Who Is the “Baddest” NBA Player of All-Time?

Technicals, Ejections, and Flagrant Fouls: Who tops them all?

Draymond Green was suspended indefinitely after his recent altercation with Jusuf Nurkić (photo credit: Wikimedia Commons, edited: by Darryl Ventura)

Given his past history and his most recent suspension for cleaning Jusuf Nurkić’s clock, some label Draymond Green as the “baddest” NBA player of all-time.

But is that characterization truly warranted? Or is it simply a case of recency bias?

What about Dennis Rodman? He was a member of the Pistons in the 80s, the original “Bad Boys.” Heck, Dennis Rodman even head-butted a ref and kicked a cameraman in the groin!

Or could it be someone like Ron Artest (aka Metta World Peace, aka Metta Sandiford-Artest)? Do you remember “The Malice at the Palace” in which Artest went after some fans in the stands? It was a public relations nightmare and went down as one of the most embarrassing incidents in league history.

Come to think of it, there’s a long laundry list of potential candidates for the baddest NBA player of all-time.

So, who is it?

Let’s take a look at some of the NBA’s biggest troublemakers.

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