The grim reaper was supposed to show up at Verizon Center on Friday. Then John Wall staved off death with a three-pointer from 26 feet out. After beating the Celtics, 92-91, to force a Game 7 in ...

Washington Wizards players say they plan to wear all black to Tuesday night's game against the Boston Celtics.. The two teams have been involved in physical play and trash talk during recent ...

During the 2013 postseason, however, the Celtics wore all-black like they were attending a funeral during Game 5 against the New York Knicks. The Celtics ended up losing the game.

WASHINGTON -- Boston Celtics players struggled to maintain straight faces while denying that they intentionally wore all black to Friday’s Game 6 against the Washington Wizards.

The 'funeral game' has been a thing in the NBA since the 2011 Finals. The Dallas Mavericks were leading the Miami Heat 3-2, and wore all-black for Game 6 to signify that the series would end that ...