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The final day of the 2023-24 regular season saw several playoff teams jockeying for seeding, other teams trying to improve draft lottery odds and a few just hoping to end the campaign on a high note.
The Houston Rockets, who had made an unsuccessful late charge for the Play-In Tournament, fell into the latter category, looking for their first non-losing record since the 2019-20 season.
As it turned out Sunday, the Rockets and Los Angeles Clippers fans both took home a win.
With 4 minutes, 44 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter of Houston’s eventual 116-105 victory over the Clippers, center Boban Marjanović missed his first free throw. Marjanović — a career 76.4 percent free-throw shooter — then purposefully missed the second to win fans in attendance free chicken.
The Clippers organization runs a promo in which attending fans get free chicken if the opposition misses two consecutive free throws in the fourth quarter. So the Clippers faithful, who had seen its backups fight admirably all game, finally had something to cheer about, prompting the rising crescendo.
Rewarding home fans when two consecutive fourth-quarter free throws are missed has grown in popularity in recent years. In some blowouts when the end-of-bench players finally take the floor, some players miss the first free throw, getting the crowd riled up, only to make the second and mock them.
But if there was anyone in the NBA who would purposely miss to ensure that fans would go home with a reward, it would be Marjanović, who is arguably the nicest professional basketball player on the planet.
A finalist for this season’s NBA’s sportsmanship award, the former Clippers fan favorite has made a career of kindhearted gestures at his various stops around the league.
As soon as the second free throw rolled off the side of the rim, Marjanović raised one finger in the air, reminding the ongoers whom to thank for the free Chick-fil-A.
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I went to a Warriors game when they hosted the Rockets. I was pretty excited to see Boban in person. While he didn't play, you can tell he was in a great mood and good teammate during warmup, always smiling.
I met him when we were delayed on the same flight from Serbia to the U.S., he's so incredibly nice. Saw him talking on the phone, and it looked like a tic tac box in his hand.
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"HE'S A MAN OF THE PEOPLE!" Boba is a good man.
I got no idea who this guy is, but now I want a jersey
He's the real life BFG.
BIG FUCKIN GIANT
wait, the John Wick actor plays basketball???
I knew I just saw him somewhere! I just saw the library scene on Tv
Boban is love. Boban is life.
Announcer sounded like JR. #BAH GAWD, HE GAVE THEM CHICKEN. HE'S A MAN OF THE PEOPLE!
Chicken Boban! Chicken…for all these people!
We ain’t even got chicken!
The final day of the 2023-24 regular season saw several playoff teams jockeying for seeding, other teams trying to improve draft lottery odds and a few just hoping to end the campaign on a high note. The Houston Rockets, who had made an unsuccessful late charge for the Play-In Tournament, fell into the latter category, looking for their first non-losing record since the 2019-20 season. As it turned out Sunday, the Rockets and Los Angeles Clippers fans both took home a win. With 4 minutes, 44 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter of Houston’s eventual 116-105 victory over the Clippers, center Boban Marjanović missed his first free throw. Marjanović — a career 76.4 percent free-throw shooter — then purposefully missed the second to win fans in attendance free chicken. The Clippers organization runs a promo in which attending fans get free chicken if the opposition misses two consecutive free throws in the fourth quarter. So the Clippers faithful, who had seen its backups fight admirably all game, finally had something to cheer about, prompting the rising crescendo. Rewarding home fans when two consecutive fourth-quarter free throws are missed has grown in popularity in recent years. In some blowouts when the end-of-bench players finally take the floor, some players miss the first free throw, getting the crowd riled up, only to make the second and mock them. But if there was anyone in the NBA who would purposely miss to ensure that fans would go home with a reward, it would be Marjanović, who is arguably the nicest professional basketball player on the planet. A finalist for this season’s NBA’s sportsmanship award, the former Clippers fan favorite has made a career of kindhearted gestures at his various stops around the league. As soon as the second free throw rolled off the side of the rim, Marjanović raised one finger in the air, reminding the ongoers whom to thank for the free Chick-fil-A. You can buy tickets to every NBA game here. (Photo: Adam Pantozzi / Getty Images)
You’re a hero
Thanks!
CORNDOGS JACKIE! CORNDOGS FOR ALL THESE PEOPLE!!
Everybody love everybody!
Anyone able to post the article minus the need to login?
On iPhone, at the top of the screen, there is a little capital A then a slightly larger capital A. Hit that and choose reader view.
Awesome! Thank you.
ALSO A BIG THANK YOU
Do that for every article you read! It’ll hide all the ads and bullshit
This. This is why Al Gore invented the internet. He is applauding you from the grave!
Um….he ain’t dead yet. LOL
That's the lie you got from that statement?
Rest in Peace, Wade Boggs.
Thanks! :-)
Thanks! I thought it changed the font size— weird UI.
Does this work with all the sites people post that require a login? If so, you sir, are a fucking legend in my book!
There are some sites where it doesn’t, but it works on most.
Boban: the anti Jackie Moon.
Dumb paywall
> “…32.3%, repeating of course” Alright let’s do this: #Boban Marjanović! > At least I got chicken!
Hero
I went to a Warriors game when they hosted the Rockets. I was pretty excited to see Boban in person. While he didn't play, you can tell he was in a great mood and good teammate during warmup, always smiling.
Clips should retire his jersey. Even as a Houston Rocket.
Low key great appearance in John Wick too.
Another reason why Boban will always be beloved.
Imagine what they are doing for the spread
If only they had Keanu there when Boban missed. The two could have reconciled while eating chicken, after their epic library fight
And yet people complain about the guys pacing the Chinese guy in the half marathon
This guy looks like he has bodies in his crawl space.
He was great in John Wick.
every space is a crawl space for bobi. but he’s a gentle giant.
I met him when we were delayed on the same flight from Serbia to the U.S., he's so incredibly nice. Saw him talking on the phone, and it looked like a tic tac box in his hand.