Dirtiest Players in NBA History
NBA players all have different approaches to the game of basketball. It just so happens that these guys have a little more of an "aggressive" approach than a lot of other players.Dirtiest Play: Tackling Larry Bird in the 1987 Eastern Conference Finals
He is one of Dirtiest Players in NBA ever.
Draymond Jamal Green Sr. is an American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association. Dirtiest Play: Kicking multiple players (most notably Steven Adams) in their private areas
Dirtiest Play: Nudging Larry Bird out-of-bounds for no reason in the 1987 Eastern Conference Finals
Dirtiest Play: Chucking the basketball at Mario Elie's face after his team lost the game
Zaza Pachulia is a Georgian professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association. Dirtiest play: Intentionally injuring the Spurs' best player in Kawhi Leonard, allowing the Warriors to win the 2017 Western Conference Finals
Tried to injure Russell Westbrook during regular season
Dennis Keith Rodman is an American retired professional basketball player who played for the Detroit Pistons, San Antonio Spurs, Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Lakers, and Dallas Mavericks in the National Basketball Association. Dirtiest Play: Shoving Scottie Pippen out of bounds in the 1991 Eastern Conference Finals
Dirtiest Play: Deliberately elbowing James Harden in the face
Andrew Bynum is an American former professional basketball player. He played the majority of his career with the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association.
Charles Oakley is an American former professional basketball player. Oakley was a member of the National Basketball Association's Chicago Bulls, New York Knicks, Toronto Raptors, Washington Wizards and Houston Rockets. Dirtiest Play: Body slamming Charles Barkley to the floor in the Preseason
Bench-warmer during the Bill Russell Celtics era; his only job was to leap off the bench when trouble loomed, giving and taking punches to make sure nothing happened to any of the Hall of Famers.
Karl Anthony Malone is an American retired professional basketball player. Nicknamed "The MailMan", Malone played the power forward position and spent his first 18 seasons in the National Basketball Association with the Utah Jazz and formed a formidable duo with his teammate John Stockton.
Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal, nicknamed Shaq, is a retired American professional basketball player who is currently an analyst on the television program Inside the NBA. He is known for his fun, friendly personality, and is one of the most beloved athletes of all time.
Charles Wade Barkley is an American retired professional basketball player and current analyst on the television program Inside the NBA.