
While people want to turn video of Melissa Tancredi stepping on Carli Lloyd’s head into the next Zapruder film, I think the majority of us can agree that Argentina’s Facundo Campazzo blatantly hitting Carmelo Anthony in the nuts was one of the lowest points of Olympic competition. After all, there’s an unwritten law and a code among men that you should never smack another bro in the gooners unless it’s the absolute last resort. Campazzo did it because Chris Paul allegedly punched him earlier in that game, and that’s pretty much the ultimate bullsh*t excuse. Campazzo still hasn’t apologized to Anthony, but maybe he will apologize to his teammate Luis Scola when someone takes it out on him during an NBA game next season.
But we can stop talking about Campazzo now, because Nicolas Batum took the dick-punching cake today as he and Team France lost to Spain, 66-59. As you can see in the GIF above (Via Buzzfeed Sports) Batum absolutely wailed on Carlos Navarro’s turkey baster. At first I thought, “Well, Batum is probably punching at the ball.” But I was wrong, because Batum is both cheap and honest.

I hate flopping as much as the next guy, but that’s just f**ked up.


Bros punching other bros in the nards!? Are we back in High School?
Yo Navarro, what’s the capital of Thailand?
Bang…NO! I AM NOT FALLING FOR THAT AGAIN, NOOOO SIR!
The look of concentration on Batum’s face complete with the lip bite really puts it over the top.
France-Spain. Directed by Hans Moleman. IT WORKS ON SO MANY LEVELS!
I imagine him jogging up court, noticing Navarro, and thinking “this is my moment!”
Are javelin and shot put done yet? Or is there time for someone to raise the bar in horrifying ways?
I cringe at the thought of this :(
yeah, i’m hoping things are relegated to just punchies and kicks if there’s any more attacks
Seriously, they’re calling that? Let the guys play. No one is here to see the refs.
Well said. That’s one of those cases where they need to just swallow the whistle.
No blood no foul.
Cowardly act….France. What? Has the world gone topsy-turvy?
I love that one of the tags for this article is called “Ouch My Groin”.
Love the rationale, hate the execution.
If you’re ever accused of flopping by the French, it’s time to sit down and reevaluate life.
I’m torn. On the one hand, you just can’t hit a guy in the nards. On the other hand, if you flop, you deserve to get hit in the nards.
Also, if you going to punch a guy in his groin, at least try to make it look like an accident.
no-look dick punch”
(Nicolas Batum just apologized on his Twitter account)
But yeah, if he really had succeeded, Navarro wouldn’t have been able to stand up so quick. Meaning he also flopped there. I hate you Spanish Team
WTF is with the scores? Basketball in boring enough, but high school games go higher than this.
Highschoolers don’t defend. Let’s be serious.
He even swings like a pussy.
Is there anything France doesn’t suck at? How are you going to go flying down the court, hair on fire, just primed to punish some Spaniard’s rig and come up with that as your best effort?
France, just go home.
Doing that to Greg Oden is a lot easier. Just kick him in the shins and you get dong.
If Batum played for the Lakers he would have stolen the ball, dunked it, then looked around incredulously when the ref called the foul.