The Washington forward charged and knocked over Boston’s Kelly Olynyk in Game 3, drawing the one-game suspension for Sunday’s matchup.<\/b>
\nWASHINGTON \u2014 Wizards forward Kelly Oubre Jr. was suspended for Game 4 against the Boston Celtics after charging and knocking over Kelly Olynyk in Game 3.
The NBA on Saturday announced Oubre\u2019s suspension without pay for \u201ccharging and making forceful and unwarranted contact.\u201d Game 4 is Sunday evening in Washington.
Oubre called the suspension a consequence of his actions.
\u201cI\u2019 m not surprised, \u201d Oubre said after practice Saturday. \u201cThe league has to do what they have to do. They have to handle that situation.\u201d
Oubre\u2019s outburst in the second quarter of Game 3 on Thursday resulted in a flagrant 2 foul and an ejection. Olynyk knocked him to the ground on an illegal screen, and Oubre leapt to his feet, sprinted at him and bowled him over.
The 21-year-old said he apologized to referee Monty McCutchen, who was talking to Olynyk at the time of the incident. Oubre said he did not reach out to apologize to Olynyk.
Washington Coach Scott Brooks said he respects the league\u2019s decision and figured a suspension could be coming. Now he must decide how to approach Game 4 as his team trails Boston 2-1 in the second-round series.
\u201cWe\u2019 ve had a next-man-up mentality all year, \u201d Brooks said. \u201cWe\u2019 ve got options, we can move some people around. But not having him, it\u2019s not ideal, but it is what it is. You just go forward and play the game. You can\u2019 t worry about who\u2019s not playing.\u201d1
Brooks could find more minutes for Bojan Bogdanovic after the sharp-shooting forward scored 19 points in the Wizards\u2019 116-89 victory in Game 3. Or he could plug another player into the rotation like Jason Smith.
\u201cI\u2019 m looking at all options \u2013 maybe give some extra minutes, maybe add another guy, maybe change some spots on the floor with different players playing different positions, \u201d Brooks said. \u201cThose are all on the table right now.\u201d
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