Kermit Washington's Remarkable Redemption

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Kermit Washington was never a goon and Rudy Tomjanovich was perhaps largely to blame for getting cold cocked by Washington. I was listening to the game when this incident occurred and the way Lakers announcer Chick Hearn described it was that Washington was mixed up with another Rockets player and then saw Tomjanovich rushing toward him. Like anybody would, Washington just reacted and drilled Tomjanovich with no thought of trying to do any longterm damage. .

This was just one of those victim of circumstance things on the parts of both Tomjanovich and Washington.


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