Washington punches Tomjanovich - ESPN Video
On Dec. 9, 1977, a scuffle broke out during the Lakers-Rockets game. When Kermit Washington was hit, he reacted by punching Rudy Tomjanovich in the face.
The punch: When NBA's Rudy Tomjanovich & Kermit Washington …
2020年5月8日 · New York — NBA Commissioner Larry O’Brien levied one of the stiffest penalties in sports history Monday, fining Kermit Washington $10,000 and suspending the Los Angeles Lakers forward for at least 60 days for punching Houston’s Rudy Tomjanovich last week.
The Punch : Tomjanovich and Washington Both Still Feel the Pain …
1985年1月28日 · On the night of Dec. 9, 1977, the Houston Rocket forward had suffered a fractured skull, broken jaw, broken nose, other facial injuries and leakage of spinal fluid when he was struck by the fist of...
Kermit Washington - Wikipedia
Kermit Alan Washington (born September 17, 1951) is an American former professional basketball player. Washington is best remembered for punching opposing player Rudy Tomjanovich during an on-court fight in 1977. [1] Washington was not a highly coveted player coming out of high school.
Decades after The Punch: Rudy Tomjanovich reaches pinnacle as Kermit ...
2020年4月10日 · “It was a sucker punch.” The punishment. In December 1977, NBA Commissioner Larry O’Brien suspended Kermit Washington for 60 days and fined him $10,000 for hitting Rudy Tomjanovich. “The stringent penalty reflects the severity of Washington’s actions on the court,” O’Brien declared.
Washington details the events that led to the infamous punch to ...
2024年7月7日 · Most people concluded that Washington was in the wrong for what he did because it was a sucker punch. Kermit argued that he did not mean to hurt Rudy because another Rockets player provoked him, and Tomjanovich was in the line of fire.
The NBA Fight That Nearly Killed A Future Coaching Legend And
2023年2月16日 · That was when bruising power forward Kermit Washington, then playing for the Los Angeles Lakers, sucker-punched high-scoring Houston Rockets star Rudy Tomjanovich, nearly killing the man who would later become an even bigger name as a coach and lead the Rockets to two NBA championships.
AP WAS THERE: Washington’s punch shatters Tomjanovich’s face
2021年12月16日 · Kermit Washington of the Los Angeles Lakers leveled Rudy Tomjanovich of the Houston Rockets during a scuffle. Washington, saw Tomjanovich approach out of the corner of his eye, turned and threw a nasty right that shattered Tomjanovich’s face and nearly killed him.
The Punch: How An Infamous Moment In Houston ... - Houston …
2017年12月8日 · Lakers forward Kermit Washington (upper right) punches Rockets forward Rudy Tomjanovich during a fight that broke out in a game between the two teams on Dec. 9, 1977.
How One Punch Changed Professional Sports - ABC News
2002年12月9日 · Kermit Washington, 26, grew up in inner-city Washington, D.C., and was a power forward for the Los Angeles Lakers, playing alongside star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Rudy Tomjanovich, 29, from blue collar Detroit, was an All-Star forward for the Houston Rockets. On Dec. 9, 1977, the two men's lives collided.