Four Recent Dustups Between Nba Duos

Vernon Maxwell/ Gary Payton, Sonics, March 2000
Mad Max tosses weight at Payton as Payton threatens with chair; Horace Grant plays peacemaker and gets bruised shoulder for his trouble.

Tracy Murray/ Rod Strickland, Wizards, December 1997
Murray gossips to lady friend that Strickland is gay; Strickland in turn sucker punches Murray in eye.

Jim Jackson/ Jason Kidd, Mavericks, 1995-96
After griping that Jackson hogs ball, Kidd issues ultimatum to Dallas: him or me. Mavericks ship Kidd to Suns. Reports link feud to love triangle involving pop diva Toni Braxton.

Tim Hardaway/ Latrell Sprewell, Warriors, 1994-96

Sniping between All-Star guards—Sprewell calls Hardaway "brownnoser"; Hardaway says Spree doesn't hustle—sinks promising Golden State squad.