(Picture above from The Boston Globe)

No surprise here. Kelly Oubre has been suspended for Game 4 by the NBA for his shove of Kelly Olynyk. The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski was the first to report the suspension.

The hit also resulted in a flagrant 2 foul and ejection for Oubre when it happened in Game 3. It was uncharacteristic of Oubre, who had never been ejected before Thursday night’s game. He was boiling over in frustration after Olynyk set a hard screen on him, and Oubre said that it was not the first time this series that Olynyk had hit him.

Losing Oubre for a game is never a good thing, but he may have given his team the spark they needed to comeback and win this series.

Look for Otto Porter and Bojan Bogdanovic to soak up the majority of Oubre’s minutes. This could also lead to Jason Smith playing some minutes at the 4 because Porter and Bogey will have to play the 3 spot in place of Kelly. Maybe the Wiz will even roll out a three guard lineup of John Wall, Brandon Jennings, and Bradley Beal for a short spurt when the Celtics play their own three guard lineup. Either way, expect Oubre’s minutes to be spread out among several players on Sunday night as the Wizards try to tie the series up at 2.

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