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“Lily thought Will Smith slapping Chris Rock was staged and fake. I think it was real!”: Clippers’ Nicolas Batum asks NBA Twitter for their take on the Oscars debacle

Raahib Singh
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"Lily thought Will Smith slapping Chris Rock was staged and fake. I think it was real!": Clippers' Nicolas Batum asks NBA Twitter for their take on the Oscars debacle

Clippers’ forward Nicolas Batum and his wife Lily Batum debate whether Will Smith smacking Chris Rock was real or reel

Today was a big day all around the world. To kick things off, we saw the Final Four bracket of the March Madness get fixed. UNC put an end to St. Peter’s magnificent run, and Kansas State held their ground to advance to Final Four.

In the evening, we had the 94th Annual Academy Awards. The annual gala celebration of the motion picture and sciences, and all the work that goes behind the same. Well, tonight, we got a little more show than we had anticipated. Chris Rock made a joke in terrible taste about Jada Smith, for which Will Smith climbed on stage and gave him a slap. Smith was also telling Rock to ‘keep my wife’s name out of your f***ing mouth.’

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Just like countless others, Nicolas Batum and his wife saw the same, and started to question its legitimacy.

Nicolas Batum and Lily Batum take it to Twitter to get clarity on the Will Smith situation

What happened between Will Smith and Chris Rock was unprecedented in Oscar history. The whole situation happened out of the blue, and had many people questioning what they had seen. After digesting what happened, many people went on to question if the same was scripted for views, or the whole thing happened for real.

Nicolas Batum and his wife were also doing the same. Failing to get to a conclusion, Batum turned to Twitter for their opinion.

NBA Twitter did not disappoint him. Everyone chipped in with their opinions.

Also Read: ”In your highest moments, be careful, that’s when the devil comes for you!”: Stephen Curry quotes Denzel Washington, gives his two cents on the Will Smith-Chris Rock situation at the Oscars

As it can be seen, Lily Batum defended her view a lot and replied to a lot of comments saying the whole act was staged.

Considering how Chris Rock made a distasteful joke on Jada Smith’s illness, I don’t think the same was staged at all.

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Raahib Singh

Raahib Singh

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Raahib Singh is an NBA Journalist and Content Strategist at The SportsRush. A Computer Science Engineer by qualification, Raahib's passion for sports drew him towards TSR. He started playing basketball at 14 and has been following the NBA since 2013. His entry into the basketball world perfectly coincided with Stephen Curry putting the league on notice. Having followed the league for a long time, he decided to use his knowledge to become a sportswriter with The SportsRush in 2020. Raahib loves to put up some shots in his spare time, watch Cricket, Formula 1, and/or read a nice thriller.

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