The 10 Craziest Fights In NBA History
As expected emotions and tensions are flying high during this year's NBA playoffs. In the Eastern Conference, the Indiana Pacers are facing off with the Miami Heat, while the San Antonio Spurs face the Memphis Grizzlies in the West. Before we get to the Championship series, VIBE brings you 10 of the craziest NBA Fights and brawls. Guess which player and team ended up on our list multiple times.
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Chicago Bulls vs Indiana Pacers - 1993
We've seen how Reggie Miller can be a nuisance to multiple players, coaches and even spectators. However, he's rarely bothered by insults from any of the mentioned parties. But Reggie Miller literally pushed his limits with Michael Jordan. The end result of the fight: one technical foul and two ejections.
See who got tossed from the game by clicking the link below.
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Chicago Bulls vs New York Knicks - 1994
NBA Commissioner David Stern watched as this bench clearing brawl between the Knicks and Bulls took place several feet in front of him. The NY Knicks Derek Harper and Bulls Jojo English began tussling and it lead to an ALL out rumble that involved coaches and facility security. The end result of the fight: a whole lot of fouls, fines and a few ejections.
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Larry Bird vs Julius "Dr.J" Erving 1984
As the two Hall of Famers jostled for position, it got a little out of hand when Larry Bird hit the deck. The sharp shooter took objection to Dr. J 's nudge and the war began. Blows were thrown, people were put into headlocks.
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Kobe Bryant vs Chris Childs 2000
There's no concrete reason why these went at it but the usual culprit for NBA fights is trash-talking. The fight quickly escalated after Bryant elbowed Childs. The NY Knicks point guard didn't take kindly to the blows and threw two jabs of his own.
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Shaquille O'Neal vs. Charles Barkley 1999
The two TNT NBA analyst who now work together were at odds one point in their professional careers. The Big Aristotle and Sir Charles threw down after Barkley launched a basketball aimed straight for the Big Diesel's dome.
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Charles Barkley vs Charles Oakley - 1996
The Charleses went at it throwing a barrage of hay-makers at each other. Sir Charles Barkley didn't appreciate Oak throwing him to the ground and the pushing, shoving and boxing began. The end result of the fight: both players got ejected.
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Charles Barkley vs Bill Laimbeer 1989
It seems like Charles Barkley might've been in the wrong sport. The under-sized power forward finds himself on our list for the third time. This time he took on Detriot Pistons's Bad Boy hit man Bill Laimbeer.
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Alonzo Mourning vs Larry Johnson 1998
Tempers flared out of control as former teammates Alonzo Mouring and Larry Johnson began exchanging punches in the final seconds of the eastern conference finals. The fight got so out of hand that when NY Knick's coach Jeff Van Gundy tried to intervene he ended up taking a few blows himself (ouch).
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NY Knicks vs Denver Nuggets - 2006
An unnecessary hard foul lead to a full on-court brawl that lead to Carmelo Anthony delivering the punch heard around the world to unbeknownst player Jared Jefferies. The end result: seven players (Carmelo, JR Smith, and Nate Robinson to name a few) were suspended a combined 47 games without pay (yikes!).
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Indiana Pacers vs Detroit Pistons 2004 aka
Malice at the Palace
In one of the worst fights every documented in the NBA. This brawl went from on the court to off the court and spilled into the stands when Ron Artest was struck by a cup thrown by Piston fans. In one of the ugliest days in NBA history, fans and NBA players fought. The chaos led to the name of the infamous fight as the Malice at the Palace. The end result of the brawl: 146 games worth of suspensions that totaled $11million dollars in lost salary by players. [videoembed size="full_width" alignment="center"][/videoembed]
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