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Rick Fox and Doug Christie get into an altercation during a preseason game. Both get ejected and end up brawling in the tunnel. The entire Kings bench joins them resulting in an injured Shaq turning up out of nowhere to defend Rick. (2002)



Rick Fox and Doug Christie get into an altercation during a preseason game. Both get ejected and end up brawling in the tunnel. The entire Kings bench joins them resulting in an injured Shaq turning up out of nowhere to defend Rick. (2002)

by ToronoRapture

49 Comments

  2. ToronoRapture

    Rick deserved that cheeky upppercut from Doug.

  3. cardcollection92

    I don’t think we’ll ever see true dislike like this again. The spurs/okc teams possibly

  4. DJSTANKDADDY2

    Rick Fox had one of the most punchable faces of all time.

  5. LadyMoonlightMuse

    Shaq limping out of nowhere to save the day

  8. ittozziloP

    Glad they went on to have a totally fair playoff series

  9. transizzle

    I will always click on this, one of the few highlights for Kings fans

  10. Allgoochinthecooch

    Shoutout Sacramento and nab hero Doug Christie. I think everybody wanted to see Rick fox get punched

  11. Oh_he_steal

    Hearing Linda Cohn narrate a highlight warms my soul.

  13. I-Sell-Wolf-Tickets

    I’ll never forget seeing Rick Fox in Oz

    And Doug being roasted because of his controlling wife

    Fun times 😂

  15. imironman2018

    Remember when Shaq called them the Sacramento Queens and Jackson insulted the Sacremento fans and called them semi civilized and rednecks. No joke the Lakers Kings games were very fun to watch. so much f-ing drama. I love it. Especially because how some of those games were decided last minute.

    [https://fox40.com/sports/basketball/kings/why-do-sacramento-kings-fans-ring-cowbells-at-home-games/](https://fox40.com/sports/basketball/kings/why-do-sacramento-kings-fans-ring-cowbells-at-home-games/)

  18. BuckSleezy

    Ah the Pepperdine goat Doug Christie. Good times

  19. histprofdave

    They frequently play this clip at Kings games during the opening video that warns fans not to engage in physical altercations. The crowd usually cheers when Doug lands the uppercut.

  20. Judekabongo9

    You don’t really see Fox in the tunnel being fought by Doug you only see Doug being held back

  21. ddottay

    This rivalry was so good because everyone involved in the years since have admitted it wasn’t just basketball, they legitimately hated one another back then.

  22. PARDON_howdoyoudo

    The Lakers summoned Shaq, it was very effective

  23. iguess12

    I miss this shit, I’m gonna start yelling at clouds but I don’t care. The game was better when players legit didn’t like each other and had real rivalries. Those Heat/Knicks playoff series were amazing and those two teams despising each other made for better games.

  24. _Jetto_

    “ I got hurt on company time I’ll heal on company time “

  25. ItsMeAdam21

    Fox was a scrub. It was home game for LA and when they both got ejected. Fox sprinted off the court and into the tunnels so that he could run to the side Christie was exiting on and jump him before he got too far.

  26. AccomplishedBake8351

    I absolutely despise that lakers team more than any other professional sports team in history.

  27. IsSkipThere

    Bro I hated Rick Fox almost as much as I hated Kobe when I was a kid lol

  29. james_randolph

    Watching these two teams in the 2000-2003 years go at it was really really fun. Los Angeles and Portland games had some fire too.

  30. BrawndoCrave

    Such simpler times. Watching ESPN highlights while eating my cereal before school.

  33. Intelligent_West7128

    That Christie uppercut is “goated” as the kids say. Damn I miss real rivalries in sports.

  35. MarkMoneyj27

    A shove or a punch from shaq has gotta be a life ending incident.

  36. redux44

    Kings, especially now knowing the whole ref scandal, were absolutely right to hate the Lakers.

  39. JozzifDaBrozzif

    See Clyde sweet feet Livingston wouldn’t have stood for that disrespect

  40. Grossly_over_ripened

    Sportscenter used to be so awesome

  41. buffalucci

    Rick Fox sucked at basketball AND acting.

  42. DanMoshpit69

    Being a lifelong Kings fan and being there in person for 2 of the 7 games in the series the year before. This punch made my year. Still see custom shirts around sac of the uppercut connection to this day.

  43. decisionagonized

    Lakers-Kings in the 2000s was the greatest NBA rivalry I ever watched. Those teams hated each other and the Kings pushed the best Lakers teams to the brink. Haven’t seen anything like it since.

  45. 3rdtryatremembering

    Something about Vlade always made me feel like he low-key wanted to fight Shaq lol.

  46. roodootootootoo

    I miss the days when our team was full of absolute dawgggs 🥲

  47. iamthecheesethatsbig

    Y’all didn’t know Rick Fox was a thug

  48. NickyPappagiorgio

    As a Chicago native (Bulls fan) living in Sacramento for a short time back then, that city really drips basketball lifestyle.

    Sacramento loves their Kings.

    That really impressed me.

    Good city, great fans.

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