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These athletes really forgot what good sportsmanship means! Join us as we count down the most dishonourable and unethical moments in sports history! Our countdown includes Tyson biting Holyfield's ear, the Malice at the Palace, Zidane's infamous headbutt, the Black Sox Scandal, and more! Which moment do you think was the most unsportsmanlike? Let us know in the comments!
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00:00They talk to everybody and they're doing a thorough investigation to try and find the
00:06man who did it."
00:07Welcome to WatchMojo, and today, we're counting down our picks for the most dishonorable and
00:12unethical moments in sports history.
00:15"...just a shame that it has to come to a conclusion in this fashion.
00:19Mike Tyson resorting to fighting tactics."
00:24Number 47.
00:25Dennis Rodman Kicks a Cameraman
00:28At the peak of his powers, Dennis Rodman was truly a larger-than-life character within
00:32the world of basketball.
00:33"...he just wants it a little bit more than everybody else right now."
00:39However, he was also a bit of a wild man from time to time and difficult for his coaches
00:43to keep reined in.
00:45One memorable example of Rodman's explosiveness came when he lost balance mid-game and fell
00:50into some courtside photographers.
00:52Instead of apologizing and getting on with it, he instead kicked one of them.
00:57The loss of emotional control is one thing, but this just confirmed a worrying pattern
01:02with the worm that was factored into his eventual punishment.
01:05Due to this outburst, Rodman received an 11-game suspension, a $25,000 fine, and paid a $200,000
01:12settlement.
01:13Why did you settle with him?
01:15Because it would have been more of a headache for me to drag this out like an OJ Simpson trial.
01:21Number 46.
01:22The 1976 WHA Playoff Brawl What started as a mean collision between Rick
01:29Yojio and Mark Tardif during the WHA Playoffs in 1976 spiraled into something that would forever
01:36live on in infamy.
01:37Yojio was out of line when he cross-checked Tardif in the head, but this would set off a
01:42chain of events that would lead to a 20-minute long brawl.
01:45The benches emptied and the violence simply could not be contained until it had officially
01:50got out of hand.
01:51In the days that followed, fines, bans, and even criminal proceedings were brought ahead.
01:56Overall, the WHA were forced to take a long, hard look at their anything-goes attitude
02:01towards the rougher aspects of the game.
02:03Number 45.
02:05Bill Romanowski and the Monday Night Football Incident
02:08There's no other way to say it.
02:10Bill Romanowski was a mean player at the worst of times, never too far from controversy.
02:16He took a good shot.
02:17His overall career included multiple fines for late hits, verbal abuse, and confrontational
02:22behavior that went beyond standard NFL physicality.
02:25Sometimes, a team needs a player like that, but there is a limit to what is acceptable.
02:30When 49ers wide receiver J.J. Stokes decided to taunt Romanowski during a Monday night game,
02:35he responded by spitting in his face.
02:37What I did was wrong.
02:39He was fined $7,500 for his crime and later apologized to Stokes for it.
02:45Number 44.
02:46Roberto Alomar and the Spitting Incident
02:49Despite his reputation as one of the finest second basemen to ever play the game, Roberto
02:54Alomar didn't always necessarily make the right decision.
02:56Robby just keeps being thrown out right there, I believe.
03:00He said something over his shoulder.
03:02There he goes.
03:04One particularly ugly incident always springs to mind when his name is mentioned.
03:08After a disputed strike call, Alomar argued aggressively with the umpire, John Hirschbeck,
03:13before lashing out by spitting in his face.
03:16It doesn't matter what sport it is, this is a line that players should never cross.
03:21Alomar was immediately suspended for five games, and the incident became a defining controversy
03:26in his career despite his Hall of Fame-level performance.
03:29Robby Alomar is ejected from the game in the first inning.
03:32The pair reconciled years later, but it remains a nasty stain on his legacy.
03:37Number 43.
03:38Spingate
03:39The incident known as Spingate came about when Michael Waltrip Racing decided to use
03:45some less-than-legal methods to help their driver, Martin Truex Jr., make the playoffs.
03:502013 was the year, and the Richmond Raceway was the track.
03:54It doesn't really look like he was close enough there for contact.
03:57Late in the race, MWR's Clint Boyer spun his car under suspicious circumstances, bringing
04:03out a caution flag.
04:04The timing of this directly benefited his teammate Truex Jr., helping him secure a spot in the
04:09chase for the Sprint Cup playoffs.
04:11Something seemed a little fishy, though, and it later emerged that the order had been given
04:16to Boyer to intentionally spin his vehicle.
04:19It was a huge scandal, and as you might expect, the damage to MWR was severe.
04:24Now, MWR has also been fined $300,000, Vice President and General Manager Ty Norris has
04:32been suspended indefinitely, and all three crew chiefs are on probation until December
04:3631st.
04:37Number 42.
04:39Serena Williams' Line Woman Rant
04:41When you're as fierce a competitor as Serena Williams, even the slightest distraction or
04:46hindrance can provoke a huge reaction.
04:48She'll have to be careful here.
04:50She's already had a warning for racket abuse.
04:54Here we go.
04:55Here we go.
04:55And this…
04:56This could be trouble.
04:57At the 2009 U.S. Open semi-final, she faced off against Kim Klysters and provided us with
05:03one of tennis' most infamous outbursts.
05:05After being foot faulted on a second serve, Williams confronted the line judge in an emotional
05:10and aggressive exchange.
05:12It even went as far as Serena threatening to shove the ball down the woman's throat.
05:16She received a fine, lost the match, and eventually offered up a public apology.
05:20But it was a moment that fans of the sport would not soon forget.
05:25If you read it, I wanted to apologize first to the lineswoman, to the USTA, to my fans
05:30most of all, and to Kim Klysters who ended up having such a wonderful tournament and winning
05:35the championship.
05:37Number 41.
05:37Pepe Stamping Javier Casquero
05:40If you've been a fan of football over the last two decades, you'll know that there
05:45are very few rough-and-ready centre-backs who have a reputation quite like Pepe.
05:48Known for his commanding and passionate performances for club and country, this defensive general
05:53has been a talisman for many teams over the years.
05:56However, he has also had his fair share of ugly moments, one of which came in 2009 in
06:02a clash with Hatafé.
06:04After conceding a penalty, Pepe shoved Casquero to the ground, then kicked him and appeared to
06:09stamp on him while he was down.
06:11The red card was swift, and Pepe received a 10-game ban for his actions.
06:15Number 40.
06:17The Australian Ball Tampering Scandal
06:19In this day and age, tampering with balls is getting increasingly difficult to get away
06:24with.
06:25I'm gonna come out and say that in my opinion, I think he's tampered with the ball, and
06:29used an object to do that.
06:33So, when the Australian cricket team were found guilty of using sandpaper to impact the way
06:38the ball flew, it became a huge scandal.
06:40Senior figures within the team, including Captain Steve Smith and Vice Captain David Warner,
06:45were implicated in approving or facilitating the plan.
06:49There was no middle ground here.
06:50This was just about as illegal as it gets.
06:53All of a sudden, Australian cricket was in a very tough spot.
06:57Even though he wasn't involved, coach Darren Lehman stepped down from his position as a result,
07:02and Smith and Warner earned themselves lengthy bans.
07:05A team that puts its all into winning matches now needs to work even harder to win back respect.
07:12Number 39.
07:14Meta-Santa-Ford Artest Elbows James Harden
07:17If you thought that celebrations were harmless, think again.
07:21Only Meta-Santa-Ford Artest knows how much intention there was behind this elbow to the
07:26side of James Harden's head.
07:27Ron Artest strung off with Serge Ibaka.
07:31A world peace, I should say, but it made reminiscent of Ron Artest.
07:37However, you could see that Harden made contact, and Artest was clearly aware that someone was
07:41behind him, be it friend or foe.
07:44He threw a huge elbow that put Harden out cold on the canvas.
07:47There and then, he ended up suffering a concussion as a result.
07:51And while Artest tried to claim that it was an accident, he still received a suspension
07:55of seven games.
07:57What did you think of that punishment?
07:59That punishment…
08:00I had no…
08:01I really had no thoughts on the punishment.
08:03Number 38.
08:04Ben Thatcher's Horror Elbow
08:06On the long list of terrible late fouls in high-level football, Ben Thatcher's elbow
08:11on Pedro Mendez seems like one of the least necessary.
08:15There was a thunderous challenge there by Thatcher.
08:18In a showdown between Thatcher's Man City and Mendez's Portsmouth, what appeared to be
08:23a truly low-stakes collision ended up producing a horrific elbow.
08:27Thatcher took Mendez out in a way that looked quite intentional, causing him to lose consciousness
08:32and fall violently into the advertising hoardings.
08:35Though Thatcher only received a yellow card on the night, he did, fortunately, get a retroactive
08:40ban for this shocking piece of violence on the pitch.
08:43I've left an indelible mark on a game of football, and it's not for anything good.
08:46Number 37.
08:48Balotelli's Bad Back Heel
08:49Preseason games are a great opportunity for squads to gel, and for those within it to
08:55get their fitness back up.
08:56For Manchester City, a U.S. showdown with the LA Galaxy ended up producing one of the
09:01most infamous instances of bad sportsmanship of its time.
09:05Balotelli to make it two.
09:07I'm gonna…
09:08Man, are you kidding?
09:09Serious?
09:09Mario Balotelli had already scored in the first half, when he found himself through on
09:13a goal again.
09:14Instead of doing what any sane striker would do and attempting to score normally, he tried
09:19a bizarre spinning back heel and ended up missing.
09:22Manager Roberto Mancini instantly made the right call and subbed him off.
09:27Was he truly only doing this because he believed he was offside as he claimed or not?
09:31We'll leave that up to you.
09:33This is problematic here.
09:35Very interesting stuff here.
09:36Good on Roberto Mancini.
09:38Number 36.
09:39Miles Garrett vs. Mason Rudolph
09:42During the dying embers of a Week 11 game vs. the Steelers, Browns player Miles Garrett
09:47pulled the opposition quarterback, Mason Rudolph, to the ground following a late hit.
09:52What in the world?
09:56Believe Miles Garrett?
10:00Was he swinging a helmet?
10:02Following this, Rudolph lashed out before trying to pry his helmet loose.
10:06Once they stood up, Garrett then ripped off Rudolph's own helmet before striking him
10:10with it.
10:10All of a sudden, a brawl had broken out.
10:13When the dust settled, Garrett was suspended indefinitely.
10:16This incident remains one of the NFL's most extreme examples of in-game violence.
10:21Bar exceeding the accepted levels of physicality.
10:25It's over with for me, and I'm pretty sure it's over with for Mason.
10:29So we just want to move past that and keep on playing football.
10:32Number 35.
10:33Eden Hazard kicks the ball boy.
10:36No matter how frustrated you might be, kicking a kid is never the answer.
10:40For Chelsea's Eden Hazard, he found himself facing down a particularly crafty Swansea ball
10:45boy during a pivotal moment in the match.
10:47What's happened here?
10:48One of the Chelsea players, I think, has attacked or certainly has wrestled the ball away from
10:53the ball boy.
10:54Instead of doing his job and passing the ball to the player, the ball boy did his best to
10:59hold the Belgian up for a moment, wasting valuable time.
11:02Unfortunately, he underestimated how badly Hazard wanted to resume play and absorbed a kick
11:07to the midsection in the process.
11:09Sure, the kid was playing with fire, but Hazard deserved the red card and suspension he eventually
11:15received.
11:15They apologized, they know that was a mistake and that's it.
11:18Number 34.
11:19Claude Lemieux's Sucker Shove.
11:21Hockey is a game built around the type of physicality that simply would not have a place in most other
11:26sports.
11:27During the 1996 NHL Western Conference Finals, the Detroit Red Wings played the Colorado Avalanche
11:33in a high-stakes showdown.
11:38Avalanche player Claude Lemieux sparked intense rivalry in that very game when he delivered
11:43a hit from behind on Chris Draper, slamming him into the boards.
11:47It was by no means your average impact and it left Draper with severe facial injuries.
11:52It led to a vicious feud that eventually culminated in Darren McCarty taking revenge on Lemieux
11:57with another violent attack the next time they met on the ice.
12:01Two wrongs don't make a right, but that karma must have hurt.
12:05I knew that this was almost inevitable tonight.
12:08That it had to take place.
12:10That Detroit had to do something.
12:12Number 33.
12:13The Hand of God.
12:15Only a player as full of presence and talent as Diego Maradona could score two of his most
12:20famous goals in football history in just one match.
12:23The first was, of course, the Hand of God goal.
12:26A clear handball from Maradona, which he used to knock the ball into the English net.
12:32He gave Argentina the lead in the 51st minute by scoring with what he famously called the
12:38Hand of God.
12:38The protests were immediate and did not stop after the game had concluded.
12:43However, the ref had not seen anything illegal and so the goal stood.
12:46Diego then scored the legendary Goal of the Century in that very same game to advance Argentina
12:53to the World Cup semi-finals.
12:54Diego Maradona picked the ball up in midfield and, with 11 touches in 11 seconds, cemented
13:00his status as one of the game's all-time greats.
13:07Years later, he would admit that he did, in fact, handle the ball.
13:12Number 32.
13:13Crashgate.
13:14No list of greatest instances of race manipulation in history would be complete without a mention
13:20of Renault and Nelson Piquet Jr.'s intentional crash in 2008.
13:25That's Nelson Piquet.
13:27And that is likely, I would have thought, to bring out a safety car, is it?
13:31It's off the line.
13:32There's the situation.
13:34The Formula One team ordered Piquet Jr. to lose control of his vehicle, thus introducing
13:40the need for a safety car.
13:41This directly contributed to his teammate Fernando Alonso winning the race.
13:46In other words, it was a clear instance of cheating that was quickly exposed.
13:51No fine for Renault.
13:54The penalty for Renault is disqualification but suspended for two years.
13:58So what that comes down to is, provided they don't do something similar within two years,
14:03they don't have any problem.
14:04To this day, it remains one of Formula One's most egregious integrity breaches, undermining
14:09the sport's reliance on genuine competition and safety.
14:13Number 31.
14:15Delman Young's Umpire Anger.
14:17It's pretty fair to say that Delman Young earned himself quite a reputation for his temper
14:22over the years.
14:23In 2006, during a time when he was still considered a top prospect, he unleashed one of the sport
14:29of baseball's most famous outbursts.
14:32After arguing a called third strike, Young threw his bat in frustration, striking an umpire.
14:37He says a word or two and now he's been tossed from the game.
14:41The Delman just threw his bat and the bat hit the umpire.
14:44Thankfully, no serious damage was done to his target, but there was no confusion over what
14:49had transpired.
14:50Young was suspended for 50 games.
14:52The longest in league history, a massive penalty reflecting the severity of the crime.
14:57I was trying to spike my helmet so it goes in that direction.
15:02And it just hit off his chest and I was like, nah, it's just done well.
15:08It wouldn't be his last legal issue in life, either.
15:11But it was certainly the most high profile.
15:13Number 30.
15:15Luis Adriano Breaking Injury Rule.
15:17In 2012, Ukraine's Shakhtar Donetsk faced Denmark's Norshalind in the Champions League.
15:25During the match, a player went down injured.
15:27So, in these circumstances, the restart typically involves the opposition passing the ball back
15:33to those who had possession when the game stopped.
15:37However, Luis Adriano had other ideas.
15:41When teammate Willian passed it back to Norshalind, Adriano ran onto the ball, dribbled it past
15:47the keeper, and scored.
15:48Norshalind, understandably, was furious.
15:52Shakhtar players tried to let the Danes score to even it up.
15:56However, Taras Stepanenko wasn't on board and blocked the attempt.
16:01Adriano went on to grab a hat trick as his team won 5-2.
16:05In the aftermath, Adriano was banned for one game for his lack of fair play.
16:10Number 29.
16:12Sylvester Carmouche's Fog Deception.
16:14Coming into a race at Delta Downs in Vinton, Louisiana in 1990, Sylvester Carmouche and his
16:21horse, Landing Officer, didn't have great odds to win at 23-1.
16:26Yet, the underdogs pulled it off by winning by 24 lengths.
16:29However, then came the allegations.
16:32Due to heavy fog, Carmouche was accused of hiding in the mist, allowing the other jockeys
16:37to round the track, then coming back in front to take the win.
16:42Soon after, the suspicious officials and other jockeys stated Carmouche hadn't passed them
16:47during the race, which led to his disqualification.
16:51It got worse, as the jockey was banned from racing in Louisiana for 10 years.
16:55The punishment kept coming as Carmouche was sentenced to 30 days in jail and fined $250.
17:02Number 28.
17:03Chris Simon's Sharp Stamp.
17:062007 wasn't a good year on the ice for Chris Simon.
17:09Playing for the New York Islanders, he already served a 25-game suspension for attempting to
17:14hit Ryan Hallweg with his stick.
17:16I just finished my check on him on the half wall on our end, and I think he was a
17:22little
17:22fazed by it.
17:23And then I turned around, and the next thing I knew he was winding up and hit me in the
17:26face.
17:26Yet, during a game against the Pittsburgh Penguins, it got worse when Simon went to get
17:31to the bench.
17:32After tripping Yarko Rutu, Simon stood on his leg with his blade, using the limb as a soft
17:38step.
17:39Deliberate attempt to injure is the call to a major penalty against the Islanders.
17:47The outrage for this reckless action caused Simon to take time away from Aisaki.
17:51However, the NHL wasn't satisfied with that.
17:55He was given a 30-day, resulting in him forfeiting over $290,000 in salary.
18:01Number 27, the Boston Marathon cheater.
18:05Every so often, an athlete comes seemingly out of nowhere to dominate a sport and write
18:11their name in lights.
18:12In 1980, it was Rosie Ruiz's turn as she easily won the Boston Marathon, becoming the fastest
18:19woman in the competition's history.
18:21At a news conference, Rosie Ruiz was introduced as the top woman finisher.
18:26When she told Rodgers her winning time, he shook his head in disbelief.
18:292 hours and 31 minutes.
18:32Rodgers seemed visibly stunned by it.
18:34However, immediately, there were signs something fishy was going on.
18:38After all, Ruiz massively cut her time from the 1979 New York Marathon, couldn't remember
18:44the details of the race, and didn't seem tired.
18:47Spectators then accused Ruiz of slipping from the crowd to take the lead.
18:52An investigation of her New York result accused her of using the subway to get ahead.
18:57While Ruiz denied the allegations, she was stripped of the victory, and it was handed
19:01to Jacqueline Garreau.
19:03Is it possible, Rosie, that you even doubt now whether you ran the race or not?
19:09No, there's no doubt in my mind.
19:10I know what I did, and I will prove it again in the future.
19:14Number 26, the Hand of Back.
19:17Despite captaining the Leicester Tigers and England, as well as winning the World Cup
19:22in 2003, rugby union legend Neil Back is best known for one infamous moment — the Hand
19:30of Back.
19:31In 2002, his Leicester team was looking to win consecutive Heineken Cups by beating Munster
19:37in the final.
19:47With Back's team narrowly leading 15-9 with minutes left, Munster got a scrum near the
19:52try line.
19:53However, as scrum half Peter Stringer went to put the ball in, Back knocked the ball from
19:58his hands, giving Leicester possession, leading to them clearing the ball from danger.
20:03Yeah, but watch this, he's ready, and kneel back, oh, there we go, oh, he's been conned,
20:09he's been conned.
20:13Oh dear, it's gonna end in controversy.
20:16All of this was missed by the match officials.
20:19Back did apologize several months after the incident, however, he later stated he regretted
20:24nothing.
20:25Number 25, Andrew Gulotta goes below the belt multiple times.
20:30Coming into his first bout with Riddick Bowe in 1996, Andrew Gulotta had an impressive
20:36win record of 28-0.
20:38However, his reputation as a dirty boxer soon crept out.
20:42Throughout, Gulotta struck Bowe with low blows, leading to point deductions.
20:46There's a point deducted from each of the three scorecards.
20:50That point goes against Gulotta.
20:52This left men watching this on TV experiencing more secondhand pain for Bowe than a left hook
20:58across the jaw.
20:59Later in the seventh round, Gulotta did it again, sending Bowe to the mat.
21:04After so many below-the-belt punches, the ref disqualified Gulotta.
21:08That's it!
21:09That's it!
21:10That's it!
21:10Great!
21:10That's a disqualification!
21:11However, immediately afterward, a brawl erupted in the ring, causing a riot to spark.
21:17Five months later, the duo battled once more.
21:20Gulotta continued low-blowing Bowe, leading to another DQ.
21:25Number 24, the Avery Rule.
21:27Not every blatant, unsporting behavior results in a rule change, but that's what happened
21:33after Sean Avery's conduct in 2008.
21:36Avery, settle it down, he takes a hit.
21:38With his team, the New York Rangers, taking on the New Jersey Devils in Game 3 of the Eastern
21:44Conference quarterfinals, Avery stood in front of goaltender Martin Brodeur, staring at him
21:49as he waved his hands and stick.
21:51Known as screening, players tend to look at the play rather than the goalie.
21:56Yet, Avery took a different, controversial approach.
21:59Sean Avery's tactics at screening the goaltender like nothing I've ever seen before.
22:04While a goal wasn't directly scored during that play, Avery fired the puck into the net
22:09shortly after.
22:10The next day, the NHL changed the screening rules, making note that Avery's antics would
22:15result in a minor penalty in the future.
22:18Number 23, Frank Reichardt's spitting.
22:22Everyone knows that spitting is gross.
22:25The same can be said on the football pitch against another player.
22:28At the 1990 FIFA World Cup, West Germany faced the Netherlands in the round of 16.
22:34Reichardt, for some reason, had something against Germany's Rudi Voller.
22:38Here's Voller.
22:40Oh, about to be a free kick here, and it looks like the referee from Argentina is going to
22:46wave the first yellow card.
22:48After fouling him and getting a yellow card, the Dutch legend spat on the German's hair.
22:53When Voller protested, he got booked too.
22:56Shortly after, Voller was penalized for a suspected dive in the penalty area.
23:01Reichardt stamped on the striker and twisted his ear.
23:04As such, both players were sent off.
23:07And Rudy Voller, well, he has every reason to feel disgusted.
23:12Yet, when they went to leave the pitch, Reichardt spat on Voller's hair again.
23:16The two legendary players soon buried the hatchet and moved on.
23:20Number 22.
23:21Pedro Martinez, Chucks, Don Zimmer
23:25In 2003, tempers were flaring during Game 3 of the 2003 American League Championship Series
23:31between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees.
23:34Yeah, that was perilously close to his head.
23:39Martinez hitting Soriano and Derek Jeter the last time the Yankees and Red Sox played a
23:462-1 game, won by the Yankees.
23:48The Sox' Pedro Martinez drew heat after hitting Kareem Garcia's shoulder with a pitch, followed
23:54by allegations he threatened to throw a beanball at Jorge Posada.
23:58Martinez denied this to be the case.
24:00Later, a scuffle kicked off, causing both sets of players and coaches to descend on the field.
24:05Seeing the opportunity, Yankees coach Don Zimmer charged Martinez.
24:10The player grabbed the 72-year-old and casually tossed him to the ground.
24:14Both Zimmer and Martinez apologized for what happened, with the latter stating it was his
24:19career's biggest regret.
24:21That's the only blemish I would love to erase from my career.
24:24There hasn't been any other moment where I felt worse.
24:28Number 21
24:30Jack Tatum's preseason hit on Darryl Stingley
24:32Typically, preseason games are a good way for athletes to take it a bit easier and get
24:38ready for the upcoming competition.
24:40However, that's not what happened in 1978 between the Oakland Raiders and New England Patriots.
24:45On Sunday, I became what they call the assassin.
24:51I was just a tough guy.
24:52I was a sheriff in the Raiders secondary.
24:55Darryl Stingley had a promising career ahead of him as a wide receiver with the Patriots.
25:00But as he attempted to gather a pass, he was struck by an over-the-top hit by Jack Tatum.
25:06The Raiders' safety, nicknamed the assassin, was known for his aggressive tackles.
25:10Stingley broke multiple vertebrae in his neck, resulting in him spending the rest of his
25:15life using a wheelchair.
25:17Due to the tackle not technically being against the rules, Tatum didn't get any punishment
25:22and was accused of showing no remorse.
25:24Did you ever apologize to Darryl Stingley?
25:27No, I didn't.
25:28And I will tell you why.
25:31I apologize because Darryl got hurt and I'm sorry he got hurt.
25:37But I will never apologize for the way I play football.
25:41That just won't happen.
25:43Number 20, Shaq and Dudley.
25:45But Dudley is now drawing with Shaq and threw the ball in his direction.
25:49Man, if you want to pick somebody to go with, you go right to the head of the class when
25:55you go after Shaq.
25:56No, this isn't a fun buddy cop movie.
25:59It's one of the most famous incidents in basketball history.
26:02It occurred on March 28, 1999, during a game between the Lakers and the Knicks.
26:08Shaq dunked on Chris Dudley and then shoved him to the ground, his massive frame sending
26:13Dudley sprawling like a rag doll.
26:15A visibly frustrated and embarrassed Dudley then stood up, grabbed the basketball and whipped
26:20it at Shaq as he jogged away.
26:23Both actions went against the values of the NBA with Shaq physically taunting his opponent
26:28and Dudley responding with like-minded aggression.
26:31Both were handed technical fouls and both were labeled unsportsmanlike in their behavior.
26:37He just overpowers him and he comes down and then he shoves him right there.
26:42They've called a technical on Shaq on that play and then a technical on Dudley for throwing
26:47the ball.
26:48Number 19.
26:49The Martin Incident.
26:50The ball is long gone.
26:53What is this?
26:55Now that's ridiculous.
26:57He should be out of the game.
26:59American football is full of dirty hits, but there are few quite like the Martin incident
27:04of 1986.
27:05It refers to Packers defensive end Charles Martin, who committed a dirty tackle against
27:10Bears quarterback Jim McMahon.
27:12Long after McMahon had thrown the ball, Martin grabbed him from behind and suplexed him to
27:17the ground, worsening his already torn rotator cuff.
27:20McMahon needed surgery and was out for the rest of the season.
27:24As for Martin, he made the history books.
27:27First player ever ejected for a violent act and first player to ever be suspended for
27:32an on-field incident.
27:33The hit was so filthy that when Bears offensive lineman Jim Covert retaliated with a dirty hit
27:39of his own, the refs declined to penalize him.
27:41Well, we expected the rough stuff here, but we didn't expect to see something quite that
27:48flagrant.
27:49Number 18.
27:50Barry Hall wallops Brent Staker.
27:53It's Hall off the ball.
27:54Oh!
27:55Barry Hall has whacked behind play.
27:57That is ridiculous.
27:58Barry Hall.
27:59He has smacked Staker in the head and he will be reported.
28:02A very popular player of the Australian Football League, Barry Hall is considered one of the
28:07best forwards in modern history.
28:09Regardless, he has been at the center of numerous controversies, like punching Brent
28:14Staker straight in the face.
28:16Hall was frustrated and tangled up with Staker, so he threw an arm backwards towards Staker's
28:21head.
28:22This did not have the intended effect, so Hall simply turned around and punched Staker in
28:28the jaw.
28:29You can practically see his eyes roll back into his head and he was taken out of the game.
28:33Justice came for Hall.
28:35He was severely reprimanded by the AFL Tribunal and received a seven-game suspension.
28:41I tell you what, the look of Brent Staker's eyes after the impact is not going to do Barry
28:46Hall a whole lot of good.
28:47Number 17.
28:49Chase Utley breaks a leg.
28:50Chase Utley got off on a great secondary lead and he gets right there to break up the double play.
28:56Didn't even start sliding till he was even with the bag.
28:59Having long been criticized for his aggressive base running, Chase Utley committed the Cardinals'
29:04sin on October 10, 2015.
29:06It was Game 2 of the National League Division Series and Utley's Dodgers were losing 2-1.
29:13A double play was about to be performed by the Mets to end the inning.
29:16But Utley performed an egregiously late slide and kicked the legs out from under Ruben Tejada.
29:23He broke the double play and Tejada's leg.
29:26Yep, his right fibula was fractured in the collision and he was never quite the same again.
29:31Utley was suspended for two games and became a permanent rival of the Mets, even being thrown
29:36at by Noah Syndergaard the following May.
29:43Did he just kick him out?
29:46He threw behind Utley, did they just kick Syndergaard out?
29:50Number 16.
29:51Trevor Chappell bowls underarm.
29:54We're going to bowl an underarm.
29:56Have you ever believed it?
30:00That's a disappointing finish.
30:02When the Prime Minister of New Zealand calls something the most disgusting incident he can
30:06recall in the history of cricket, you know, something bad went down.
30:10He's referring to the underarm incident of 1981, which occurred during a cricket match between
30:16New Zealand and Australia.
30:18To prevent New Zealand from scoring the six required runs to win, Captain Greg Chappell told
30:23his brother Trevor to deliver the last ball underarm.
30:27While not illegal at the time, this throw was highly frowned upon and betrayed the competitive
30:32spirit of the game.
30:34The incident left a lasting stain on the reputation of the Chappell brothers and Australian cricket.
30:39And underarm bowling in such context is now explicitly prohibited in the laws of cricket.
30:45Let me just tell you what I think about it.
30:46I think it was a disgraceful performance from a captain who got his sums wrong today.
30:50And I think it should never be permitted to happen again.
30:54Number 15.
30:55Todd Bertuzzi sucker punches Steve Moore.
30:58Steve, I just want to apologize for what happened out there.
31:03But I had no intention on hurting you.
31:07And I feel awful for what transpired.
31:09One of the nastiest plays in hockey history occurred on March 8th, 2004, when the Canucks
31:15were playing the Avalanche.
31:17Canuck Todd Bertuzzi was goading Avalanche player Steve Moore into a fight, but Moore simply
31:22ignored him.
31:23This angered Bertuzzi, so he grabbed Moore's jersey and sucker punched him from behind.
31:28The hit instantly knocked out Moore, and his limp body fell face first onto the ice.
31:33The results were horrific.
31:35He received facial lacerations, suffered from amnesia, and worst of all, broke his neck
31:41in three places.
31:42Luckily, Moore would not face lasting physical injury, but his career was over.
31:47Bertuzzi's punishment extended beyond hockey.
31:50He was brought up on assault charges and was given probation and 80 hours of community service.
31:56Have you ever spoken with Todd Bertuzzi?
31:58No.
31:59Will you ever, do you think?
32:02Um, I, I don't know.
32:06I don't give it much thought.
32:08No.
32:0814.
32:09The Many Freak Outs of John McEnroe.
32:12Hey, I saw what you did to those guys who were making fun of you.
32:14Nice work.
32:15You know what it's like to get riled up, don't you, Johnny Mac?
32:18That I do.
32:19Much like golf, tennis has always been considered a gentleman's sport, with very strict rules
32:25against noise, excessive celebration, and emotional outbursts.
32:29John McEnroe threw that rulebook straight in the garbage.
32:33McEnroe was an intense player, known far and wide for his fierce anger and intense blow-ups.
32:39Throughout his career, McEnroe often engaged in arguments that went beyond simple frustration,
32:45with long, heated diatribes aimed at umpires, linesmen, and even spectators.
32:50If he wasn't screaming abuse at umpires, he was smashing his racket to pieces or intimidating
32:56fans, or being disqualified from prestigious Grand Slam events.
33:01McEnroe was the resident bad boy of tennis, and the people loved it.
33:05Right on the line.
33:06No mistakes so far in this match, right?
33:09You have an overall of anything.
33:11No mistakes whatsoever.
33:13Sickness up, please.
33:14Answer my question!
33:16The question, jerk!
33:18Number 13.
33:19Albert Hainsworth stomps on Andre Girard.
33:23Right there.
33:24Oh my gosh.
33:25That's uncalled for, man.
33:28That is unbelievable.
33:30Exactly 20 years after Charles Martin suplexed Jim McMahon, the NFL issued its second multi-game
33:36suspension for an on-field incident.
33:39It came at the expense of Titans defensive tackle Albert Hainsworth, who committed an
33:44egregious act on Cowboy center Andre Girard.
33:47Girard had fallen to the ground in a play, and his helmet had come loose.
33:52According to some sources, Hainsworth may have even ripped it off.
33:56Regardless, Hainsworth then stomped on Girard's unprotected head with his cleated shoe, opening
34:02a massive gash that required 30 stitches to close.
34:05This cut missed Girard's right eye by mere inches.
34:09Hainsworth was suspended for five games and may have even faced legal penalties.
34:14But Girard declined to press charges.
34:16Unsportsmanlike conduct, defense number 92, for stomping a player's helmet.
34:23Number 12.
34:24Dale Hunter blindsides Pierre Turgeon.
34:27Dale Hunter follows with a cheap shot.
34:29Turgeon out four to six weeks with a separated shoulder and a concussion.
34:33New NHL commissioner Gary Bettman promised to make the game safer, and he looked to make
34:38an example of players who committed egregious acts of violence.
34:41His first target was Capitals player Dale Hunter.
34:44The Capitals were playing the Islanders in the 1993 Patrick Division semifinals when Islander
34:51Pierre Turgeon stole the puck from Hunter and scored a goal.
34:54Embarrassed and angry, Hunter hit Turgeon from behind and sent him into the board.
34:59Turgeon separated his shoulder and missed most of the playoffs, while Hunter received the
35:04longest suspension in NHL history at the time, missing 21 games.
35:09Dale Hunter, your buddy, is in a little trouble for cross-checking Pierre Turgeon last night
35:14and separating his shoulder.
35:15Turgeon is gone for the playoffs.
35:17Well, Izzy!
35:18Well, Izzy!
35:18That's the word out of New York at this point.
35:19Yeah, word out of New York.
35:21He might be back for the next series.
35:22Number 11.
35:24Vontaze Burfecht goes helmet-to-helmet against Jack Doyle.
35:27A little game rewind in this one.
35:29Vontaze Burfecht tossed out of the game.
35:32You see, Jack Doyle, the tight end, had made a catch.
35:35He was down on the ground and Burfecht leads with his helmet and makes helmet-to-helmet
35:41contact.
35:42Considered one of the most controversial football players of all time, Vontaze Burfecht has long
35:47been criticized for his aggressive playstyle and dirty hits.
35:51It all culminated in the longest suspension in NFL history, which he received in Week 4
35:56of the 2019 season.
35:58Colts tight end Jack Doyle had just caught the ball when he was plowed into by Burfecht,
36:03who initiated helmet-to-helmet contact.
36:06Intentional hits of this kind are highly illegal, especially considering the prevalence of CTE
36:11in football players.
36:13Burfecht was essentially fired from the NFL as a result.
36:16He was suspended for 12 games.
36:18And despite becoming a free agent in 2020, he has never been picked up by another team.
36:24The league has suspended Burfecht for the rest of the season.
36:26The NFL says Burfecht is suspended without pay for the remaining 13 weeks of the season
36:31and any playoff games for repeated violations of unnecessary roughness rules.
36:3610.
36:37Kermit Washington nearly kills Rudy Tomjanovich.
36:40Fractured jaw, broken nose, and a skull fracture that was supposedly so severe that he
36:45could taste his own spinal fluid.
36:47On the night of December 9, 1977, Lakers player Kermit Washington delivered one of the
36:52most vicious punches in sports history.
36:55A scuffle broke out between the Lakers and Rockets, and Washington punched Tomjanovich
37:00in the face.
37:01The blow could be heard throughout the stadium and players described the sound as a melon
37:06splatting against concrete.
37:08The results were horrific.
37:10The entire bone structure of Tomjanovich's face was shattered, with his doctor comparing
37:15it to a cracked eggshell.
37:17Spinal fluid was also leaking into his skull capsule and mouth, and Tomjanovich could reportedly
37:23taste the fluid as he was taken off the court.
37:26Luckily, he made a full recovery, despite serious doubts from his surgeon.
37:30The team realized how severe this injury was when the surgeon asked Rudy if he could taste
37:35anything in his mouth.
37:36When he said he could, but it tasted bitter, the doctor knew that that was spinal fluid
37:40leaking from his brain, and this was truly an emergency.
37:43Number 9.
37:44The Black Sox scandal
37:52The name Shoeless Joe Jackson is synonymous with baseball, yet he's not in the Hall of
37:58Fame.
37:58Ever wonder why?
37:59The story dates back to 1919, when eight members of the Chicago White Sox conspired with gangsters
38:06and gamblers to fix the World Series.
38:08The heavily favored White Sox lost the series to the Cincinnati Reds, and many reporters
38:13at the time immediately deduced that something was fishy.
38:17They were right.
38:18The eight members had received bribes and had intentionally thrown the games with bad
38:23play.
38:24Many people believe that Jewish mob kingpin Arnold Rothstein was behind the scheme, but
38:29this has never been proven.
38:31Regardless, the eight players, including Jackson, were banned from baseball and made ineligible
38:38for Hall of Fame inclusion.
38:39Getting thrown out of baseball was like having part of me amputated.
38:45Number 8.
38:46Lance Armstrong cheats and lies his way to seven titles.
38:51Some breaking news now.
38:52On Lance Armstrong, the global governing body of cycling has just announced moments ago
38:57it will ban Armstrong for life and strip him of his seven tour titles.
39:02Lance Armstrong turned cycling from a relatively niche sport into a worldwide phenomenon in
39:08the early 2000s.
39:10With major sponsorships and worldwide news coverage, he dominated his way to seven straight
39:15Tour de France titles.
39:17But despite the universal acclaim and prestige, allegations of doping haunted him like a ghost.
39:23Many people accused the cycling sensation of using PEDs, but he continuously and vehemently
39:29denied it.
39:30Fans were on his side, and the accusers were made pariahs.
39:34Of course, they were eventually vindicated when the United States Anti-Doping Agency proved
39:39that, yep, Armstrong was doping the entire time.
39:43His titles were stripped, he was banned from all future cycling events, and his name became
39:48synonymous with unsportsmanlike cheaters.
39:52This guy seems healthy, loves cycling.
39:54Yes, so did Lance Armstrong, and he turned out to be a lying drug user.
39:57Or a hero.
39:57I don't know where we stand on him now.
39:59Number 7.
40:00Marty McSorley Hits Donald Brashear.
40:03Oh, it appears that Donald Brashear is bleeding from the nose.
40:06Marty McSorley ended his career with Donald Brashear.
40:10You could make a folk song out of that.
40:12McSorley played in the NHL for nearly 20 years, but his career and reputation were permanently
40:17tarnished on February 21, 2000.
40:21The Bruins were playing the Canucks, and with just under 5 seconds left in the game, McSorley
40:26whacked Brashear in the head with his stick.
40:29Brashear fell backwards and hit the ice, suffering both a seizure and a grade 3 concussion.
40:34McSorley was charged with assault with a deadly weapon, got 18 months probation, and never played
40:40in the NHL again.
40:42And with that, two decades worth of goodwill went down the drain.
40:46I think Marty, in all fairness, was trying to tap him in the shoulder.
40:51But, you know, you're very responsible for your stick, and this is not good.
40:56Number 6.
40:57The Zinedine Zidane Headbutts.
40:59Oh, that's gotta hurt worse than getting a birthday telegram from Zinedine Zidane.
41:05Yes?
41:07Bon anniversary.
41:09Hundreds of millions tuned in to the 2006 World Cup Final to watch Italy defeat France.
41:16But their win was grossly overshadowed by the infamous Zinedine Zidane headbutt, which
41:21is what all anyone could talk about in the months following the game.
41:25Zidane was running with Italian player Marco Matarazzi when the latter grabbed Zidane's
41:30jersey.
41:30In response, Zidane turned around and headbutted Matarazzi straight in the chest.
41:35He was given a red card, making him the first soccer player to ever be ejected from a World
41:40Cup Final in extra time.
41:42The incident was widely parodied in pop culture, and Zidane became the poster boy for unsportsmanlike
41:48conduct.
41:49He's just headed Matarazzi in the middle of the chest.
41:52What was Zidane thinking of?
41:56Zidane's career ends with being sent off in the World Cup Final.
42:00Number 5.
42:01The Malice at the Palace.
42:03The ugliest moments in NBA history.
42:05A black eye on the league that changed security guidelines at arenas around the country and
42:10altered the future of two franchises.
42:12It's not often that fans get directly involved in a fight, but they certainly did during Malice
42:18at the Palace.
42:18The date?
42:19November 19th, 2004.
42:22The place?
42:23The Palace of Auburn Hills, home of the Detroit Pistons.
42:27With just 45 seconds left in the game, Pistons center Ben Wallace shoved Pacer Ron Artest
42:33after being fouled.
42:34A fight then broke out on the courts, and fans decided to get involved.
42:39A fan threw a drink at Artest, causing him to storm into the crowd and attack the wrong
42:43person.
42:44Fans defended that person, players defended Artest, and the fans decided to get involved.
42:48And all hell broke loose.
42:49Police were called in order to quell the near riot, and when the dust finally settled,
42:54ten people were charged with assault, including five players.
42:58Security trying to somehow restore order.
43:02Fans and players are going at it, and the players trying to help each other out.
43:05Number 4.
43:06Luis Suarez takes a bite, or three.
43:10Suarez does.
43:11He does exactly that.
43:13That is quite incredible and pretty disgusting.
43:16You know, in that whole incident, I think Branislav Ivanovic showed admirable restraint.
43:20Despite being called one of the greatest strikers of all time, Luis Suarez has a terrible reputation
43:26for his on-field behavior.
43:28Many fans, players, and analysts have accused him of diving, and he had been caught biting
43:34other players on no less than three separate occasions.
43:37He bit Oatman Bakl while playing for AFC Ajax, resulting in a seven-game suspension.
43:45He bit Branislav Ivanovic during a Premier League match.
43:49Ten-game suspension.
43:50And he bit Giorgio Chiellini in front of millions during the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
43:56Four-month ban from all soccer activities.
43:59As a result, Suarez is now regarded as one of the dirtiest soccer players of the modern
44:04era.
44:05It looks to me, dare I say it, that he's had a little bite at Chiellini.
44:09Surely not again.
44:11Surely not again.
44:13Number 3.
44:14Eric Cantona goes kung-fu fighting.
44:17The lad came down and gave him apparently dogs abuse.
44:21I just thought, no, you're not getting away with it.
44:24Attacking fans is a huge no-no.
44:26But no one gave Eric Cantona the memo.
44:29On January 25, 1995, Cantona's Manchester United were playing Crystal Palace when Cantona
44:36was sent off by the referee.
44:38A Palace fan named Matthew Simmons then left his seat and confronted Cantona as he was walking
44:44off the pitch.
44:45Incensed at Simmons' words, Cantona delivered a flying kung-fu-style kick against the fan and
44:51followed it up with a flurry of punches.
44:53Simmons was fined ÂŁ500 for abusive behaviour, and it's believed that he used racist language
45:00against Cantona.
45:01As for him, he was fined ÂŁ30,000, banned from soccer for eight months, and sentenced to two
45:07weeks in prison.
45:08Although this was later changed to community service following an appeal.
45:13Just kind of taken aback by what you're seeing.
45:16You see him kind of launch himself into the crowd, and you're like, wow.
45:20Number two, Tyson bites Holyfield.
45:33The 17,000 people crowding MGM Grand Garden Arena maybe didn't get their money's worth with
45:39this fight, but at least they got to witness one of the coldest incidents in sporting history.
45:45Evander Holyfield was handily beating Mike Tyson, who was left frustrated both at his poor performance
45:51and some headbutts, whether intentional or not, from Holyfield.
45:56His temper boiling over, Tyson bit Holyfield on the right ear and tore off a piece of cartilage.
46:02The fight was allowed to continue, only for Tyson to, once again, bite Holyfield, this time
46:08on his left ear.
46:09That was it.
46:10Tyson was disqualified, and the ear bite went on to become a staple of pop culture for decades
46:16to come.
46:17You do that one more time, I'm taking a point off.
46:19Can you hear me?
46:22I got it, I got it!
46:24I got it, I got it, I got it, I got it, I got it!
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46:59Number one, the attack on Nancy Kerrigan
47:02Nancy Kerrigan, the American figure skater who is widely considered a favorite to win a Winter Olympics gold medal
47:09was attacked at a practice session for the U.S. figure skating championships
47:13Who knew that the world of figure skating was so cutthroat?
47:16Nancy Kerrigan was a successful skater in the early 90s, and she threatened the career of Tonya Harding
47:22While successful in her own right, Harding was always overshadowed by Kerrigan
47:27On the afternoon of January 6, 1994, Kerrigan was struck in the knee by a man named Shane Stant
47:34who was wielding a police baton
47:36The attack was eventually traced to Sean Eckhart and Jeff Galluli, the then-husband of Tonya Harding
47:42They hoped to injure Kerrigan, thereby increasing the prospects of Harding at the upcoming Olympics in Norway
47:48It's unclear how complicit Harding was in the attack itself, but she accepted a plea deal after covering it up
47:55and was banned from figure skating
47:56Once I was banned from figure skating for life, I didn't have a lot of options
48:05I did what I had to do to just stay in the public eye and pay the bills
48:09But what do you consider to be the most unsportsmanlike moments in sports history?
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