2012 London Summer Olympics

**The Stig** · 2012-08-12 15:47

I'm so bored/falling asleep.

As all the atheletes are together now, a battle royale should commence.

**bechyni** · 2012-08-12 15:49

Hunger games style

**Ishido** · 2012-08-12 15:53

Streams died

Time to wait for the butchered NBC version later.

edit: or the live NBC stream!

**The Stig** · 2012-08-12 16:02

You're not missing much.

Singing the national uganda anthem now, and I don't know why. Granted, I just came back from a shit but still ...

**Aevis** · 2012-08-12 16:06

marathon medal ceremony, that's why

**Naggi** · 2012-08-12 16:11

John fucking Lennon. Sigh. (Yes, ironic coming from a Liverpudlian). Should have stuck with Queen.

PS. George Michael!! <3<3

**Pendulum** · 2012-08-12 16:13

I wonder what george michael is high on atm

**Heavencloud** · 2012-08-12 16:17

Originally Posted by Pendulum

I wonder what george michael is high on atm

lmfao, did you see his arm wave

**bechyni** · 2012-08-12 16:18

A different drug from every country at the olympics

**Ishido** · 2012-08-12 16:20

Originally Posted by Heavencloud

lmfao, did you see his arm wave

**Heavencloud** · 2012-08-12 16:22

Originally Posted by Ishido

fabtastic

**Cail** · 2012-08-12 16:26

Though it was considered a dark horse to take a medal in the men's basketball tourney at the 2012 Olympics, France's eventual sixth-place ranking is nothing to be ashamed of. Sure, Nicolas Batum's swipe at Juan Carlos Navarro's gentleman's vegetables during the team's deciding loss to Spain last week was embarrassing, but each of the team's NBA stars — Tony Parker, Batum and Boris Diaw — played well enough (though Parker shot 40 percent from the field). On top of that, the team had to deal with off-court frustrations as a severely sprained ankle in the NBA postseason took center Joakim Noah out of the Olympics, and an incident in a nightclub fight sent a piece of glass into Tony Parker's eye while he looked on as an innocent bystander.

Clearly not rattled by his last trip to a posh club, Parker and pals proceeded to put together a $20,000 bar bill in the hours following that loss to Spain. Boris Diaw, fresh off signing a free-agent deal with the San Antonio Spurs that will net him over $9 million in the next two seasons, was left with the tab. From TMZ:

It all went down at Chinawhite Nightclub in London ... San Antonio Spurs studs Tony Parker and Boris Diaw rolled in with their French team Thursday night ... a mere 24 hours after losing to Spain and sealing their elimination from medal contention.

Parker, Diaw and the rest of Team Frenchy popped multiple bottles of Cristal and a magnum-sized Veuve Clicquot ... along with other effective libations.

And they didn't party alone ... sources tell us several members of Germany's women's volleyball team were kickin' with the baskeballers.

(Yes. That's how TMZ spelled "basketballers.")

TMZ reported that Diaw left a $2,000 tip, and while a 10 percent gratuity may not seem like much by American standards, it is quite a bit to leave in London. Restaurants and bars over there enter the cost of service into the bill so as not to stiff the same sort of staffers and workers that in stateside establishments make one-third the minimum wage per hour. Crazy system, I know.

In all, it was a fitting — and very French — tribute to the team's tough Olympic run. France started the Games off with a blowout loss to Team USA before taking close wins over Argentina (impressive), Lithuania (nice), Tunisia (eh, not so much) and Nigeria (definitely not so much). The loss to Spain ended its chances at the medal rounds.

We can only hope that Parker and friends spent what would amount to 20 percent of that 10 percent tip on potassium, aspirin and a full English breakfast the next morning. Extra, extra blood sausage mon amis.

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**bechyni** · 2012-08-12 16:29

And they didn't party alone ... sources tell us several members of Germany's women's volleyball team were kickin' with the baskeballers.

That part had me lol'ing

**Bregor** · 2012-08-12 16:29

Originally Posted by Plow

Gasol can score 15 points a quarter but no way David Robinson could.

Heh.

Originally Posted by archibaldcrane

And Lebron is a better SF than Larry Bird.

Going full I Am Sam about this, aren't you?

**Pendulum** · 2012-08-12 16:35

ED SHEERAN FFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUU

**Naggi** · 2012-08-12 16:43

Wtf Russell Brand? Thank God Fat Boy Slim arrived to make it all better.

**Heavencloud** · 2012-08-12 16:50

just get to muse already...

**Pendulum** · 2012-08-12 16:55

YOOOOOO I TELL YOU WHAT I WANT WHAT I REALLY REALLY WANT

**Ishido** · 2012-08-12 16:55

Thing whole thing has remained fucking bizarre but the stadium's lights are pretty fucking awesome tbh.

**Ishido** · 2012-08-12 16:56

Holy fuck hahahaha

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