Indiana Pacers center Roy Hibbert has needed a lot of help finding his game this postseason, and it seems he got some motivation from an unlikely source in Game 4.
Hibbert struggled in the first half of the game, going into the break with only two points on 1-of-5 shooting, with the Pacers trailing the Washington Wizards 55-38.
In the second half, Hibbert racked up 15 points, seven rebounds, and two blocks in helping the Pacers to a 95-92 come from behind victory.
After the game, Hibbert told reporters that a heckler in the Verizon Center helped fuel his turnaround.
"He woke me up," Hibbert said, via CSN Washington.
"He said I was tired. He was saying a lot of obscenities. I'm a God fearing man so I'm not going into saying what he was saying…He got me going and I let him hear [me]."
As it turns out, the exchange between the heckler and some Pacers players was quite noticeable.
Not sure if the TV cameras caught this, but Lance + Hibbert barking at a Wizards fan in the front row.
— Zak Keefer (@zkeefer) May 12, 2014
Hibbert just went to the usher and (we think) suggested a fan get tossed. Roy's pretty pissed, Lance, too.
— Bob Kravitz (@bkravitz) May 12, 2014
This fan claims to be the heckler in question.
Roy Hibbert just grabbed his crotch and told us to F*** off, then I got this card.Security says Hibbert will be fined pic.twitter.com/RtkuNl83zj
— Doug Cartwright (@Doug_Cartwright) May 12, 2014
Interestingly enough, the comments made by the fan could have made Game 4 the final game at the Verizon Center this season, as the Pacers will have a chance to close out the series on their home court on Tuesday.
