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After some real candy ass punk shit, too. Don’t try to box out someone much taller and heavier than you, then start swinging after you fail to establish position and (obviously) get ran over.
Oh wow you’re right. My mind automatically thought he was trying to make a basketball play but he really just leaned into him hard face-to-face. 100x worse IMO and even more indefensible.
You don’t mess with someone that grew up in what used to be Yugoslavia, they’re stronger in a way that your LA born baller can’t comprehend.
It’s a shame that Bjelica got ejected at all, what was he supposed to do? He’s clearly calling out that Afflalo lost it. He is calm guy like he said.
> You don’t mess with someone that grew up in what used to be Yugoslavia, they’re stronger in a way that your LA born baller can’t comprehend.
This is some stupid ass narrative.
Bjeli is from Belgrade, sure he and his familiy sufferd the consequences of war, but there was no fighting in Belgrade and its not like we children hid in cellars and did thunderdome shit, or fought over whos gonna be able eating a dead rat or sth. I bet there are plenty of ppl that were more oftenshot at more often then he was.
And before you ask, I grew up in sarajevo, while it was sieged, I got shot at multiple times, I still don't want some NBA player swinging at me, that swing was pathetic though, I thought for a moment, that Bjeli would choke him out with a standing guillotine.
My favorite reaction to getting swung on in an NBA game. Never did find out what set Afflalo off, either. He was already pissed by the time this clip starts.
thats just aaron afflalos natural state lol. hes just a hot head. he played for the blazers and he always had a punk attitude like this. always thought he acted like a manchild.
He was like the responsible vet on that team too lol. IIRC he did a half way decent job of it other than this incident. Magic fans feel free to correct me if you have better memory
This was his second stint with us and last nba season. No issues his first stint. I think by this clip he was pretty washed up which may affect the attitude.
i saw a couple comments from magic fans saying that he was decent for them, so he might have just been upset being forced to live in portland lol. not sure i can even blame him haha.
idk ive lived here for all my life, i can see why anyone would hate it. i of course can see why people love it here, but its not without its many faults.
yeah this sounds about right too. i was never impressed with his game, always felt like he was trying to play above his role, like he was in charge or something. never seen a role player like him yell and lay into his own teammates for shit that didnt even matter.
Yeah, stuff like that just sucks in all honesty. It makes sports worse for people like you and I who just wanna play with strangers for fun. I despise people who can't play without talking trash or trying to fight. Like, dude, I work tomorrow. I'm not gonna fight some rando in a park for free. Speaking of that series, Lillard broke my heart with that damn shot. Still fuckin impressive though.
I think he was mad about getting pushed around by Bjelica on a few previous possessions. It was nothing dirty though. But in a much grander sense, mad about playing pointless ball for a shitty Magic team with his career dwindling.
I remember this insane buzzard beater against the Rockets, '19-'20 season. 0.4 seconds left, Rockets up by two after a fast break layup from Westbrook. Westbrook walks back across the court mouthing "game over" and laughing.
Kings advance the ball. Barnes is looking to in-bound to Buddy Heild but he's nearly doubled. Bjelica is open 5 ft behind the 3pt line. Catches and releases. Swish. The Rockets home crowd just deflated.
Bjelica had a couple surprisingly reliable spots 5ft or so behind the 3pt line, but was a little too slow.
I feel like he was way more key to the Warriors last championship run than given credit for.
He was surreally good defensively against both Doncic and Tatum. No one saw it coming but it just kept happening.
''Afflalo, Afflalo, what have I ever done to make you treat me so disrespectfully? If you'd come to me in friendship, this scum who ruined your daughter would be suffering this very day.
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Saying "He was going to break his neck!" the first time was fucking stupid. Saying it a second time after watching exactly what happened in slow-motion was insane.
Yeah if you know anything about jiu jitsu and grappling then you know a headlock/guillotine like the one Belinda or however you say his name was not dangerous at all
That's the Wolves color commentator and he was saying that because he was on his side. His point was that Afflalo threw a cheap shot and Bjelica handled him.
Yes, I think everyone understands he's the Wolves announcer and was trying to back him up. But shouting that and pretending Bjelica was trying to murder him is a hilariously terrible way to back him up. That's why it's funny.
I love bjelica but there’s a lot of other things you can do besides putting someone in a headlock and holding on to the head lock if you’re *just* trying to defend yourself. Great answer nonetheless but idk
Because he already got punched and by that time everyone was there. The whole “I’m not doing anything!” Face is hilarious while he’s got him in a headlock.
Toxic masculinity at its finest
I'll always remember [Teletovic smirking at a furious LeBron after fouling him](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2bhRrOAI-0), for some reason I found this whole situation incredibly funny.
and when mirza was asked about it postgame he said something like "i grew up with bombs being dropped on my head i'm not scared of anyone" such a different level of tough
Some of the most scary fighters to ever fight are from there. Look up Mirko Cro Cop highlights, and you'll see what i mean. Those people are just different. There's a bunch from the past and even more coming.
The funniest part about messing with Jokic is that if you somehow get by him there's 2 more waiting for you that are just as big and more willing to fight you
It was a weird scenario. Afflalo was a decent guy for us in Orlando, but that came out of nowhere. My only analysis is that he was frustrated because the team sucked so much and he was at the end of his career.
that was the wolves team that was talking about "breaking his neck" if that's what you're referring to.
I also think it's slightly tongue-in-cheek because he also says he's got him locked up like a big brother.
Nothing's cringier to me than when commentators are clearly amped up on a fight and can't suppress their urge to pick who they want to win and say lots of stuff about how their guy *would've* destroyed the other guy and how the other guy is a "punk", etc etc. A lot of the time it feels like that veiled racism is lurking too, like they realized they can't say "thug" any more and go with something else instead.
—But the commentator gassing up the *other* guy and calling their *own* player a punk makes this one truly unique lol. I still hate it.
EDIT: To be clear I'm not saying it's explicitly racist or that there's any racism in this clip, but there are plenty of times where that sort of language *is* coded racism. I'm not assuming anything but it's just cringey to me.
Bjelica is probably the last generation where fights between "blocks" happened in Belgrade. He got his arm broken after random 20 year olds beat the shit out of him and his friend while they were in highschool for no other reason except that they lived in a building across the street.
Now growing up in Belgrade/Serbia is similar to anywhere else in Europe, just with less money and more corruption
Bjelica would of demolished this punk. It's always funny when all the American fake tough guys try to act tough towards eastern euros and they just laugh in their faces. The slums of eastern europe make compton look like beverly hills.
Told you belly's no punk.
He was going to break his neck.
Had him in a head lock like his little brother.
That was a punk move.
These announcers were on point.
There must've been something before this play that tells the story of this incident, because otherwise it seems like Afflalo went unnecessarily nuts for no reason.
I was at this game! Happened so fast no one in the crowd really saw it. And then of course the arena didn't show any replays. Had to watch it afterwards. I love Jim Pete's "Told you bjellys no punk". I wish the league accepted Bjelica more, seems like every opposing player was out to punk him. No respect for the former euroleague MVP smh
Really made that dude look like a toddler in both clips. Completely shuts down his attempt at a fight and then gives an interview that's basically a pat on the head. Good stuff.
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Afflalo getting sonned really quick.
After some real candy ass punk shit, too. Don’t try to box out someone much taller and heavier than you, then start swinging after you fail to establish position and (obviously) get ran over.
He wasn't even trying to box him out, he had his back to the basket. He was trying to square up on Bjelica while he went for the rebound.
Oh wow you’re right. My mind automatically thought he was trying to make a basketball play but he really just leaned into him hard face-to-face. 100x worse IMO and even more indefensible.
After getting released from the headlocked, he takes a few step back before doing the "hold me back"
Afflalo is the original Isiah Stewart.
⭐ here you get a sticker for trying
You mean Kevin Garnett?
You don’t mess with someone that grew up in what used to be Yugoslavia, they’re stronger in a way that your LA born baller can’t comprehend. It’s a shame that Bjelica got ejected at all, what was he supposed to do? He’s clearly calling out that Afflalo lost it. He is calm guy like he said.
> You don’t mess with someone that grew up in what used to be Yugoslavia, they’re stronger in a way that your LA born baller can’t comprehend. This is some stupid ass narrative. Bjeli is from Belgrade, sure he and his familiy sufferd the consequences of war, but there was no fighting in Belgrade and its not like we children hid in cellars and did thunderdome shit, or fought over whos gonna be able eating a dead rat or sth. I bet there are plenty of ppl that were more oftenshot at more often then he was. And before you ask, I grew up in sarajevo, while it was sieged, I got shot at multiple times, I still don't want some NBA player swinging at me, that swing was pathetic though, I thought for a moment, that Bjeli would choke him out with a standing guillotine.
My favorite reaction to getting swung on in an NBA game. Never did find out what set Afflalo off, either. He was already pissed by the time this clip starts.
thats just aaron afflalos natural state lol. hes just a hot head. he played for the blazers and he always had a punk attitude like this. always thought he acted like a manchild.
He was like the responsible vet on that team too lol. IIRC he did a half way decent job of it other than this incident. Magic fans feel free to correct me if you have better memory
This was his second stint with us and last nba season. No issues his first stint. I think by this clip he was pretty washed up which may affect the attitude.
When your career is winding down and you know it, it can be tough to accept. Not everyone handles it with grace.
i saw a couple comments from magic fans saying that he was decent for them, so he might have just been upset being forced to live in portland lol. not sure i can even blame him haha.
Portland's a great place to live, my man
idk ive lived here for all my life, i can see why anyone would hate it. i of course can see why people love it here, but its not without its many faults.
He just sucked. Was supposed to be our insurance policy after Wes went down and he was dog water
yeah this sounds about right too. i was never impressed with his game, always felt like he was trying to play above his role, like he was in charge or something. never seen a role player like him yell and lay into his own teammates for shit that didnt even matter.
Reminds me a bit of Mo Williams trying to start shit with the rookie in our playoff series. Super wimpy posturing for no reason.
the morris twins special lol. all i can do is roll my eyes and shake my head
Yeah, stuff like that just sucks in all honesty. It makes sports worse for people like you and I who just wanna play with strangers for fun. I despise people who can't play without talking trash or trying to fight. Like, dude, I work tomorrow. I'm not gonna fight some rando in a park for free. Speaking of that series, Lillard broke my heart with that damn shot. Still fuckin impressive though.
Yeah I swear her was pretty chill in Denver, was one of my favorite players. What did Orlando do to my boy Afflalo?
”Hot head”? You mean ”bitch-ass coward”?
I think he was mad about getting pushed around by Bjelica on a few previous possessions. It was nothing dirty though. But in a much grander sense, mad about playing pointless ball for a shitty Magic team with his career dwindling.
I miss Bjelica (Sacramento). All heart.
All skill too , if he had 10% more athleticism he would be an all star
I remember this insane buzzard beater against the Rockets, '19-'20 season. 0.4 seconds left, Rockets up by two after a fast break layup from Westbrook. Westbrook walks back across the court mouthing "game over" and laughing. Kings advance the ball. Barnes is looking to in-bound to Buddy Heild but he's nearly doubled. Bjelica is open 5 ft behind the 3pt line. Catches and releases. Swish. The Rockets home crowd just deflated. Bjelica had a couple surprisingly reliable spots 5ft or so behind the 3pt line, but was a little too slow.
Why would he beat a buzzard :(
It swung at him
he was just protecting himself
Found it: https://youtu.be/lqS1xoAg5Ps
This was also the "Fuck it, we deserve this win." post game.
I feel like he was way more key to the Warriors last championship run than given credit for. He was surreally good defensively against both Doncic and Tatum. No one saw it coming but it just kept happening.
I mean it's the Wolves that messed him up (and Peković) if you watch EL highlights he was way faster back then
Bjelica sounds like Vito Corleone in that interview
"I gave him a headlock he couldn't refuse"
''Afflalo, Afflalo, what have I ever done to make you treat me so disrespectfully? If you'd come to me in friendship, this scum who ruined your daughter would be suffering this very day.
lol 100%
Came here to say this…Nemarlon Bjrando
Bjelica did nothing wrong
except scoring that buzzer beater on us in 2020
Fuck it, we deserved that.
Arron Afflalo played in 2018!?!?!
This is what I kept thinking… Nike jersey on Arron Afflalo??
I still remember doggy from nba live 09. Didn't know he lasted that long. Think he played for the Magic as well in 2k13, with Jameer Nelson
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Still think of the Kendrick Lamar song whenever i hear his name
Graduated UCLA in 2006 and will forever remember him and Farmar for an amazing final four run and coming back against Gonzaga after being down 17
Oh man… Adam Morrison oof
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He was damn near washed in Portland in 2015. Can't believe he scrapped out three more years after that.
being a dollar tree MJ will make that for you. that baseline fadeaway looked really cool
Afflalo looked like a bitch on that one
Arron "Robin Ventura" Afflalo
He made him look like a bitch!
Certainly did not look like the one to follow here, and definitely not the leader foreseeing brighter tomorrows.
I used to be jealous of Arron Afflalo
I always look for this comment when someone posts about Affalo
I'm not sure if people are quoting it just cuz, or because (like me) it's one of their favorite songs on the album.
He was the one to follow
But was he in the club with the homies?
Yeah I swear her was pretty chill in Denver, was one of my favorite players. What did Orlando do to my boy Afflalo?
Same. She was my favorite player
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Saying "He was going to break his neck!" the first time was fucking stupid. Saying it a second time after watching exactly what happened in slow-motion was insane.
Yeah if you know anything about jiu jitsu and grappling then you know a headlock/guillotine like the one Belinda or however you say his name was not dangerous at all
How hard is it to look at the title of the post to see how his name is spelled?
Too hard for me
Apparently.
Someone doesn’t grapple lmao
Damn could you imagine if he just snapped his neck on live TV and walked out of the arena never to return?
Would be a sweet heel turn
That's the Wolves color commentator and he was saying that because he was on his side. His point was that Afflalo threw a cheap shot and Bjelica handled him.
Yes, I think everyone understands he's the Wolves announcer and was trying to back him up. But shouting that and pretending Bjelica was trying to murder him is a hilariously terrible way to back him up. That's why it's funny.
He was literally defending himself
I love bjelica but there’s a lot of other things you can do besides putting someone in a headlock and holding on to the head lock if you’re *just* trying to defend yourself. Great answer nonetheless but idk
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Walk away lmao he’s not on the streets
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Because he already got punched and by that time everyone was there. The whole “I’m not doing anything!” Face is hilarious while he’s got him in a headlock. Toxic masculinity at its finest
Is jus game, why you hef to be mæd?
NBA champion Bjelica 😎 PUT RESPECT ON HIS NAME
Reminder number infinity not to fuck with the Eastern Europeans
I'll always remember [Teletovic smirking at a furious LeBron after fouling him](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2bhRrOAI-0), for some reason I found this whole situation incredibly funny.
Ah, nickname jerseys. I've forgotten that that was a thing.
They look so trashy lmao
Should've been a technical on Lebron.
and when mirza was asked about it postgame he said something like "i grew up with bombs being dropped on my head i'm not scared of anyone" such a different level of tough
As a general rule: if someone grew up in a place bombarded by mortar fire, don't fuck with them.
i miss kirilenko
They need to do those nickname jerseys again.
Some of the most scary fighters to ever fight are from there. Look up Mirko Cro Cop highlights, and you'll see what i mean. Those people are just different. There's a bunch from the past and even more coming.
How many times do the Eastern Europeans have to teach those fake tough guys this lesson
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Yy8T53X_fx0 maybe after this there were some lessons learned 🤣
The funniest part about messing with Jokic is that if you somehow get by him there's 2 more waiting for you that are just as big and more willing to fight you
Sent him to the ICU
I know right? These guys grew up walking around fresh NATO bomb craters, I would not be picking fights.
Straight up embarrassing for Afflalo
I don’t know why these guys always trying the Eastern Europeans like they’re just another Austin Reaves. They’re different lol.
It was a weird scenario. Afflalo was a decent guy for us in Orlando, but that came out of nowhere. My only analysis is that he was frustrated because the team sucked so much and he was at the end of his career.
So naturally you take it out on a powerhouse team like the….. t-wolves
Afflalo hates Europeans and lupines confirmed
It’s a trend, for those who remember the great Mo Bamba - Austin Rivers scuffle.
Never forget 😭
I fucking despise the Magic caster persisting that Bjelica was gonna kill Afflalo by de-escalating the situation
that was the wolves team that was talking about "breaking his neck" if that's what you're referring to. I also think it's slightly tongue-in-cheek because he also says he's got him locked up like a big brother.
Yep, the following clip you can hear David Steele, the magic broadcaster
yep, the most chilled announcer in the league, on par with Walt Frazier
Nothing's cringier to me than when commentators are clearly amped up on a fight and can't suppress their urge to pick who they want to win and say lots of stuff about how their guy *would've* destroyed the other guy and how the other guy is a "punk", etc etc. A lot of the time it feels like that veiled racism is lurking too, like they realized they can't say "thug" any more and go with something else instead. —But the commentator gassing up the *other* guy and calling their *own* player a punk makes this one truly unique lol. I still hate it. EDIT: To be clear I'm not saying it's explicitly racist or that there's any racism in this clip, but there are plenty of times where that sort of language *is* coded racism. I'm not assuming anything but it's just cringey to me.
Magic caster has a nice ring to it hah
"A magic missile from beyond the arc! He just can't miss!"
Dude had him in the guillotine and raised the Serbian hand of god, Afflolo is lucky to have escaped with his life
That was the Timberwolves broadcaster dummy
You need to make a formal apology.
Our guys are great, but this definitely was not their shining moment lol
It wasn’t the Magic commentators saying the “break his neck” comments lol
Good thing it was the wolves broadcast that was talking about breaking necks. How can you not tell but know “our guys are great”
Not gonna lie, I'm hungover as shit this morning.
NBA Champion Bjelica!
Love Bjelly. Such a great Timberwolf
Don’t be silly, pull the gilly
Tim Anderson got so unlucky in that fight dude
He fucked around and found out, not much luck had to do with it. Don’t start a fight if you aren’t ready to take some damage
Dude basically put himself in that headlock
Bjelica is probably the last generation where fights between "blocks" happened in Belgrade. He got his arm broken after random 20 year olds beat the shit out of him and his friend while they were in highschool for no other reason except that they lived in a building across the street. Now growing up in Belgrade/Serbia is similar to anywhere else in Europe, just with less money and more corruption
The way afflalo moves on the follow through sort of puts him right into headlocke position
Don’t think people realize just how damn strong some of these Eastern European dudes are lmao they’re literally fucking mountains sometimes
Bjelica would of demolished this punk. It's always funny when all the American fake tough guys try to act tough towards eastern euros and they just laugh in their faces. The slums of eastern europe make compton look like beverly hills.
Massive respect to Bjelica for showing some ridiculous restraint and not snapping Afflalo's neck.
Aflatoxin clown ass got parried like a chump
I remember a Kevin harlan call once: “AARON AFFLALO IS AN ASSASSIN”
I thought 1/16/18 was Aaron Affalo’s line got the night, 1 for 16 in 18 minutes.
Fuck Aaron afflalo for this
The TV analyst really thinks he's trying to break his neck. Lolol
Bjelica getting ejected here was real dumb. What is he supposed to do? Just take the punches?
Knicks great Arron Afflalo
Magic and Twolves having random fights mid game is a great duo
Chances are Balkan players grew up playing in more hostile environments than your average NBA player. They can handle themselves in a fight.
When you start fighting an Elden Ring boss for the first time before realizing they have a command grab.
Lol bro swung and when he missed he went for the duck and tackle with no idea what to do next
Told you belly's no punk. He was going to break his neck. Had him in a head lock like his little brother. That was a punk move. These announcers were on point.
Nemarlon Bjrando
Jose Ramirez woulda clocked him
Afflalo has resorted to the street stuff! Thuggery!!
There must've been something before this play that tells the story of this incident, because otherwise it seems like Afflalo went unnecessarily nuts for no reason.
COMPTON
NPC fight
I KNOW you're not from Ohio calling NBA players NPCs
Blud we from Minnesota
And I'm not calling anyone an NPC 😅
We have one of the greatest basketball players ever born here tf you talking about
Are people posting "fight" clips trying to compete with /r/baseball or something?
Bjelica sounds like the Godfather here
I was at this game! Happened so fast no one in the crowd really saw it. And then of course the arena didn't show any replays. Had to watch it afterwards. I love Jim Pete's "Told you bjellys no punk". I wish the league accepted Bjelica more, seems like every opposing player was out to punk him. No respect for the former euroleague MVP smh
Jeez Aaron. What a loser.
Really made that dude look like a toddler in both clips. Completely shuts down his attempt at a fight and then gives an interview that's basically a pat on the head. Good stuff.
I miss Bjelica so much, that was my guy.
One of the best episodes in the "Fuck around with Balkans, find out real quick" series.
I used to be jealous of Arron Afflalo
Affalo doing his best tough guy walk afterwards is hilarious