Jae Crowder and John Wall were involved in a physical confrontation after the final horn sounded following the Boston Celtics' 117-108 win over the Washington Wizards on Jan. 11, and the Celtics forward opened up on Friday about why the two players clashed in such a heated manner.
Speaking to reporters, Crowder said he believes tensions boiled over because the two teams have a history of smack talk that dates back to last season.
"It started during the game, a lot of disrespectful talk from his side that led to that," Crowder said, according to the Boston Globe's Adam Himmelsbach. "I think it's been like that a few games since last year."
After the on-court incident, Himmelsbach reported "there was another confrontation in the hallway that separates the teams' locker rooms in the bowels of TD Garden." Police officers were reportedly called in to diffuse the situation and prevent it from escalating.
"A guy violates your space, you have to do what you have to do," Wall said of his involvement in the scuffle, according to the Washington Post's Candace Buckner. ...
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