What are the Fabulous Fights and Brawls in NBA History

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He was definitely not someone you wanted to piss off. Brad Miller obviously didn’t get the memo when he ticked off The Diesel in this game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Chicago Bulls. Luckily, Shaq’s haymaker missed its target and Brad Miller survived. Who knows what sort of damage would have been done if O’Neal had connected?

Reggie Miller Pisses Off Michael Jordan
Michael Jordan is widely considered the greatest basketball player of all time. Reggie Miller, an all-time great in his own right, is widely considered the greatest trash-talker and was known for getting under his opponent’s skin. This is what happens when these two meet up in the playoffs.

Maurice Lucas Boxes Darryl Dawkins
This is just a classic fist-fight between two hard, old-school dudes. Watch Maurice Lucas and Darryl Dawkins throw up their dukes and partake in a little fist-to-cuffs. Oh, this was also Game Two of the 1977 NBA Finals.

Charles Barkley And Shaq Roll Around
Before they were all buddy-buddy every Thursday on TNT, Shaq and Sir Charles were heated competitors. Both all-stars were known for…how do I put this…their slightly heavier frames. This was certainly not a lightweight, high-flying match.

Robert Horry Is Clutch, In A Whole New Way
Robert Horry has earned the nickname “Big Shot Bob” because of his penchant for making huge baskets when they count the most. On this occasion, Horry still saved the day, but it wasn’t by scoring any points. Instead, he hip-checked Steve Nash into the boards like a hockey player before the end of Game Four of the Spurs’ playoff series against the Phoenix Suns. This resulted in a bench-clearing brawl that resulted in suspensions for some of the Suns’ most valuable players. The Spurs went on to win the series, arguably as a result of Horry’s actions.

Doug Christie Lands An Uppercut On Rick Fox
This fight occurred during the final game of the 2002 pre-season. The Lakers and Kings met in a heated Western Conference Finals matchup the previous year and there was obviously still some bad blood between the two squads. Watch as Rick Fox and Doug Christie go at it, then the rest of the squads get involved.

Chris Childs Puts Kobe In His Place
Believe it or not, Kobe had a reputation as a brat early on in his career. He walked around with a better-than-everyone attitude and, most of the time, could live up to that. New York Knicks backup point guard Chris Childs, however, did not care much for Kobe’s attitude. Watch as Childs lands a fantastic two-punch combo on the pre-Mamba.

Carmelo Anthony Hit And Run
In the midst of an enormous bench-clearing brawl between the Denver Nuggets and New York Knicks, Carmelo Anthony pulled off one of the worst fighting moments in NBA history. The then-Denver Nugget reached in, connected a blow to Jarred Jeffries’s jaw, and then backtracked faster than Usain Bolt running the 100- meter dash. Coincidentally, Melo would end up a Knick within months.

Dr.J Vs. Larry Bird
Brawls are fun to watch, we all agree on that. They’re even more fun when it involves two of the greatest players in the history of the game. In this case, the Sixers were playing the Celtics on November ninth, 1984. Celtics superstar Larry Bird had 42 points on 72% shooting. Meanwhile, Sixers legend Julius Erving had six total points on three-for-13 shooting. If I were Dr.J, I’d be pretty frustrated too!

Kevin McHale Takes Out Kurt Rambis
The Lakers and Celtics are one of the most storied rivalries in NBA history. The 1984 Finals, which pitted the two teams against one another, was arguably their peak of competitiveness. It came to a boiling point when Kevin McHale took out Kurt Rambis while he was attempting a layup. In today’s day, this would be a 35-game suspension and an enormous fine, but back then it was just a good, hard playoff foul.

The Kermit Washington Punch
On December 9, 1977, the Los Angeles Lakers were playing the Houston Rockets when a brawl broke out. In the midst of the action, Lakers forward Kermit Washington landed a devastating blow right to Rudy Tomjanovich’s face, shattering his jaw and face and causing life-threatening injuries. Rudy was sidelined for five months following the melee.

Knicks Vs. Heat
This one is a two-parter. During the final minutes of Game Five of the 1997 Eastern Conference Semi-Finals, the New York Knicks were facing the Miami Heat and tempers began to flare. Heat forward PJ Brown and Knicks guard Charlie Ward got into an altercation that caused both teams to get involved.

The very next year, in the final seconds of Game Four of the Heat-Knicks playoff series, the two teams went at it again. This time, things escalated even more. The catalysts this time around were Alonzo Mourning and Larry Johnson, but soon, everyone got involved. Keep an eye on Jeff Van Gundy riding Alonzo’s leg like a Merry-Go-Round.

The Malice At The Palace
Its a common thing for players to get heated and end up fighting with one another. It’s another thing when the players start taking on the paying audience attending the event. This was absolutely the largest and most devastating brawl in NBA history. It all started with a small scuffle between the Detroit Pistons’ Ben Wallace and the Indiana Pacers’ Ron Artest (two tough guys in their own rights). Ron, a hot head by nature, was acting surprisingly calm and non-confrontational about the ordeal. That all came to a screeching halt when someone threw a beer directly at him. Ron snapped and dashed right into the crowd, swinging at anyone he could set his eyes on. Soon, the benches were cleared and there was chaos everywhere. Numerous fines, suspensions, and even lawsuits were handed down following this disaster.

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