2. In the 2012 Playoffs, Metta World Peace Wins The War To “The Beard.”
2012 is the Year of Fine.
Estimated Total Fine: $430,000*
Metta World Peace, originally known as Ron Artest, elbowed Oklahoma City Thunder star James Harden in the face during the 2012 playoffs, earning him a $35,000 fine and a seven-game suspension. A brawl broke out between the two teams as a result of the event, and several players were sent off the field.
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Metta World Peace had experienced strife before. He was at the core of the notorious “Malice in the Palace” nearly ten years prior, and he even served a week and a half in jail on domestic abuse-related charges.