GIF: Nic Batum Punched Juan Carlos Navarro In the Balls: “I Wanted to Give Him a Good Reason to Flop”

All, NBA, Olympics Stephen Douglas August 8th. 2012, 1:17pm

Nic Batum and France crumbled late, falling to Spain, 66-59 in the men’s basketball Olympic quarterfinals. It was kind of an embarrassing win for Spain, as it struggled scoring but held France to a 6-point 4th quarter. France’s Nic Batum shot just 3-of-12 in a frustrating loss (teammate Tony Parker broke his googles after the game). With less than :30 left and the outcome decided, Batum took a full swing with a closed fist and punched Juan Carlos Navarro of Spain directly in the testicles.

Update: Batum is going to own the nut punch. Wow.

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.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) August 8, 2012

Batum also feels that Spain may have laid down for Brazil.

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?”
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) August 8, 2012

Batum said he believes that Spain tanked final preliminary game against Brazil to face France in quarterfinals.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) August 8, 2012

Great stuff from Woj.

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48 Responses to “GIF: Nic Batum Punched Juan Carlos Navarro In the Balls: “I Wanted to Give Him a Good Reason to Flop””

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Matty_Cam Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 1:20 PM
And he didn’t even get tossed out of the game?!?!?
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VladimirCrouton Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 1:22 PM
Bad Boys baby! We need more thuggin it up in the NBA and less ticky tacky fouls.
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cracker jack Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 1:23 PM
Fuckin French.
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sousedbergin Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 1:24 PM
What a La Débâcle.
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Jason McIntyre Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 1:24 PM
He’ll protect LaMarcus Aldridge next year
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VladimirCrouton Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 1:25 PM
He was just going for the ball anyways. Mistakes happen.
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molemaninthemorning Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 1:26 PM
That hand motion just reminds me of “hot hand at the dice game baby, CLACKITY CLACK CLACK CLACK!”
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Walking Underwear Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 1:27 PM
Right in the boys! Sacre blueballs!
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phillymantis915 Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 1:30 PM
That hand motion just reminds me of “hot hand at the dice game baby, CLACKITY CLACK CLACK CLACK!”
Look at how Tron is living!
Oh, and Batum should have his man-card revoked. Never punch another dude in the nuts.
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Der Kaiser Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 1:32 PM
https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA/status/233252778439487488
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.
A noble deed, if you ask me.
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molemaninthemorning Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 1:34 PM
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.
That’s fucking incredible.
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SouvenirCity Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 1:35 PM
Punching a man in the pills? That’s a paddlin’
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Der Kaiser Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 1:36 PM
https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA/status/233254532111544320
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?”
Hits keep on coming. He is referring to Spain losing to Brazil in order to avoid USA until the gold medal game.
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dan132294 Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 1:37 PM
What is it with these European players and hitting people in the nuts?
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Coach Mike Woodson, Atlanta Hawks Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 1:38 PM
Navarr’s cock must be so swollen right now. Mmm pageviews.
/J-Mac
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Der Kaiser Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 1:40 PM
commenters here are strangely fascinated with cocks. Ratio of cocktalk to cockpic is out of whack.
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starkweather Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 1:41 PM
commenters here are strangely fascinated with cocks. Ratio of cocktalk to cockpic is out of whack.
Don’t be such a cocksucker, dickhead
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St. Bear Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 1:41 PM
commenters here are strangely fascinated with cocks. Ratio of cocktalk to cockpic is out of whack.
Sadly, that hasn’t always been the case.
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Walking Underwear Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 1:42 PM
Out of whack? Good one
/never short of whack myself
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molemaninthemorning Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 1:43 PM
commenters here are strangely fascinated with cocks. Ratio of cocktalk to cockpic is out of whack.
Gawker, Deadspin, and Jezebel did a joint series of posts that literally extrapolated the sizes of rowers’ cocks based on bulges being in the same photos as medals.
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starkweather Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 1:44 PM
Gawker, Deadspin, and Jezebel did a joint series of posts that literally extrapolated the sizes of rowers’ cocks based on bulges being in the same photos as medals.
If any of us had made it through Deadspin’s commenter Olympics this tragic imbalance in cock comments to cock posts could have been avoided.
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Der Kaiser Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 1:44 PM
Sadly, that hasn’t always been the case.
Maybe all this cocktalk from commentariat is really a cry for TBL to bring back cockpics.
If only Freud was alive, he could really analyze the TBL commentariat’s fascination with cocks.
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Walking Underwear Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 1:46 PM
Cocksmith
Cocksman
Bryan cox
Coxswain
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spencer096 Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 1:46 PM
i guess ballet is an olympic sport…
/sunglasses
…since they showed the nutcracker.
/YYYEAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!
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starkweather Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 1:46 PM
I’d like to point out right now that I don’t really feel any ill will towards Der Kaiser or the viewpoint he has espoused. I just want people to like me so I attempt to be funny and use humorous wordplays to trick people into believing that I am an interesting or noteworthy person. Go America!
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St. Bear Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 1:47 PM
Maybe all this cocktalk from commentariat is really a cry for TBL to bring back cockpics.
If only Freud was alive, he could really analyze the TBL commentariat’s fascination with cocks.
I was talking in response to your second sentence. All the cocktalk came from somewhere, and that somewhere is J-Mac (pre low seven figures, of course).
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starkweather Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 1:47 PM
If only Freud was alive, he could really analyze the TBL commentariat’s fascination with cocks.
Actually, he would probably warn you of the grave dangers inherent in long distance psychoanalysis. Then he would intravenously imbibe cocaine and hallucinate.
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sousedbergin Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 1:48 PM
If only Freud was alive, he could really analyze the TBL commentariat’s fascination with cocks.
Pretty sure he would get caught in a YouPorn cocaine cycle and be dead in a week.
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.
Well…
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spencer096 Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 1:48 PM
talkin’ cock…still not as gay as college basketball.
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PL StabbinKabin Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 1:48 PM
Asshole didn’t even try to make it look like the bean bag shot was an accident or unintentional. The French are a bunch of pussies.
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molemaninthemorning Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 1:49 PM
I downloaded a six disc Evil Angel production last week called “Strap On Anal Lesbians,” and even I don’t consider myself to be obsessed with cocks.
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A.P. Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 1:52 PM
talkin’ cock…still not as gay as discussing golf equipment
fixed
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Der Kaiser Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 1:53 PM
talkin’ cock…still not as gay as college basketball.
dammit Spencer, you always make me laugh.
I was talking in response to your second sentence. All the cocktalk came from somewhere, and that somewhere is J-Mac (pre low seven figures, of course).
This all started with him posting that Santonio Holmes picture, right? I wonder if a co-worker walked behind a TBL commenter just when the link was clicked. No way to explain that.
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PL StabbinKabin Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 1:54 PM
talkin’ cock…still not as gay as discussing golf equipment
I’m playing golf in 2 hours. You callin me queer? I ain’t no queer.
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starkweather Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 1:55 PM
I’m playing golf in 2 hours. You callin me queer? I ain’t no queer.
Let’s just say none of us would be comfortable with you leading their son’s scout troop.
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Walking Underwear Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 1:56 PM
Spencer is a light in der kaiser’s otherwise mirthless aryan existence
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spencer096 Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 1:56 PM
I’m playing golf in 2 hours. You callin me queer? I ain’t no queer.
the only things from ohio are roofers and poofters and i don’t see no dremel.
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PL StabbinKabin Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 1:56 PM
So i know you need to be scratch low single handicap (which I’m not) to determine ball fitting on your own. But I’ve been playing the Srixon Z-star for the past couple weeks and I might not play another ball again. I love it. So not gay.
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starkweather Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 1:57 PM
You say “mirthless Aryan existence” I say “efficiency.”
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spencer096 Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 1:57 PM
So i know you need to be scratch low single handicap (which I’m not) to determine ball fitting on your own.
really? huh. missed that memo.
But I’ve been playing the Srixon Z-star for the past couple weeks and I might not play another ball again.
sounds like you determined ball fitting on your own just fine.
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HawkEye Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 1:57 PM
This post needs this
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St. Bear Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 2:02 PM
This all started with him posting that Santonio Holmes picture, right?
And Greg Oden.
And Grady Sizemore.
And Chris Cooley.
And Visante Shiancoe.
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Ty_Webb Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 2:04 PM
And Greg Oden.
And Grady Sizemore.
And Chris Cooley.
And Visante Shiancoe
Chuck Lidell
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Ty_Webb Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 2:05 PM
Coop may have a more accurate list
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Some Random Old Dude Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 2:06 PM
He was just going for the ball anyways. Mistakes happen.
Right in the boys! Sacre blueballs!
Punching a man in the pills? That’s a paddlin’
Shazam!
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Walking Underwear Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 2:12 PM
Cold genius starkington
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Patrick Division Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 2:33 PM
Navarr’s cock must be so swollen right now. Mmm pageviews.
/J-Mac
Don’t forget the obligatory “like” from Coop.
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jthussler Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 2:51 PM
he’s got two very good points.