The National Basketball Association can be a nutty sphere. Especially when coaches and players start comparing themselves to people who do things that are a thousand times more dangerous/technical/important/heroic/selfless than whatever they do.

Exhibit “A”:

This is from the mouth and mind of Cleveland Cavaliers’ (of the NBA) coach David Blatt, who uttered these ludicrous words Monday afternoon almost costing his team a playoff win by calling a timeout his team didn’t have Sunday evening.

Thankfully for both Blatt and the Cavs, the best player in the league is on their team, and he made a last-second shot in the corner (right in the face of Chicago Bull Jimmy Butler, mind you) that won them the game, 86-84.

Contrary to the former Russian Olympic coach Blatt, LeBron did not compare himself or anything he does to the military. Which, was smart.

Blatt? Not so much.

Deadspin