NBA MVPs suspended for fighting
Player Year Games Suspended Reason
LeBron James 2021 1 Striking Isaiah Stewart
Nikola Jokic 2021 1 Pushing Markieff Morris
Giannis Antetokounmpo 2020 1 Headbutting Mo Wagner
2015 1 Shoving Mike Dunleavy Jr.
James Harden 2015 1 Kicking LeBron James in groin
Kobe Bryant 2007 1 Striking Marko Jaric
2002 2 Fighting Reggie Miller
Dirk Nowitzki 2008 1 Hitting Matt Harpring
2008 1 Hitting Andrei Kirilenko
Steve Nash 2008 1 Escalating fight between Rockets-Suns
Kevin Garnett 2015 1 Headbutting Dwight Howard
2008 1 Striking Andrew Bogut
2007 1 Punching Antonio McDyess
Shaquille O'Neal 2002 3 Punching Brad Miller
1999 1 Fighting Charles Barkley
1997 1 Hitting Greg Ostertag
1995 1 Hitting Eric Montross
Karl Malone 1999 1 Punching Anthony Johnson
Hakeem Olajuwon 1998 1 Fighting Antonio McDyess
Charles Barkley 1999 1 Fighting Shaquille O'Neal
1996 1 Fighting Charles Oakley
1990 1 Fighting Bill Lambeer

lol @ kevin garnett, shaq and charles barkley

It’s a physical game with millionaires that have huge egos.
Like prison, you have dudes that compete for territory, food, and mates.
Fights are inevitable.

A good mention is Metta World War aka Ron Artest elbowing the soul out of james harden. He never was an mvp but dayum that was brutal.

i think it's just a young testosterone thing, but it's a sign of weakness, not strength

yup a lot of these players are mentally weak.