The NBA has suspended Kelly Oubre for game 4
In a surprise to no one the NBA has suspended Wizards forward Kelly Oubre for game 4 on Sunday for his retaliation to a hard screen from Kelly Olynyk:
The NBA is suspending Washington's Kelly Oubre for Game 4 vs. Boston for altercation with Kelly Olynyk, league sources tell @TheVertical.— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojVerticalNBA) May 6, 2017
If you live under a rock or have been out at sea since Thursday this is the move from Oubre that warranted both an ejection from game 3 and the aforementioned suspension for tomorrow's matchup:
Battle of the Kellys - Kelly Oubre vs. Kelly Olynyk getting scrappy.pic.twitter.com/6xSe9gvqfy— The Shadow League (@ShadowLeagueTSL) May 5, 2017
While the thin Washington bench would probably prefer to have all of their options available perhaps losing Oubre for another game isn't the biggest blow:
Worth pointing out, Oubre is dead last in the series in +\- rating.— Sean Grande (@SeanGrandePBP) May 6, 2017
Wizards are +48 with him off the court, -43 with him. https://t.co/5me26PxCFs
Oubre, known for his size and defensive prowess, isn't the biggest threat on the offensive end and the Celtics have been able to hide Isaiah Thomas on the defensive end for most of this series by putting him on Oubre when he's on the floor. Obviously coach Brad Stevens will have to find another way to mask IT's defensive liability for stretches tomorrow against a potent Washington offense with no Oubre in the lineup as we saw him struggle mightily against Otto Porter in game 3.
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