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Former Blue Devil Carlos Boozer Sparks A Minor NBA Brawl

It wasn't quite Malice in the Palace...snippy at Staples?

By JD King
January 4, 2015; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward Carlos Boozer (5) is kept back by official Derek Richardson after confronting Indiana Pacers center Roy Hibbert (55) during the second half at Staples Center.
January 4, 2015; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward Carlos Boozer (5) is kept back by official Derek Richardson after confronting Indiana Pacers center Roy Hibbert (55) during the second half at Staples Center.
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It didn't take long for Duke fans to figure out Carlos Boozer was pretty strong and presumably the NBA figured it out pretty quickly too.

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If Indiana's Roy Hibbert had any doubt about that, Boozer might have changed his mind in Sunday's game at the Staples Center: look how easily Boozer tosses the 7-2 center aside - and then waits for him to come brawl.

After the incident, Boozer rubbed salt in the wound, saying that [Hibbert] flops a lot.. [He] got up acting like he was a tough guy. We all know he's not a tough guy."

For a bonus, scroll to the bottom and check out the gif with Kobe Bryant's reaction. Pretty classic.

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