Nothing like March Madness to rile up teammates. Corey Kispert, Rui Hachimura, and Daniel Gafford may be good buddies on the Washington Wizards, but when it comes to school loyalties, well, the same couldn't be said as much.
Kispert and Hachimura, who both hail from Gonzaga, and Gafford, who came from Arkansas, apparently had a bet when their alma maters faced off in the Sweet 16 of March Madness last Thursday. With the talented duo of Drew Timme and Chet Holmgren, the top seed Bulldogs were favored against the no. 4 Razorbacks. But of course, the exact opposite happened, as Arkansas won, 74-68.
In a report by ESPN, Kispert revealed how he and Hachimura are paying to Gafford. Let's just say, the Wizards center has been kind of pushy about it.
“Gaff has a hundred pushups in the bank, and he can make me do pushups whenever he wants. He's used about 10 of them. If you see me kind of drop down and do a pushup in warmups or in the huddle during a timeout, that's the reason why.”
The Wizards still have a slight chance to earn a spot in the play-in tournament, but it appears they are just making the most of their remaining campaign and have fun while they're at it. They did score a huge win against the Golden State Warriors on Sunday, 123-115.
Kispert had his best game for the Wizards, scoring 25 points on 6-of-9 shooting from the field. Gafford contributed decent numbers off the bench with 11 points, six rebounds, and two blocks. Hachimura had six points and four boards.
It's unclear how many pushups were tallied.
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