The Kermit Washington Story - Redemption 3 of 7

[rooseguitar64]

maurice Lucas was one of the dirtiest players brought over from the ABA..a great player yes...but dirty as hell

[GialloHorror]

Jabbar destroyed Benson, but I do think that was a sucker punch.

Kermit Washington's punch was not a sucker punch. Tomjonavich got his hands up so he saw it coming.

This was a GREAT piece on Kermit Washington. I didn't know anything about him, except for his infamous punch on Rudy T.

I feel bad for him. He was wrong, but shit man, a lot of NBA players have thrown punches and never got that kind of backlash

[TheSui707]

kareem abdul jabbar was awesome for that. That was a sick punch!

[rainbowkitty1000]

FUCK LARRY OBRIEN

[rainbowkitty1000]

DAMN I WISH I WAS AROUND THEN. I HAD NO IDEA BASKETBALL GOT SO VIOLENT, ITS LIKE 2 SPORTS N 1, BOXING AND BASKETBALL

[hefeng95]

grow up people, stop discriminating and insulting others.

[canibus123321]

see all these blacks cheap shoting people, pathetic

[mistamadscientist]

Let's take a look at the list, shall we?...........Bob Lanier, Willis Reed, Darryl Dawkins, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Wes Unseld, Jerry Lucas, Bill Walton, Nate Thurmond, Dave Cowens, Wilt Chamberlain, Zelmo Beaty, Walt Bellamy, Bob McAdoo, Elvin Hayes, Dave Debusschere, Artis Gilmore, Maurice Lucas, and on and on,..........Simply put: YOU DAMN RIGHT it was much more physical back then.

[elwin38]

@mistamadscientist something else, HALF THE PLAYERS IN THE NBA WERE HIGH IN THE 70's. not saying these players were, but there was a lot of weed smoking, cocaine sniffing players(black and white)back then! some were even shooting up and of course you had your share of alcoholics. i read the book, "Loose Balls" and some of the coaches, players, and mgmt said players started making more money and were able to afford more expensive drugs(like coke) and bought more weed than ever.

[GMoneyStillTippin420]

@elwin38 Did Cowens smoke Weed? The guys a little bit unusual and always seemed kinda a bit spacey haha. I mean its obvious Bill Walton and Kareems use of Cannabis is as legendary as their careers hahaha, but I been watching some Celtics interviews with Cowens and I can't help but think a guy who once slept on a pahk bench ova in the Commons and quit basketball to work as a taxi driver cuz he felt burnout, probably smoked a joint or two back then also he just talks soo slowly hahaha

[elwin38]

@mistamadscientist this problem spilled over into the 80's as contracts grew bigger, more players were making millions(in 1 yr instead of 5 or 10) and they could afford all these excesses and thats why the NBA has raised fines and increased suspensions. in the 70's it was huge to be fined 5 grand, then from the mid 80's on that was nothing. now these fines are in excess of $100,000!!! DAMN!

[threeby8887]

@mistamadscientist Even some of the guards like Calvin Murphy, Jerry Sloan, Norm Van Lier, and Ricky Sobers were highly physical players who did not mind fighting.

And that was just the NBA. The ABA might have been even more violent, with players like Gilmore, Maurice Lucas, Cliff Hagan, John Brisker, Neil Johnston, Warren Jabali, Wendell Ladner, and Jim Eakins.

[crimsontiderdotcom]

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[vivafuzzy]

Kermit was so handsome, he looks like Richard roundtree but even better looking.

[edscottable]

@vivafuzzy he was very handsome. his demeanor seems queer however. i wonder is that why he and his wife aren't together now. because otherwise he seems to be a very caring, and gentle person.

[garioldwin]

is that Bob Lanier at 6:28 ??

[threeby8887]

Yes, that is Bob Lanier karate-chopping Jim Eakins to the floor. And just prior to that is Rick Barry vs. Sidney Wicks.

[garioldwin]

thanks man for the info , if only there was some kind of a vid where there are all the fights from the 70's . it was the roughest era no doubt about it .

[TheAnomaly24]

Kareem doesn't play that bullshit. Lmao that boy got his ass introduced to the floor for that.

:D

[TheAnomaly24]

What he did was definitely wrong....but the Lakers shouldn't have traded a guy of his talent.

[jjosephdubya]

And Benson hit Kareem with a sucker elbow. So Kareem knocked him the F out

[npscotty]

LOL kareem knocked that white bull out

[MerkinMuffly]

LMAO, Kareem breaks his hand while sucker punching Benson, Bruce must be rolling over in the grave.

[bubbabubbabooba]

Benson made the big mistake of elbowing a person in the gut who had worked out with Bruce Lee.........

[canibus123321]

@bubbabubbabooba he sucker punched him, thats a pussy muslim move

[aforce82]

lol that was a nice sucker punch

[1pacfan]

HAHAHA DARYL DAWKINS CANT BOX

[garioldwin]

at 6:25 is that Rick Barry vs Paul Silas??

[FlipTrojan]

That dumbass Benson probably knew he wasn't worth the No. 1 overall pick that the Bucks had just spent on him and he wasn't going to come close to matching what the franchise's LAST No. 1 overall draft pick -- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar -- had already accomplished for them ... so, w/ this foreknowledge, he must've felt inclined to overcompensate on opening night and deliver a cheap shot.

Once Kurt's head hit the ground, that's when reality and the onslaught of his mediocre career most likely began.

[JamesColvent]

His name is Kent dumbass and get off black Kareem's nuts.

[FlipTrojan]

Sure, once you pull out of Kent's white ass. Ha, nothing funnier than a message board thug. Hey, at least that stiff Benson has one supporter, albeit a racist, dumb one;-)

[garioldwin]

filiptrojan youre an idiot and ignorant.

[FlipTrojan]

Sure, and you're a Rhodes scholar. Get off your sister and use a thesaurus next time you post.

[garioldwin]

actually Kareem first elbowed Benson,i saw it myself.

[FlipTrojan]

No need for the acrimony garioldwin. Just state that and I'll respect it. Your name calling hurts your credibility, though, like I'm talking w/ an intellectual douche who's making up stuff. And get off your sister! J/k ;-)

[lwmson]

That's not exactly true. There's a more extensive version of the fight featured on YouTube ("Kareem Abdul Jabbar punches Kent Benson"), and you can see that Jabbar ACCIDENTLY made contact w/Benson at first, but Benson DILBERATELY bows Jabbar in the stomach afterward.

[garioldwin]

lol i saw that clip and i dont know what are you smoking . jabbar smashed in kunnert on purpose with his body and elbow partly .

dont need to defend a racist jerk like jabbar .

[lwmson]

I happen to be a nonsmoker, and it's obvious that Benson flagarantly and maliciously bowed Jabbar. You just have a problem with a black player leveling out a white player in retaliation. You're the racist, not Jabbar.

[garioldwin]

i have no problem about black player leveling white , go watch "Kareem Abdul Jabbar punches Kent Benson" and if you dont see the Kareem's punch at 0:05 then youre an idiot .

as for jabbar , well its not my fault that he was constantly in his career in a fights and scrumbles against white guys ,accidentaly or not .

[AHawkins25]

@lwmson Kent Benson's coach at Indiana University was Bob Knight.

[threeby8887]

Dang...The NBA back in the '70s was like a combination of the NFL and NHL.