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The Wolves did everything they could to bring Nic Batum to Minneapolis, but Portland eventually matched a 4-year, $46 million offer sheet. Today, playing for France at the end of a quarterfinal Olympic loss to Spain, Batum punched Juan Carlos Navarro in the groin. Here is a GIF of the incident:

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