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Oct 18, 2022 · IU's Kent Benson was punched by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in NBA debut. Dana Hunsinger Benbow. Indianapolis Star. 0:04. 0:31. INDIANAPOLIS -- Kent Benson's NBA debut lasted two minutes...
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Jan 12, 2015 · Kent Benson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar brutal fight at 1977. Kent Benson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, 2 point shot, 3 point shot, 180 degree dunk, 360 degree dunk, Acrobatic move, all...
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Oct 11, 2021 · Benson, the first pick in the 1977 NBA Draft by the Milwaukee Bucks, faced Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and the Los Angeles Lakers in the season opener and Benson’s NBA debut. The two players lasted two minutes on the court after Abdul-Jabbar sucker-punched Benson with a right hook.
Aug 29, 2022 · If NBA debuts are concerned, Kent Benson probably had the worst experience in history. Not only did he duel with the legendary Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, but the Los Angeles Lakers center sucker punched him. However, tasting a legend’s fist wasn’t the only experience he took away from that fateful night.
Two minutes into his very first game as a professional, Benson elbowed Los Angeles Lakers center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in the abdomen, and Abdul-Jabbar gave Benson a concussion with a retaliatory punch.
Oct 18, 2022 · Kent Benson is not interested in talking about that night 45 years ago when he was punched by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
Feb 20, 2011 · The episode you first recall about the 11-year National Basketball Association career of center Kent Benson, who was drafted number one overall in 1977 by the Milwaukee Bucks, is the punch he...
