Wizards’ Oubre suspended for shove

Wizards forward Kelly Oubre Jr. was suspended for Game 4 of his team’s Eastern Conference semifinal series for charging and knocking over Celtics big man Kelly Olynyk.

The NBA announced the suspension without pay for “charging and making forceful and unwarranted contact.” Game 4 is Sunday in Washington.

Oubre called the suspension a consequence of his actions.

“I’m not surprised,” he said after practice Saturday. “The league has to do what they have to do.”

Oubre’s outburst in the second quarter of Game 3 on Thursday resulted in a flagrant 2 foul and an ejection. Olynyk knocked him to the ground on an illegal screen, and Oubre leapt to his feet, sprinted at Olynyk and bowled him over.

Oubre, 21, said he apologized to referee Monty McCutchen, who was talking to Olynyk at the time of the incident, but didn’t apologize to Olynyk.

Wizards coach Scott Brooks said he respects the league’s decision and figured a suspension could be coming. Now he must decide how to approach Game 4 as his team trails the Celtics 2-1 in the series.

“We’ve had a next-man-up mentality all year,” Brooks said. “We’ve got options. We can move some people around. You just go forward and play the game. You can’t worry about who’s not playing.”

All-Star point guard Kyle Lowry said Saturday that he’s doubtful to play for the Raptors on Sunday in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Cavaliers.

Lowry has a sprained left ankle. He attempted to warm up prior to Game 3 on Friday before the determination was made that he could not play. Lowry said trying to play likely made the ankle worse. “Hopefully some things change, but right now I don’t think I’ll be able to play,” he said.

Lowry was getting more treatment Saturday, adding that he’s not “giving up hope” of being ready to attempt playing in Game 4.

The Raptors trail the series 3-0. No team in NBA history has successfully rallied from such a deficit.

By shooting 9-for-16 from the field Friday night en route to scoring 35 points in a Game 3 win over the Raptors, Cavaliers forward LeBron James passed Shaquille O’Neal for third place in career field goals made in the postseason. James has 2,047, six more than O’Neal.

James recently passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for second in career playoff points and trails only Michael Jordan.

He is the only player in playoff history to rank in the top 10 in points, assists (third) and rebounds (seventh).