The Kermit Washington Story - Redemption 1 of 7

--Narrated by Forest Whitaker--

Watch the TRUE story of Kermit Washington's Life, from childhood to THE PUNCH (Rudy Tomjonavich) and ending up at his Philanthropy work in Kenya. He has done so much with The 6th Man Foundation, his charity in which support a community center and medical clinic in Nairobi, Kenya. Please help support by donations and purchasing items on ebay.

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[OrmEmber]

I saw the game where Kermit punched Rudy and almost killed him. There was no provocation. The crime isn't what Kermit did; a punk is a punk. The crime is that the NBA didn't ban him for life from basketball. Instead, he was transferred to another team. Nice statement there, NBA. Rudy went on to be one of the best coaches in history, Kermit deserved to be obscured in sports history. I heard him on radio last year, and he Never recognized what he did was wrong; he justified it instead!

[ProjectContactAfrica]

Let me ask you something. If you were in a brawl and someone from the other team runs up behind you, are you going to turn around and shake his hand? Your statement implies that Kermit meant to punch him to have the results it did. If you think that, then you are as ignorant as all other haters out there. Do you know Kermit? Have you met him on a personal level.. All i hear from you is i saw and i heard on the radio... I personally know him WELL and he has the kindest heart of all people I know

[Milordvega]

I don't think Rudy Tomjanovich likes this documentary,

[ProjectContactAfrica]

It is not about Rudy, why should he like or dislike it?

[mootime]

kermit seems sorry for what he did. He did go way over the line with what he did. If Rudy died im sure everything woulda been completely different. Kermit is a nice person from what it seems though. This isnt some ron artest in the stands story, its much more complicated than that.

[thechessstick]

@OrmEmber He is obviously a capital N.

[thechessstick]

This was a criminal action and I would bet you that no charges were filed simply because Kermy is black.

[thechessstick]

This was a hate crime. I hate racists!

[emsthegod]

@ProjectContactAfrica you dont understand sarcasm very well

[Survivor87]

Kermit Punched Rudy, what happened to Rudy was unfortunate, But do you realize guys throw punches all the time when these fights break out. Some connect, some don't, Kermits was all money and guess what, if you punch someone right in the nose with a fist, it's going to do heavy damage. People have held Kermit against the wall, why have we heard nothing about Kareems sucker punch of Kent Benson? He clocked him. and broke some face doing so. Kareem had a long healthy career after that.

[rooseguitar64]

@OrmEmber I was a ballboy for the Cleveland Cavaliers from 1974-1977. I had met Kermit and Rudy both on numerous occasions..they are both fine people, and this was an unfortunate incident. You have to take into account the "nature" of the game at that time. What most people forget is that the NBA had at that time "enforcers" on almost every team.. That was the culture..so you can blame Larry O'Brian as much as anyone else.

[twoface042]

ProjectContactAfrica is Kermit

[HyperU2]

It's funny when thugs act as thugs then need a movie to portray them as the victim of struggle.

[AHawkins25]

@OrmEmber Imagine how one moment, no matter how many good deeds you have done before and after, could change your life and how others portray you and receive death threats to you and your family?

[AHawkins25]

@OrmEmber Obviously it was a moment that he would like to have back and wish he never did it that. But its not like he's a bad person and this was an incident that changed his life and his harshest criticism was from the public and how he was being portrayed and receiving death threats as well. So the suspension was only part of the punishment, his judgement in the court of public opinion was the worst.