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Charles Barkley brawls with Bill Laimbeer in epic 1990 Pistons vs. Sixers fight | ESPN Archives



On April 19, 1990 an infamous fight between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Detroit “Bad Boy” Pistons broke out during the game after Isiah Thomas got ejected for landing a punch on former teammate Rick Mahorn and Charles Barkley and Bill Laimbeer exchanged fists, triggering a brawl in the final seconds of the game.

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42 Comments

  1. If the nba was real the pistons would have gotten real suspensions but I guess they needed ratings

  2. Wow, when ESPN and the NBA not WOKE at the same time, I can't wait to tell my grandson it really is true!

  3. this is the type of fight where jiujitsu is ineffective and thrown out the window. This comment is for you jiujitsu fans hahaha

  4. Laimbeer is such a punk. Everyone else is playing hard and physical (except I don't know what Isaiah is doing 😂) but Laimbeer is out there doing things like pushing the ball into people's faces. I love seeing that guy get punked

  5. The players interview at the end sounds like they won a 5 vs 5 boxing battle.

  6. lol now imagine Lebron 'crybaby' James and Steph 'softass' Curry in that era…they wouldn't last a season…!!! 🙂

  7. Maaan i Miss this Kinda B-Ball!!! a Few Shoves & Punches No Suspensionsx let's Move oN! Lambeir was a Straight Azzhole but a Funny Azhole!! 🤪

  8. Isaiah showing how little his punches affected Rick. Isaiah was more of a sad boy than bad boy 😅🏀

  9. The Pistons have always been a bunch of thugs on the court.. that's the only way they could win, they weren't good enough to beat you with skill. Laimbeer wasn't even a basketball player, he was the equivalent of a 1980s hockey enforcer.

  10. Una persona como Bill Laimbeer JAMAS debió de jugar en la NBA, persona que solo buscaba conflictos, peleas, sinvergüenza, irrespetuoso, majadero, agresivo solo para provocar, golpeador descarado solo para lastimar y provocar a los demás jugadores dañando el espectáculo, con una pésima presencia en la cancha, persona totalmente despreciable y pésimo jugador ( si así puede llamarse), una pésima imagen en esos años para la NBA, ojala JAMAS volvamos a ver a una persona tan despreciable y desagradable como el en la NBA dañan el espectáculo de los que si amamos el deporte del basquetbol y seguimos la NBA

  11. Laimbeer calling Barkley "a loser" after he just beat the celtics on their own turf is crazy…and hilarious. Damn dudes were petty af back then. I really miss that old NBA..youd get like three sports in one game! Bball, boxing and wrestling. 😂😂😂

  12. This is when watching Basketball was fun and exciting when the refs actually let them play professional street ball 🏀

  13. Love how Laimbeer, the dirtiest player in the game, always plays the victim. I have to say I watched the NBA in the 70s and 80s and it was a lot of fun to watch. Not so much now, to tame.

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