Dangerous Play: The Most Extreme Flagrant Fouls in NBA History

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The NBA is full of crazy fouls, like getting an elbow to the face, getting your ribs broken, or getting kicked in the nuts. These are the wildest fouls in NBA history. And first, Amon Thompson tried to take Giannis' head off.

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And a hard foul.

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It felt like he got caught in the mid Thompson with the no dunk rule.

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But fouls from Draymond Green are even scary, because Kawhi Leonard already had a cracked face when he got snatched out the air.

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Leonard downhill, a whistle and a foul. That's going to go against Draymond, who two of them exchanging words through the mask.

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But Karras LaVert was blindsided, because he ran into a brick wall.

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Didn't have enough room left on that drive. Crushing screen on LaVert, who is down and hurts.

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Yeah, that doesn't look good.

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His soul left his body, but Lamello Ball saw his career flash before his eyes.

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Lamello Ball, and it's a blocking foul.

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And Lamello took a very tough fall.

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Took the foul, and then, Ouch.

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Right on that hit, that hit pointer.

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He was on a crash landing, and so was Gary Payton II, because Dylan Brooks sent GP2 headfirst into a broken arm.

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Right down the middle, he's fouled hard.
And Payton is in pain. He's grabbing the left arm. Brooks got there late with the swipe, and he clunked him on the side of the head.

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And the awkward landing at the end.

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I thought Sir Ron Lewis said it was that.

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They've got two of the best one on one.

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Oh, look out, look out, look out.

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And James, is now late here, and LeBron is stepping away from any.

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Alternation, Miami Heat with the four-point lead.

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Man, that's a flavor foul right there.

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That's crazy. That's ridiculous how much contact there was there. They have to call a flavor foul.

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But Michael Jordan also got violent. See, he had his feet all over Chris Mullin when he scraped his face off.
Yeah, two points is not that serious, MJ, but this next player flipped out, literally. Look, the Knicks Heat rivalry got so heated, PJ Brown hung Charlie Ward by his feet.

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PJ Brown throws Charlie Ward, watch out.
This one's going to get really ugly. PJ Brown tricked Charlie Ward up and threw him into the photographer's row.

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Into that next level of thinking that Kobe Bryant has, and Isaiah Thomas has fully embraced it as O'Leary gets called for a foul, and O'Brien goes after him.

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O'Brien goes right out of the rim, and we have an all-out scrum here at Horizon Center.

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Nuggets have five on four, and Jokic, oh no!

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Extenuating circumstances, perhaps, but Jokic returning the favor.

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It's called retaliation. When you hit me, don't turn around, because I'm swinging. Don't turn around. You're either going to take it in front or take it in the back. I have no problem with what the joker did. I actually like it as a big guy.

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There's nothing scarier than being at the mercy of another man. Just ask Josh Hart, because an elbow had him gushing.

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Hart on the cut.

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Feed from Bronson.

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Boy, Hart, and down is Brown and Hart. Oh, man.

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With so much blood drawn, they're certainly going to look at that foul.

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The splatter is all over his uniform.

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Kicks it out for Minga.

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He's knocked down a couple of threes.

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Great ball fake, and he got collared by McGee.

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I don't think there was anything intentional, but that's flagrant.

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It's above the shoulders.

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That's nothing but air. He'll get serenaded. Look at this pass to KCB. Oh, look out.
Look out. Portis got Caldwell-Poe, but you saw the headband fly there, and he was in midair and about to throw it down.

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But cheap shots get even more violent. See, Derrick Fischer lined Luis Scola up for the punish.

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Tonight, he and Brooks have...

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Oh, what a shot by Fischer right in the face of Scola.

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So much, but you see it right there. He saw him coming, and there was a message in that.

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15 points.

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All bucks turned over for Viliya Stova.

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Nothing there.

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Look at this play right now.