The 25 Hardest Fouls in Basketball History

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From players getting kicked in the face to getting hit in the nuts, these are the 25 most brutal fouls in basketball history. And for number 25, one player puts the king's life in jeopardy.

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Holding opponents to 42%.

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Lebron.

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Inside, wrapped up by the shoulders by Valen Chudis.

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And Lebron says, I don't need help up.

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That is just the same as getting kicked in the Houston game.

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Dang, Lebron just watched his life flash before his eyes, which is almost as bad as number 24 The time Javel McGee nearly revealed Kaminga's hidden identity.

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Eyes advantage, kicks it out.

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Kaminga, 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. It's above the shoulders.

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Phew, that was a close one. But up next, Marcus Morris has Luca ready to throw punches.

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60% for the Clippers, 50% now for the Mavericks. Oh, a hard foul by Morris, and Donschitz up. He wants to go back at him. There's two things that are clear here.

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That's a flagrant foul, and Donschitz doesn't want to fire Marcus Morris Sr. You know it's serious when my man Boba gets involved, but there's a difference between losing your cool and losing your life. And in 2020, the world lost the Black Mamba, a loss that left the NBA world in shatters. Now, the last thing people could afford was also losing the bald mamba.

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For a moment, then Desumu's got it, hits the trailer, Caruso with a hard foul. On Grayson now, and as Caruso hits the deck.

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Well, you saw the foul with the left hand, the right hand after was the unnecessary part of it, right?

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Did you imagine a world without the Black Mamba and the bald mamba? Yeah, I couldn't either. But if you think that's bad, you haven't seen our 21st moment yet, because one foul turned Ja Morant into Ja Wick.

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As Grizzlies look to push Morant.

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Ooh, clothesline hard.

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It's just a problem when the player is up in the air and the contact takes place and then go back.

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Sheesh.

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Now I see why Ja loves the Second Amendment so much. Although, have you ever wondered what would happen if you combined basketball and hockey? Well, you don't have to wonder any longer.

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Blake, it's, oh my goodness!

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Blake in transition.

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A collision between Smith and Griffin.

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Geez, Bro made that personal. That said, you might want to close your eyes for our next moment. Bobby Portis is about to take another man's clothes off.

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

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Hey, yo, dawgs. Thank goodness it was only a headband, and not anything more. Now, I thought I'd never be happy to see a man's headband come off. But I also never expected Ron Artest to get ejected in the game's final 25 seconds.

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A straight home loss to start this series, evident by Ron Artest's actions with...

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Man, I only got one word for Ron Artest. Stupid. Yet, I'm not sure which is worse, that last moment or this.
A karate kick to the face? Bro's been watching way too much Jackie Chan. Meanwhile, Isaiah Thomas must have been watching his fair share of Rock.

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On the field for Kevin Lough tonight from anywhere. On the floor, Andrew Wiggins just took a shot to the face.

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Andrew drives it past JR Smith, Jay Crowder. He's trying to take a charge and Isaiah Thomas just clubs him right in the face.

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If I was down 30, I'd be getting frustrated too. But Draymond Green is always frustrated, especially when his season is on the line. And in 2021, the Warriors found themselves in extremely critical condition. It was the first round of the playing tournament, and the rules were simple. Beat the Lakers and clinch the 7-C. Lose and they could miss the playoffs all together. That's when Draymond said, screw it.

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James running the floor. Pass to Caruso.

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Back to James and he's fouled. Draymond Green would not let him get a layup.

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And James goes down, holding his head.

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But I think he just said something about trouble seen.