- ABC News
- January 24, 2017
Washington Wizards players are planning to wear all black to Tuesday's home game against the Boston Celtics. Recent games between the teams have featured chippy play and plenty of trash talk. Celtics forward Jae Crowder and Wizards guard John Wall were fined after engaging in an after-the-buzzer dustup during the teams' most recent contest. That Jan. 11 meeting culminated with five Boston police officers standing guard between the two locker rooms at TD Garden after players continued to shout at one another upon leaving the court. "We're wearing all black to the game. You know where we're going with that," Wizards forward Kelly Oubre Jr. told reporters in Charlotte, North Carolina, following the Wizards' 109-99 victory over the Hornets on Monday. A follow-up question inquired as to whether the Wizards were preparing for a funeral or a war. "We're ready for whatever," Oubre said. "We're wearing all black to the game. It's a...