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Wizards forward Kelly Oubre Jr ejected for flattening Kelly Olynyk with a running forearm after the whistle

The bad blood between the Boston Celtics and the Washington Wizards finally boiled over in the second quarter of Game 2.

The bad blood between the Boston Celtics and the Washington Wizards finally boiled over in the second quarter of Game 3 when Kelly Oubre Jr. took exception to a hard pick and flattened Kelly Olynyk after the whistle.

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Olynyk was called for a foul on the screen and immediately ran to the official to protest. Oubre, feeling Olynyk's arms got to high immediately jumped up, sprinted towards Olynyk, and laid him out with a forearm.

Here is the play, via ESPN:

Oubre was ejected from the game and is almost certainly going to miss Game 4. The Celtics lead the series 2-0.

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Here is the replay:

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