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#3 Allen Iverson
Allen Iverson's path to being on an NBA bad boy list started in his high school days, where he was jailed for an incident that transpired in Virginia, at a bowling alley. The 1996-7 Rookie of the Year was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers as the 1st overall pick in the draft and went on to wear the 76ers jersey for 12 seasons of his 14 season-long career in the NBA.
Iverson's infamous cornrows, love for tattoos, expensive jewelry and fashion lifestyle didn't seem like the ideal look the NBA wanted to be associated with, but he was loved by fans and idolized, including for his amazing talent in the game. The Hall of Famer is known to have always had falling outs with coaching staff, teammates, officials and the like. The Answer was a very selfish player, he always felt a need to prove himself and he had a short fuse that saw him entangled in some legal violations.
#2 Metta Sandiford-Artest
Born Ron Artest, Metta World Peace was forced to change his name multiple times due to a constant need to rebrand his identity. Now Metta Sandiford-Artest, he was selected by the Chicago Bulls as the No. 16 pick of the 1999 NBA draft.
Sandiford-Artest is known for his difficult fouls and dirty plays which at their core are meant to inflict fear into the minds of his opponent. He gets under the skin of his opponents and throws them off their rhythm as he always creates some sort of confrontation. Only Dennis Rodman could have topped him on the bad boy spectrometer.
Ron-Ron won the 2010 NBA championship title with the Lakers. He was the 2004 Defensive Player of the Year and made the All-Star team the same year with the Indiana Pacers.
#1 Dennis Rodman
Dennis Rodman is the NBA poster bad boy.
Anytime there is a conversation regarding an NBA bad boy, Dennis Rodman comes to mind first. The Hall of Famer, who was inducted in 2011, was a force to reckon with on the court, was part of the Pistons' Bad Boys team and he brought such bruteness to the Chicago Bulls and was critical to the Bulls winning their second 3-peat alongside Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen.
Rodman was said to have hit a photographer, fought with teammates and coaches and also head-butted a referee. His lifestyle and mannerisms have seen him not show up for training sessions and, by extension, actual games.
When asked about his bad-boy identity, he had this to say.
“Dyeing my hair, dressing in drag...it all just came naturally to me. I was probably the only player in the history of sports to build an image by himself. It was all raw and natural, no Nike, no Adidas, no Converse."
However, his bad-boy reputation never placed his raw talent and basketball IQ in doubt, as The Worm is a highly decorated player, having won the NBA championship five times, led the league seven times as a rebounding champion, and a 2-time All-Star and Defensive Player of the Year.
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