Tensions rise between Wizards, Celtics
You can feel the tension rising in Boston.
Washington Wizards forward Otto Porter left Tuesday's Game 2 against the Celtics after taking a wayward arm to the face from Isaiah Thomas.
Wizards' Otto Porter heads to locker room with blood gushing from nose after blow from Celtics' Isaiah Thomas pic.twitter.com/jLXIebVFKE
— Ben Golliver (@BenGolliver) May 3, 2017
Porter left the game and headed for the locker room, but eventually returned.
After the incident, Thomas and Wizards forward Markieff Morris drew a double technical.
That wasn't the only questionable play involving Porter. In the first half, he was hit under the basket by Jae Crowder.
Otto Porter goes down 😮 pic.twitter.com/rVmmNpADQr
— Off the Glass (@otgbasketball) May 3, 2017
Animosity between the two teams isn't new, as they squared off in a near-brawl in January. Two weeks later, the Wizards arrived for a rematch dressed in all black.