The NBA is known for having the roughest athletes in the world. I wouldn’t say that they necessarily have the toughest though. Mainly a bunch of do-rag wearing, corn-row sportin’, tattoo laced thugs that can jump out of the gym. It amazes me, with how much weed these guys are smoking, that they can still run up and down the court. I mean, it honestly seems like every time I flip the TV on and watch sportscenter (which is every night), some player from the NBA has either gotten a DUI, was involved in a shooting at some bar, or has been bending a girl over the back of a chair in Denver. Yes, Kobe, I am talking about you.

So who wouldn’t think that there would be a few good fights/brawls when you get a bunch of them together with million dollar contracts on the line? But not even that, these guys have more pride than Oprah when she found out about fen-phen. These guys do not want to be humiliated in front of thousands of screaming fans. And when they are, it can lead into some of the most entertaining scenes ever. Who knows, they might even go after a fan or two…

Take a look at the top 5 NBA fights of all time:

5- Shawn Bradley getting body slammed- This one was a bench clearing brawl, but the best part about it, is watching a 7’6″ man being picked up and tossed to the ground.

4- WNBA Shock vs Galaxy- We know, we know. How can you include a WNBA fight in this list? Well, the list is most memorable brawls and this certainly fits that description. It featured the league’s top player, Candace Parker.

3- Kermit Washington and Rudy Tomjonavich- An absolute accident of a brawl. Who will ever forget the punch, that damaged facial structure, from Kermit Washington to Rudy Tomjonavich, who was only trying to break up the fight. To this day Kermit Washington still feels bad for the blow he gave to Tomjonavich.

2- Larry Bird and Bill Laimbeer- This fight started all thanks to that dork of a player, Bill Laimbeer. Larry Bird faked his man and was going up for a layup when Laimbeer completely tackled Bird to the floor. Bird wasn’t about to put up with that as he got up and started throwing punches while he was straddling Laimbeer. After being separated, you would think they were finished, but Larry bird picks up the basketball and decides to throw it at Laimbeer’s head. Truly a fight to remember.

1- Ron Artest and the Detroit Pistons, and Fans- This one goes down in the books as the all-time greatest. After a hard foul to big man Ben Wallace, Artest is attacked by Wallace, and tries to stay out of it. After both teams clear their benches and a brawl starts, Artest decides to lay down on the scorers table to act like he is relaxing and implying that not even big Ben Wallace can intimidate him. While laying on the bench, a fan tossed a beer at him. That was the icing on the cake for artest. He jumped to his feet, rushed into the crowd and took out the beer tosser. Honestly, have you ever seen a player try to take on a whole arena? Don’t put anything past Ron Artest. The day he entered the league he was a thug and the day he leaves will be the same.