WTF was Batum doing there?

[tlongII]

Dude should be ejected.

 

[NorthBayBaller]

Punching people in the nuts, that's what.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

searching for teh cawk.

 

[craigehlo]

 

[NorthBayBaller]

It must be a French traditional to punch someone in the nuts on purpose when they win.

 

[craigehlo]

That was worse than the nut cracker that Melo got against Spain.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

I didn't see it, but everyone on Twitter was saying it was cheap and suspension-worthy. Was it? They also said the game ended in handshakes, and then Tony Parker smashed his goggles...

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Sounds like Batum got frustrated at (a) choking away a lead in the fourth and (b) Rudy flopping. Was that right? (But why punch Navarro for a Rudy flop, I don't know.)

 

[SlyPokerDog]

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Looks like he was going for the ball and accidentally hit the balls.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Looks like he was going for the ball and accidentally hit the balls.

...with a closed fist.

There's many people who've dreamed of giving JCN a good cock-punching. Batum was just living their dream.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

It's the shove afterwards that really gives it away.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

...with a closed fist.

There's many people who've dreamed of giving JCN a good cock-punching. Batum was just living their dream.

Trying to punch the ball out of his hands.

 

[<-=*PdX*=->]

That was great. I like the fire from Batum and I dislike Spain.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA I asked Nicolas Batum why he hit Juan-Carlos Navarro in the groin. "I wanted to give him a good reason to flop," Batum said.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Wojo:

I asked Nicolas Batum why he hit Juan-Carlos Navarro in the groin. "I wanted to give him a good reason to flop," Batum said.

[edit: beat me to it!]

 

[Pinwheel1]

Is there another link other than just the actual punch? (Repeated over and over) You would punch the ball away with a closed fist, but this looks pretty bad. I would like to see it from 5 seconds earlier.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Is there another link other than just the actual punch? (Repeated over and over) You would punch the ball away with a closed fist, but this looks pretty bad. I would like to see it from 5 seconds earlier.

If you were doing that, would you give that quote to Wojo afterwards? I actually respect Batum more for not attempting to lie about it.

 

[HailBlazers]

Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA I asked Nicolas Batum why he hit Juan-Carlos Navarro in the groin. "I wanted to give him a good reason to flop," Batum said.

LOL, that's awesome.


France's lack of late game execution is similar to that of the Blazers, FRUSTRATING.

 

[Pinwheel1]

If you were doing that, would you give that quote to Wojo afterwards? I actually respect Batum more for not attempting to lie about it.

I posted before I read the quote. But yeah I could see where he may try to punch the ball out, miss badly and then just accept the fact he went over board and not try to deny it.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA Told Batum some won't think groin shot is in Olympic spirit. Batum: "Do you think if you lost a game on purpose, that's the Olympic spirit?"

 

[HailBlazers]

Even Better!

 

[drexlersdad]

france is pissed, and they should be

and batum wasnt trying to hit him in the cock, he was going for the ball on a hard intentional foul

Very hard

 

[BoBoBREWSKI]

Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA I asked Nicolas Batum why he hit Juan-Carlos Navarro in the groin. "I wanted to give him a good reason to flop," Batum said.

Great response! Love it!

 

[blazedanugz]

love it....bring some of that attitude to portland nic....a nasty nic is worth 45 mil

 

[Sedatedfork]

It is JCN's fault for having the ball so close to his nuts.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

It's a fine French tradition:
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[RR7]

Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA
Finally, I asked Batum if he felt like his punch ultimately gave Navarro a 'good reason' to flop. "I hope so," Batum said.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Not Brian Scalabrine ‏@BScalabrine24
To be fair, Nic Batum did ask Juan-Carlos Navarro what the capital of Thailand was before he did this..

 

[SlyPokerDog]

I wonder if Claver is going to come down with a mysterious injury right before the start of training camp?