Nene swats Joakim Noah right in the face (video)

Tensions are always high when two of the top teams from a conference meet, and there was no love lost between the Washington Wizards and Chicago Bulls last night.

We can only take so much as human beings, and Nene of the struggling Washington Wizards finally had enough last night.

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Washington had been one of the top teams in the Eastern Conference for most of the season, but the wheels have started to come off and they have gone a pitiful 3-12 in their last 15 games (which include bad losses to the bottom teams like the Minnesota Timberwolves and Philadelphia 76ers).

Their latest loss came last night from the Chicago Bulls, and this was another rough one to swallow since the Bulls were without their (arguably) two best players in Jimmy Butler and Derrick Rose.

Joakim Noah had a fabulous game with 14 points (80 percent shooting), 12 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 blocks and 2 steals – and I guess Nene had seen enough.

Noah went up to push the lead even further for Chicago, and Nene decided to just whack Noah right in the face rather than making a play on the ball.

Nene was called for the flagrant foul, and it’s really the only thing people have to talk about him after the game since he fouled out with zero points (0-of-4 shooting) and six rebounds.

Things aren’t going to get easier for the Wizards as they face the Miami Heat, Milwaukee Bucks, Charlotte Hornets and Memphis Grizzlies in their next four games.

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