino, after which he blew a blood alcohol reading of 0.10—twice the legal limit—fined $1200, had his licence suspended for 10 months, and had an interlock device fitted to his car.