13. Kermit Washington Breaks Rudy Tomjanovich’s Face
In easily the goriest brawl in NBA history, Los Angeles Lakers big man Kermit Washington nearly killed Rudy Tomjanovich as the Houston Rockets forward attempted to break up a scuffle. The punch fractured Tomjanovich’s skull, leaving him unconscious in a pool of blood. “I have seen many people with far less serious injuries not make it,” said the doctor who repaired the future head coach’s skull.