Dallas Mavericks forward P.J. Washington was happy to be back on the floor after an ankle injury. However, Washington is ready for the fans to stop chanting “Fire Nico” during Mavs games.
When shooting free throws during the game, Washington yelled “Shut yo ass up!” at a fan who was chanting “Fire Nico”. Postgame, the Mavericks forward made it clear where he stands on the chanting.
“At the end of the day, the trades happened,” Washington said. “We understand we have a new team now. All that ‘Fire Nico’ stuff, we’re sick and tired of hearing it. We just want to go out there and play and we need the fans to support us no matter who’s on the floor. That’s just how I feel about it.”
Mavs wing Max Christie was also asked about the chants postgame.
“We’re professionals and our job is to come out here and perform regardless of the circumstances that we’re in,” Christie said. “We get paid a lot of money just to play basketball. For us, we have little things like that that may be distracting and whatnot. It shouldn’t affect us. We’re professionals. We’re the best at what we do in this sport. Distractions are going to be there, and we have to be able to move forward and move past them and not let it affect us.”