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Boston Celtics' Kelly Olynyk delivering a high screen on Kelly Oubre Jr of the Washington Wizards has been a major focus of attention the last few days. Oubre was suspended one game for sprinting down the court and shoving Olynyk to the ground after the screen. Some say Oubre should have kept his cool while others say the shove was deserved, because the screen was dirty. 

This is not the first time Olynyk has gained attention for the way he plays. After pulling Kevin Love's arm out of his socket in a playoff series two years ago, there's a growing reputation for Olynyk as a dirty player. Olynyk denies this claiming he's not a dirty player. He also played down Oubre being suspended as being all in the past.

"I don't think I'm a dirty player. My teammates don't think I'm a dirty player," Olynyk said after practice Saturday. "It's basketball. It happens. You have to set a screen, you box out, you have to do a lot of things. It's not something you focus on. You just go out there and play the next game."

via CSNNE

Olynyk has so far been as professional as possible when talking about the Oubre incident, but his style of play is definitely rubbing people the wrong way. High screens are common in the NBA, but that doesn't make them particularly clean especially when they make contact with someone's head. Olynyk isn't a dirty player, but he's not a very safe one.