The Los Angeles Lakers Signed Kermit Washington 2.0

On December 9, 1977, a scuffle broke out during a game between the Houston Rockets and the Los Angeles Lakers, with Lakers forward Kermit Washington involved.  As the players were being separated, Rudy Tomjanovich, who was a Rocket at the time, ran towards Washington to play the role of peace-maker.

Washington turned around, saw him approaching, and hit him with a solid punch to the face. Players describe that moment as “the loudest silence you have ever heard.”  That incident changed the Bleacher Report - Los Angeles Lakers
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