‘Malice at the Palace,’ Bill Laimbeer-Charles Barkley Brawl Among Top 10 NBA Fights of All Time (Videos)

While hockey is the winter sport known for fisticuffs, things can get heated on the basketball court as well.

We saw that this week, when the on-court tussle between the Pacers and Warriors led to a pair of ejections. But Roy Hibbert and David Lee‘s shoving match was barely a dust-up when compared to some of the historic brawls throughout NBA history.

One of the biggest — if not the biggest — fight in the league’s history was the so-called “Malice at the Palace.” Few can forget Ron Artest and Jermaine O’Neal‘s aggressive confrontations involving a number of Detroit Pistons fans.

Fights in the NBA don’t happen often, so they can bring about a sense of wanting to be in attendance to witness the scene. But then again, as is the case with the Malice at the Palace, sometimes it’s better to be watching on the flat screen.

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