Kermit Washington Punch Nearly Killed

During a 1977 NBA game, American basketball player Kermit Washington punched Houston Rockets forward Rudy Tomjanovich during an on-court fight. The blow fractured Tomjanovich's skull and caused injuries so severe that Tomjanovich later said he could taste spinal fluid leaking into his mouth. Tomjanovich survived, but the punch became one of the most infamous acts of violence in NBA history.

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