To quote the great Austin Powers: "Who throws a shoe? Honestly!"
Well, Mr. Powers: NBA star Blake Griffin, for one.
SEE ALSO:The 'tragic' rise and fall, and rise and fall, of Todd Marinovich takes its latest turnGriffin appeared to have been trying a new way to free up Los Angeles Clippers teammate Chris Paul during a pre-season game Wednesday night, when he threw a shoe and nailed the Toronto Raptors' Cory Joseph square in the jaw. Check it out:
Unlike Random Task's assault on Powers, however, this appears to have been accidental.
The shoe had inadvertently fallen off another Clipper, Jamal Crawford, before Griffin tried to remove it from the court. Here's a longer look.
Conspiracy theorists, however, may recall the time Griffin dumped water on a Golden State Warriors fan -- an incident that looked borderlineaccidental. In case you forgot:
And finally, because we'd be remiss not to include it, here's the relevant clip from the seminal 1999 film Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me.
In conclusion: Oh, behave!