- Boban Marjanovic repaid his former fans by deliberately missing a free throw
- By missing two in a row, he won free chicken for the Clippers fans in attendance
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Houston Rockets center Boban Marjanovic missed a free throw on purpose as his team went big, sending Los Angeles Clippers fans home with free chicken in the final game of the regular season.
With the Rockets leading 105-97, Marjanovic stepped to the line and missed his first free throw.
That got Clippers fans on their feet, as a second missed free throw would mean they would win free chicken as part of a promotion.
Marjanovic, a former Clipper himself, recognized what was going on and started pumping up the crowd by pointing at himself.
He stepped up for his second free throw, which deflected off the iron and meant a miss.
Houston’s Boban Marjanovic missed a free throw on purpose to give the Clippers fans a free chicken
Marjanovic pointed to the crowd to indicate that he missed the shot on purpose
As the crowd roared its approval, Marjanovic pointed to the sky – seemingly an admission that he had done it on purpose.
The Rockets broadcast lost its mind when one of the broadcasters shouted, “Ah! He gave them chicken! He is a man of the people! He was handing out free chicken!’
There wasn’t much for the Rockets to play for other than avoiding a losing season with a win – as the team had long since been eliminated from the playoffs.
But they did get that win by a score of 116-105 and finished 41-41 on the season.
As for the Clippers, they are the fourth seed in the Western Conference playoffs with a 51-31 record. They will play the five-seed Dallas Mavericks in the playoffs.