Teammates Who Legitimately Hated Each Other

By Jacob Kornhauser

In professional sports, where seemingly everyone has a big ego, personalities are going to clash. Most of the time, teammates manage to like each other to some degree, but these 15 pairs of teammates couldn’t stand one another.

Teammates Who Legitimately Hated Each Other
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15. Rajon Rondo and Ray Allen - Boston Celtics

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In their time together in Boston, Rondo and Allen never got along. It made sense because Allen was an established veteran and Rondo was a bit of a punk. Likely, it's for the best they each went their separate way.

15. Rajon Rondo and Ray Allen - Boston Celtics

In their time together in Boston, Rondo and Allen never got along. It made sense because Allen was an established veteran and Rondo was a bit of a punk. Likely, it's for the best they each went their separate way.

14. Robert Griffin III and Kirk Cousins - Washington Redskins

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This was more of a symbolic power struggle than a stated hatred. Head coach Jay Gruen fanned the flames here by very publicly supporting Cousins over RGIII. We don't have to worry about these guys being teammates anymore, though.

14. Robert Griffin III and Kirk Cousins - Washington Redskins

This was more of a symbolic power struggle than a stated hatred. Head coach Jay Gruen fanned the flames here by very publicly supporting Cousins over RGIII. We don't have to worry about these guys being teammates anymore, though.

13. Michael Westbrook and Stephen Davis - Washington Redskins

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Back in the 1990s, Westbrook and Davis provided one of the most entertaining teammate fights of all time. Both were out for blood in a scuffle that broke out during practice and each got it.

13. Michael Westbrook and Stephen Davis - Washington Redskins

Back in the 1990s, Westbrook and Davis provided one of the most entertaining teammate fights of all time. Both were out for blood in a scuffle that broke out during practice and each got it.

12. Riley Cooper and Cary Williams - Philadelphia Eagles

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After Cooper's racial slur at a concert, teammate Cary Williams took exception. He predictably went after him in practice and it broke out into a fight. That essentially ended any bond the two teammates may have had to that point.

12. Riley Cooper and Cary Williams - Philadelphia Eagles

After Cooper's racial slur at a concert, teammate Cary Williams took exception. He predictably went after him in practice and it broke out into a fight. That essentially ended any bond the two teammates may have had to that point.

11. Percy Harvin and Golden Tate - Seattle Seahawks

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Neither of these guys tends to get along with teammates, and their egos clashed during their short time in Seattle. Thankfully for the Seahawks, they don't have to worry about this feud any longer.

11. Percy Harvin and Golden Tate - Seattle Seahawks

Neither of these guys tends to get along with teammates, and their egos clashed during their short time in Seattle. Thankfully for the Seahawks, they don't have to worry about this feud any longer.

10. P.K. Subban and Tomas Plekanec - Montreal Canadiens

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P.K. Subban tends to rub people the wrong way with his unique playing style, and that includes teammates sometimes. Tensions boiled over in practice one day when the two dropped the gloves and went at it.

10. P.K. Subban and Tomas Plekanec - Montreal Canadiens

P.K. Subban tends to rub people the wrong way with his unique playing style, and that includes teammates sometimes. Tensions boiled over in practice one day when the two dropped the gloves and went at it.

9. Kyrie Irving and Dion Waiters - Cleveland Cavaliers

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These two young egos clashed in a big way. Waiters apparently thought he was better than Irving, and Irving took exception. Why play as a team when you can argue about which individual player is better?

9. Kyrie Irving and Dion Waiters - Cleveland Cavaliers

These two young egos clashed in a big way. Waiters apparently thought he was better than Irving, and Irving took exception. Why play as a team when you can argue about which individual player is better?

8. Gilbert Arenas and Javaris Crittenton - Washington Wizards

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This feud boiled over with a scary incident in which guns were drawn in the Wizards' locker room. It was a sad sign of things to come as Crittenton would be sentenced to a 23-year prison sentence on manslaughter charges for killing a woman.

8. Gilbert Arenas and Javaris Crittenton - Washington Wizards

This feud boiled over with a scary incident in which guns were drawn in the Wizards' locker room. It was a sad sign of things to come as Crittenton would be sentenced to a 23-year prison sentence on manslaughter charges for killing a woman.

7. Peyton Manning and Mike Vanderjagt - Indianapolis Colts

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It's not very often a quarterback and kicker have a beef with one another, but that's exactly what happened in Indy. Manning was upset about Vanderjagt's performance and sounded off about it. That ended a seemingly mutual respect they had.

7. Peyton Manning and Mike Vanderjagt - Indianapolis Colts

It's not very often a quarterback and kicker have a beef with one another, but that's exactly what happened in Indy. Manning was upset about Vanderjagt's performance and sounded off about it. That ended a seemingly mutual respect they had.

6. Tony Parker and Brent Barry - San Antonio Spurs

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When you cheat on your wife with your teammate's wife, as Tony Parker allegedly did with Brent Barry's, it's going to cause some problems. As you can imagine, these two didn't get along very well after that happened.

6. Tony Parker and Brent Barry - San Antonio Spurs

When you cheat on your wife with your teammate's wife, as Tony Parker allegedly did with Brent Barry's, it's going to cause some problems. As you can imagine, these two didn't get along very well after that happened.

5. Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez - New York Yankees

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The two personalities on these athletes are completely the opposite. A-Rod has a giant ego while Jeter is one of the most humble players in the league's history. Due to that, A-Rod's demeanor always rubbed DJ the wrong way.

5. Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez - New York Yankees

The two personalities on these athletes are completely the opposite. A-Rod has a giant ego while Jeter is one of the most humble players in the league's history. Due to that, A-Rod's demeanor always rubbed DJ the wrong way.

4. John Terry and Wayne Bridge - Chelsea

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Terry got Bridge's girlfriend pregnant and then arranged for her to get an abortion. This hurt his public image and of course shattered the relationship he had with his teammate. The hatred was palpable between these two.

4. John Terry and Wayne Bridge - Chelsea

Terry got Bridge's girlfriend pregnant and then arranged for her to get an abortion. This hurt his public image and of course shattered the relationship he had with his teammate. The hatred was palpable between these two.

3. Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan - Team USA

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In one of the more public rivalries in sports history, Tonya Harding allegedly had it arranged for Kerrigan to get injured so she couldn't compete in the Olympics. How much hatred do you have to have for someone to do that?

3. Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan - Team USA

In one of the more public rivalries in sports history, Tonya Harding allegedly had it arranged for Kerrigan to get injured so she couldn't compete in the Olympics. How much hatred do you have to have for someone to do that?

2. Barry Bonds and Jeff Kent - San Francisco Giants

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Each of these players was one of the best hitters of their generation and each had a huge ego. Those two things don't usually mix well on the same team, and they didn't in San Francisco. These sluggers were constantly at one another's throats.

2. Barry Bonds and Jeff Kent - San Francisco Giants

Each of these players was one of the best hitters of their generation and each had a huge ego. Those two things don't usually mix well on the same team, and they didn't in San Francisco. These sluggers were constantly at one another's throats.

1. Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal - Los Angeles Lakers

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This duo was the most successful of the bunch, but there was only room for one of them in L.A. After a bitter breakup, they appear to have become friends again, but they were rivals for a long time after Shaq's departure from the Lakers.

1. Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal - Los Angeles Lakers

This duo was the most successful of the bunch, but there was only room for one of them in L.A. After a bitter breakup, they appear to have become friends again, but they were rivals for a long time after Shaq's departure from the Lakers.

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