The Washington Wizards lost their preseason opener to the New York Knicks, 104-99 on Monday night at Capital One Arena.
In quintessential preseason fashion, the most iconic highlight was not an alley-oop, not a dunk, not a three-pointer. No, the trending topic after Washington’s first game was nothing more than a boop. A doink. A kerplop, at best.
Knicks forward Marcus Morris was indeed ejected for this horrific act of violence, but somehow the game went on as expected. Perhaps the above play encapsulates the quirky nihilism of preseason NBA basketball more than any other, but there was still plenty to learn from the injury-plagued Wizards’ first foray of the season, a 104-99 loss to the New York Knicks.