WTF was Batum doing there?

[Sedatedfork]

Batum "I was going for the balls, I mean ball"

 

[NorthBayBaller]

I laugh at you people that think it brings attitude. What it brings is a sore loser. If he made a strong BASKETBALL play, then I would agree. But he was going for the balls and he knows it. That's just wrong.

 

[drexlersdad]

I laugh at you people that think it brings attitude. What it brings is a sore loser. If he made a strong BASKETBALL play, then I would agree. But he was going for the balls and he knows it. That's just wrong.

this is crap, except the sore loser part

 

[Pinwheel1]

I laugh at you people that think it brings attitude. What it brings is a sore loser. If he made a strong BASKETBALL play, then I would agree. But he was going for the balls and he knows it. That's just wrong.

That would also be a plus. The knock on him is he looks too "laid back".
That just changed.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Zach Lowe riffing on Batum's response.

 

[THE HCP]

I fucking love it! The prior trip, they went to foul Rudy and he soccer flopped like a motherfucker and they called intentional foul..... Game over. Nic was making sure he intentionally fouled. Ahold had been ejected for sure, but I love the fire and emotion!!!!!

 

[Nikolokolus]

I'm really proud of Nic, it's like a rite of passage for him going from underpaid, mild-mannered milquetoast, to filthy rich, nut-punching bad-ass.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

I like the Nic punch! It's far more entertaining and useful than 3 Goggles.

 

[drexlersdad]

turiaf barely touched rudy and he goes floppily flying in the air, with all the ice bag theatrics and whatnot, cant really blame france for being a little pissed off

 

[SlyPokerDog]

What Nic did was so bad it made TMZ!

http://www.tmz.com/2012/08/08/olympic-basketball-france-nut-shot-spain-nic-batum/

Hahahahahahahahaha!

 

[drexlersdad]

What Nic did was so bad it made TMZ!

http://www.tmz.com/2012/08/08/olympic-basketball-france-nut-shot-spain-nic-batum/

Hahahahahahahahaha!

The ball-punisher is France's Nic Batum ... who obliterated Juan Carlos Navarro's bean bag in the 4th quarter of their quarterfinal matchup

 

[Duckhook]

Maybe Nic was upset that Boris Diaw was the best player on the floor that game... <shrug>

 

[C_note]

Totally agree with Nic. If the other team wants to pussy their way to victory by flopping, then it's your job to go for the nuts. Queen high flush isn't gonna cut it.

 

[Eastoff]

Nic "coup de testicules" Batum

 

[drexlersdad]

all the spain players are flopping wimps, i hope nic can teach claver to grow a pair

 

[e_blazer]

All I know is that this should slow down the opposing players next season. Tough to move too fast when you try to run with your legs crossed.

 

[Reep]

I wonder if this will come up in the first game of the season when we play the L@kers?

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Flop now, Juan!

 

[Haakzilla]

...clearly, he got all ball(s) there!

--> VIDEO CLIP

 

[Sedatedfork]

...clearly, he got all ball(s) there!

Why did JCN run on the other side of the court and try to disrupt Batum's volleyball serve?

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Nic "coup de testicules" Batum

coup de yayas?

 

[RR7]

Now if he can just teach Babbitt to do that to Durant for next season, we should be alright.

 

[illmatic99]

That's a 10 game suspension if he did it in the NBA.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Judy Fernandez curling into a fetal position after his epic flop was embarrassing.

 

[HailBlazers]

Flopping should be a 10 game suspension. It seriously injures the game.

 

[illmatic99]

It's hilarious that Nic was so upset with the flopping-- he's one of the most notorious floppers in the NBA.

 

[Sedatedfork]

It's hilarious that Nic was so upset with the flopping-- he's one of the most notorious floppers in the NBA.

I don't know that he's notorious, but he's been known to take a dive here and there.

 

[Eastoff]

It's hilarious that Nic was so upset with the flopping-- he's one of the most notorious floppers in the NBA.

He was also angry that france threw a game previously to change their opponent.

 

[illmatic99]

bwhahahahaha

 

[Eastoff]

bwhahahahaha

"That's for flopping" ?