Before Folarin Balogun's night was shrouded by the controversy surrounding his red card, the United States men's national team striker was the center of attention for a different reason: his goal celebration. In the 45th minute of the United States' round of 32 match against Bosnia and Herzegovina at San Francisco Bay Area Stadium on Wednesday, Balogun scored to put the U.S. up 1-0 and celebrated by doing NBA star LeBron James' famous celebration, "The Silencer." Balogun wasn't able to explain the celebration — or the reception — after Wednesday's match, so he gave our own Jenny Taft the insid...
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