VIDEO: Cousins thinks about decking Valanciunas after catching elbow

Tempers nearly boiled over during the second quarter of the FIBA World Cup semifinal between U.S.A. and Lithuania on Thursday, with big men DeMarcus Cousins and Jonas Valanciunas getting into quite the scuffle.

Valanciunas raised his elbow too high trying to box Cousins out on a free throw attempt, catching Boogie in the throat. Cousins responded by taking a hard step toward Valanciunas and cocking his fist back as if he was about to throw a punch, only to think better of it.

Cousins received a technical foul for his part, though Valanciunas lost street cred for flinching. This guy don't wanna battle, he's shook, 'cause ain't no such thing as halfway crooks. (Though to be fair, who would want to tangle with Boogie?)