Larry Brown Sports

Caron Butler was clearly frustrated at the end of the Los Angeles Clippers’ 98-73 blowout loss to the Toronto Raptors Friday, so he decided to get in the metaphorical last word.

Butler walked up to Raptors center Jonas Valanciunas who was just going to hold onto the ball until time ran out. Butler pretended to give Valanciunas a high five, but he pried away the ball for a steal and raced ahead for a layup.

I know what you’re thinking — Butler probably had the over for the game and was trying to push the total over 171. Just kidding. Butler is just a competitive guy who doesn’t like to lose, so that was probably his way of working out some frustration.

H/T The Point Forward

Caron Butler blocked a shot from Serge Ibaka on Tuesday night during the Los Angeles Clippers’ loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, but Ibaka was not nearly as embarrassed after the play was over as the official who was standing nearby. As you can see, the block sailed out of bounds and drilled one of the refs right in the dome, knocking him to the ground.

The official laughed it off and was fine, but I have to ask — what was he watching? Considering he was a few feet from the play, you would have to assume he was watching to see if there was a foul when Ibaka put up his shot. However, it seems obvious that he didn’t even see the ball coming. Maybe I just don’t understand NBA officiating and he was responsible for watching another part of the play.

In any event, this is a clip that is likely going to haunt the official for the remainder of his life.

When it came to the Clippers, most of the excitement during the abbreviated NBA offseason centered around the acquisition of Chris Paul.  Paul is expected to turn Los Angeles into Lob City, so the buzz is completely warranted.  However, it has also caused the Caron Butler signing to fly under the radar.  Like his extremely acrobatic new teammates, Butler is also very capable of creating big plays.  Take, for example, the rainbow shot he made from behind the basket against the Warriors on Christmas Day.

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