Leading up to Game 2 between the Wizards and Celtics, Markieff Morris made it quite clear that he was going to confront Al Horford.
Morris was a bit perturbed with Horford because he believed that the Celtics big man may have tried to injury him on purpose in Game 1. The Wizards big man turned his ankle after stepping on Horford and ended up missing most of Sunday's game due to the injury.
Markieff Morris heads to the locker room after turning his left ankle#DCFamily #NBAPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/f3XpfO5D4E
— NBA.com (@NBAcom) April 30, 2017
Morris told reporters on Monday that he was going to straight up ask Horford if he meant to hurt him.
From CSN Mid-Atlantic's J. Michael:
“I'm not sure,” Morris said of the second-quarter incident Sunday vs. the Boston Celtics. “I'm going to ask him, though. I looked at it a couple times. It's not really that pretty, so I couldn't really watch it too much.”
True to his word, Morris asked Horford about the play at the start of Game 2 on Tuesday.
From the Celtics' Marc D'Amico:
Al Horford just looked Markieff Morris in the eyes before tip and said, "It wasn't on purpose," regarding the foul that led to ankle sprain.
— Marc D'Amico (@Marc_DAmico) May 3, 2017
Despite the Celtics big man's answer, the Wizards forward isn't letting him off so easily as Morris and Horford got into a little dust up later just over a minute into the game, with Morris throwing Horford down to the court.
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