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Fin747 t1_j93ntdr wrote

Reply to comment by Fondren_Richmond in TIL a woman was once drafted by the NBA but had to turn the team down bc she was pregnant. She’s also in the hall of fame. by Desolecontra

Thanks for your contribution in reminding us violence against women is still very real in our world. Sometimes it's easy to forget but then rarely we can spot a random guy reminding us that men could in fact beat up women in our world. And today you are that guy, congratulations and thank you so much for your wisdom.

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Fondren_Richmond t1_j93pgoo wrote

>rarely we can spot a random guy reminding us that men could in fact beat up women in our world. And today you are that guy

It's a reminder that violence between players was very real in NBA games in the '70s, when Harris was drafted; and well into the '80s and early '90s.

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Igottherunsbad t1_j94tztg wrote

What NBA were you watching? I was mostly a hockey fan and just the idea of basketball players fighting is hilarious

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peter_the_panda t1_j95la5u wrote

Probably the basketball in the 80's and 90's like he said. Fighting in the NBA was never at hockey levels, but in that era it was very much real

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Fondren_Richmond t1_j95wuye wrote

The kind where Kermit Washington broke Rudy Tomjanovich's face and the latter was out for a year. There were fights all over the place and all kinds of violent and hard fouls that were never called.

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