Who are the 25 dirtiest players in NBA history? That's a question that's hard to answer because "dirty" is such a hard thing to define. Different people consider "dirty" in different ways.
Let me start this off by saying that dirty is not bad. If you want a list of the league's dirtiest players it's going to look very similar to a list of its best defensive players. Great defense is knowing how to get away with being dirty.
Some players have a reputation for being "dirty" because of a single hard foul or cheap shot but otherwise weren't necessarily dirty players. A perfect example of this is Kermit Washington and his infamous punch of Rudy Tomjanovich.
The punch was delivered in the middle of a brawl with Tomjanovich running at Washington.
Washington had already been punched by Kevin Kunnert and retaliated by punching Kunnert. Tomjanovich was rushing in to make peace. From Washington's perspective though, he was in a fight and Tomjanovich is running at him and so he throws a punch. It's a reasonable defensive action in the midst of a brawl.
However, the replays of the event didn't show the scuffle that led up to ...
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The 25 Dirtiest NBA Players in League History
May 8th, 2012 by Kelly Scaletta Leave a reply »
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