Weird, weirder, NBA: Caruso earns tech for blocking shot with his shoe?!

Throughout the years, the NBA league has seen its fair share of weird moments. Yet, the one from two nights ago is unprecedented.

The Oklahoma City Thunder guard, Alex Caruso, has for quite some time been recognized as an elite defender, but on Wednesday night, he went too far and crossed the line.

In the second quarter of the Thunder's clash against Orlando, during the Magic's attack, the 32-year-old lost his shoe, but it didn't stop him from playing defence, holding it in his hand. In fact, Caruso played defence using the shoe!

Namely, as Orlando's Tristan Da Silva was driving to the basket, the Oklahoma guard took his shoe and blocked the rival's shot with it!

Still, it didn't help him much, as the referees awarded the Magic two points and called a technical foul on Caruso. Nevertheless, the Thunder went on to win 113-108 and maintain the top spot in the Western Conference, though their victory was completely overshadowed by this bizarre situation.

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After the match, Caruso tried to explain the situation, though even he struggled to find the right words to describe this odd moment.

"I've never been in that situation before. And, I don't know, it came to me. I just thought I was gonna block it, and I honestly don't know what I thought the call would be. I didn't know it was going to be a goaltending and a tech."

"As soon as I had my shoe in my hand, it crept in my mind to use it. Not like in a malicious way, but like 'Let me try to make a play to stop the ball.' It's just one of those weird NBA plays that probably won't happen for like another 10 years," Caruso said via Yahoo Sports.

And he is right. Something like this will hardly happen any time soon in the NBA.