The Most Shocking Player-Coach Fights in NBA History

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These are the times NBA players started fighting their own coaches.

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Oh, and Cussins just pushed the coach of the Chicago Bulls.

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And first, Darvin Ham didn't challenge a wrong call, so LeBron James went berserk.

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James comes from behind and knocks it away. He's saying it was touched last by Denver.
Darvin Ham, not going to challenge it though, and LeBron really infuriated.

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At least he controlled himself better than Marcus Morris, because he was already fuming over a foul. And when Jeff Hornacek didn't back him up, Morris flipped out.

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Well, Marcus Morris, very unhappy, and really having a hard time of calming down him and Jeff Hornacek getting into it.

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But Giannis Anzacupo sent threats. See, a Bucs assistant coach said something so wild that Giannis lost it.

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He did confrontation on the bench with some of the Bucs and their coaching staff.

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But for Ron Artest, it was bigger than basketball. See, Artest's problems with Indiana security turned him into a ticking time bomb.

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I'm gonna fight back here.

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But even coaches lose control. I mean, Greg Foster was so heated, he turned his own team into enemies.

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Uh-oh, Foster, that's Greg Foster.

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He's talking to one of the players.

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Feelings a little bit frayed on the edges.

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Fighting your own squad is wild, but this next coach got handsy with two of the toughest players the league has ever seen.

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Oh, and Custis just pushed the coach of the Chicago Bulls.

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Coach had to be brave for that one, and so was Coach Spoelstra when he stepped to the flash. See, Spoelstra disrespected Dwayne Wade until he lost his cool.

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Eric Spoelstra unhappy with all of that, obviously, and this was the confrontation verbally in that final time out, and we showed you a little bit of it. You see, Dwayne circles back. This was one time out ago.

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Wade separated himself from the drama, unlike John Collins, because one Bulls' assistant coach crossed the line, so Collins fought back.

**JR Smith** (2:03)
Collins just needs to walk away.

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Oh, my.

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Back out, back out.

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It escalated in a hurry.

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But Rajon Rondo's words did more, because Rick Carlisle yelled at Rondo like he was a child.

**Rajon Rondo** (2:19)
Obviously, that one particular game, in my mind, I'm manipulating the game. So I know Dirk has it, he had a couple of buckets on one side of the floor, so I try to flip the plate to the other side. And that's where Rick was like, what the f*** are you doing? I'm like, my man, this is Demi Garnett. Okay, you go out, two players on one side of the floor, let's go opposite side, we're going to get an easier bucket for Dirk.
And he starts stomping this s*** like that on the floor. And as a man, it's like, bro, you're disrespectful, my man. Like, I'm a champion at the same time. You know, I give you a lot of respect, I came here out and say s***. And then for you to come at me, like I'm a young player, rookie, that knows what the f*** he's talking about, or what he's doing, or how to manage a game, that's disrespectful.

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He is just telling him, sit your you-know-what down.

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And those words not only sent him to the bench, but the Mavs shut down Rondo's season by telling the world a lie.

**Rajon Rondo** (3:06)
So what happened in Dallas that season that year, I had a call with Donnie L. Nelson, Rick Carlisle, Duff, and they're like, Rick doesn't want to coach you anymore.
So we're gonna say your back is hurt and you're done playing.
I said, oh, hey, well, it. And I shot the Miami.

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Some hate for a star point guard is one thing, but stepping up to Kobe got deadly. In the 2012-13 season, Mike Brown was expected to coach Kobe and Dwight Howard to history. But after an 0-3 start, the Mamba gave his coach the death stare.

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Boy, the look of Kobe. That's determination and disappointment.

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I think all rolled into one.

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Those eyes meant something, because Brown was fired the next day. The Mamba dropped his ass quick, but Jeff Van Gundy proved that he was ride or die. See, the rivalry between the Knicks and the Miami Heat turned into one of the biggest showdowns ever, because the clash between Alonzo Mourning and Larry Johnson had Van Gundy holding on for dear life.