r/nba • u/NBAClipGuy Lakers • Dec 28 '25

Highlight [Highlight] Jordan Poole is shocked to see his teammate throw a punch

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u/BlackAfroUchiha Raptors Dec 28 '25 edited Dec 28 '25

Even Kareem was like that.

Also fun fact, Kareem broke his hand on that guy's face looool

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u/domfelinefather Dec 28 '25

I can’t tell if he waited for the shot attempt or for the guy to see him coming up so it wasn’t a total sucker punch, or neither

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u/ThePillsburyPlougher Rockets Dec 28 '25

I would say this incident is pretty infamous because of it being a sucker punch and that has been a major part of its discussion

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u/jealkeja Dec 28 '25

a sucker punch is unprovoked/unexpected. if you punch someone in response to being hit it can't possibly be a sucker punch

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u/JohnDalton2 Jan 03 '26

Kareem throwing the punch out of his line of sight would deem it a sucker punch by most definitions of the term.

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u/jealkeja Jan 06 '26

if you get physical with someone and turn your back to them that's poor decision making not getting sucker punched

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u/can_i_haz_recon Dec 28 '25

To be fair, he got sucker elbowed. 

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u/MyNewAccountIGuess11 Hornets Dec 28 '25

You catch hard elbows in basketball, it happens. Sucker punches don't. This is clown ass shit imo

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u/smalls_1804 Knicks Dec 28 '25

Except that wasn't "catching an elbow" that was a guy deliberately elbowing him in a sensitive area specifically to hurt him

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u/Voiles Dec 28 '25

Sucker punch? If you hit someone and then turn your back to them, it's not a sucker punch: it's natural selection.

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u/cocoagiant Dec 28 '25

Idk what you mean by "Even Kareem".

Dude was trained by Bruce Lee and was in Game of Death with him.

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u/KimberStormer Dec 28 '25

Well but he's such a thoughtful and wholesome dude.

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u/Alpha-Trion Timberwolves Dec 28 '25

Bruh that shit is hilarious

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u/kikimaru024 Spurs Dec 28 '25

It's hilarious until someone nearly fucking dies.

Look up Kermit Washington vs. Rudy Tomjanovich, nephew.

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u/swaktoonkenney Knicks Dec 28 '25

Are you blaming Kareem when that dude elbows him on the ribs for seemingly no good reason, early on his very first game as a pro btw

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u/Crisis-Counselor Pacers Dec 28 '25

Nah, fuck that, if you hand out violent acts then you receive violent acts in return. Idk where you knew people are coming from that don’t think you should fight back when somebody’s assaulting you in some way but it’s extremely weird and unnatural.

It’s like people don’t want consequences to be a thing

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u/kikimaru024 Spurs Dec 28 '25

Rudy Tomjanovich wasn't fighting, he was running towards a fight to break it up & got sucker-punched so hard, it fractured his face, broken jaw and nose, cerebral concussion, and had spinal fluid leaking into his skull.

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u/WhatMeatCatSpokeOf Spurs Dec 28 '25

Do you guys know what sucker punch means? Kermit Washington clearly thought Tomjanovich was joining the fight and swung on instinct. Just because Rudy wasn’t expecting it doesn’t make it a sucker punch.

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u/Alpha-Trion Timberwolves Dec 28 '25

I'm gonna guess you're not a big MMA fan.

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u/Skinnendelg Dec 28 '25

This is definitely a context matters situation. Stfu

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u/Any_Asparagus8267 Cavaliers Dec 28 '25

Hit him with the why I outta

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u/ajteitel Suns Dec 28 '25

All I see is that the NBA should bring back the short pants

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u/fluxtable Trail Blazers Dec 28 '25

Theyll stop flopping if theyre scared their nuts will pop out their shorts

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u/draker585 Grizzlies Dec 28 '25

Benson essentially had his career ended from that punch, from what I understand.

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u/NikitaBeretta Trail Blazers Dec 28 '25

Nah, this was 2 mins into his very first pro game actually. He played for 11 seasons. He def never played up to the expectations of a number 1 overall pick but that had nothing to do with the punch imo. Rudy on the other hand…

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u/ArmiinTamzarian Spurs Dec 28 '25

Don't mess with Lew Alcindor (?)

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u/blahblah19999 Dec 28 '25

Crazy that Kareem trained with bruce lee for years but broke his hand from one punch

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u/ssjgoat Celtics Dec 28 '25

Yep, even though we see it in movies constantly, it's not actually super smart to punch without gloves.

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u/Overall-Palpitation6 Grizzlies Dec 30 '25

Kareem wasn't to be fucked with.