Steve Nash: Top 5 career moments in the NBA

PHOENIX, AZ - APRIL 25: Steve Nash #13 of the Phoenix Suns reacts during the NBA game against the San Antonio Spurs at US Airways Center on April 25, 2012 in Phoenix, Arizona. The Spurs defeated the Suns 110-106. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
PHOENIX, AZ - APRIL 25: Steve Nash #13 of the Phoenix Suns reacts during the NBA game against the San Antonio Spurs at US Airways Center on April 25, 2012 in Phoenix, Arizona. The Spurs defeated the Suns 110-106. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
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The bloody nose

With roughly three minutes remaining in Game 1 of the 2007 Western Conference Finals of a one-point game, Steve Nash and Tony Parker accidentally hit each other head-first and then it all started.

Nash began to bleed profusely, but he was going to have to be dragged off the court in order for him not to compete. For me, this epitomizes everything that Nash was. He was tough, and was the ultimate competitor.

They tried to tape, bandaid – you name it – keep it together. But blood keep oozing through and during timeouts was trying to keep the blood out of his eyes with a towel. It was one of the most iconic moments in Phoenix Suns history.