John Wall and Brandon Jennings were the two most vocal members of the Washington Wizards to sound off on the Golden State Warriors last night. The Dubs decimated the Wizards on Sunday night with a 139-115 blowout victory at home. But late in the Warriors win, JaVale McGee pulled up from three seemingly for no reason and caught a shove from Brandon Jennings.
Here's another look at the push that spawned all of the great postgame quotes from #WizWarriors: pic.twitter.com/5LGOk24CnX
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On top of that, Warriors forward Draymond Green was touching the ball a lot late in the game. It led John Wall to believe the Dubs were trying to get a triple-double for Draymond.
Following comes courtesy of Chris B Haynes of ESPN.
“It was very disrespectful,” Jennings said. “Thank God he didn’t go to the rack, it probably would have been worse for him. But any time like that, I think you should let [the] clock run out. I think it was already disrespectful that they were trying to get Draymond a triple-double, Steph was out there with 40. So, I just felt it was disrespectful.
“I’m old school. Like I said, he better be glad he shot that 3 and didn’t go to the basket.”
“Yep, totally agree,” Wizards guard John Wall said when asked if the Warriors treated the game disrespectfully in the closing minutes. “Whenever a team is up like that, supposedly, you just hold the ball and take a shot-clock violation. So, what Brandon did, I don’t think it was dirty. I think it was the right play. You don’t let nobody try to embarrass you and I think that’s what they were trying to do.”
JaVale McGee brushed off Jennings’ comments. “I’m glad Brandon fouled me,” he said. “I was going to air ball that 3. Shout out to Brandon Jennings.”
“Brandon isn’t going to do anything,” Matt Barnes told ESPN. “But I understand where he’s coming from. I would just wrap somebody up in that situation, but it is what it is. He’s not going to do anything.”
