Basketball is a contact sport in which the likelihood of hurting someone and getting hurt is very high, resulting to ugly tussles between opposing teams. The same happens in high school, college and the pros. Violence is just lurking around the corner waiting for the opportune time. Read more...
Christian Laettner, a six foot eleven inch center, played for the Duke Blue Devils from 1988 until 1992, where he won back-to-back championships in 1991 and 1992. Laettner is considered one of the greatest college basketball players of all time. He went on to be drafted by the NBA’s Minnesota Timberwolves in the 1992 draft and played for 13 years in the NBA with the Timberwolves, Detroit Pistons, Dallas Mavericks and Washington Wizards. He ended his career with an average of 13.3 points and 6.9 rebounds per game. Read more...