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The Scariest NBA Players

The Scariest NBA Players

These players were terrifying and kept their opponents up at night.

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Nam Tran
Oct 31, 2023
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In the spirit of Halloween, I’m going to share with you the scariest players to have ever played in the NBA.

Now, I’m not going with the scariest looking players -that would just be mean- but rather, the players that were intimidating to play against, enforcers that brought fear into their opponents.

For instance, players who would hurt others whenever they went up for a dunk or players who would hurt opponents if they stepped into the paint. 

These are the guys I’m going to talk about, not the scary-looking ones, like Andrei Kirilenko, who kind of looks like Michael Myers with the mask on (see how mean that is? Feelings could’ve gotten hurt there).

So, let’s get to it. Here are the 3 scariest players to ever play in the NBA:

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