There are often a few dust-ups during sporting events, but, for the most part, order typically gets restored before anything too crazy happens. But not all the time.
When trash-talking turns into flailing elbows and legs and, finally, to full on fisticuffs, that’s when fans know that players are legit out for each other’s heads, doing anything they can to knock out an opponent.
And while the NBA hasn’t had as many brawls as, say, the MLB, the craziest fights in NBA history are still a reminder that some players are as good at swinging punches as they are at droppin’ dimes.