Nobody likes playing poorly, but Enes Kanter of the Oklahoma City Thunder made it so much worse for himself Thursday night when he punched the team bench out of frustration and, in doing so, broke his arm:
The Thunder ended up winning the game anyway, beating the Dallas Mavericks 109-98. Kanter lost to the chair, 1-0.
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