WASHINGTON (AP) – Atlanta forward Paul Millsap got a taste Sunday of what the Washington Wizards have planned for him in their first-round playoff series.
Now he’s promising to dish it back.
Markieff Morris told Millsap to shut up during Game 1, escalating a physical showdown between the power forwards. Morris and Millsap exchanged heated words before the teams retreated to their locker rooms at halftime, and more fireworks could be coming in Game 2 on Wednesday night.
Millsap took issue with the way Morris and the Wizards tried to overpower him in the Hawks’ 114-107 loss.
“The difference in the game is we were playing basketball and they were playing MMA,” Millsap said.