Gotta love some good trash talk before a big playoff game to hype up the fans (and players)! Knicks’ Kenyon Martin told his teammates after yesterday’s game to prepare for a Celtics funeral.
Report after the jump…
Via SlamOnline:
The trash talk between Boston and New York is reaching epic levels, as the increasingly testy series shifts to a crucial fifth game.
Per the NY Daily News:
“[JR] Smith will be back Wednesday for Game 5 at the Garden. ‘I don’t care if Patrick Ewing comes back for them,’ Terry said. ‘We’re going to treat it like a Game 7.’ Terry had a right to talk big. He made all three of his shots in overtime, including a pull-up 3-pointer off a 2-on-1 break that broke an 88-88 tie with 1:32 left and gave the Celtics the lead for good. But his talk was also the talk of the Knicks’ post-game locker room. ‘The guy was mouthing off before the game,’ Kenyon Martin said. ‘He told me, ‘You’re not dancing at my funeral today.’ […] ‘We’re ending it Wednesday,’ Martin said. He even made it a point to tell teammates what to wear when the Knicks look to win this series in five, then get ready for the winner of Indiana-Atlanta. ‘Wear black,’ he said. ‘Funeral colors.’”
