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It seems like everything is great in the Washington Wizards locker room. The same locker room that used to have characters like Gilbert Arenas and Javaris Crittenton pointing guns at each other, now has players that support each other. Thus, after John Wall announced his new, four-year, $170 million extension, Bradley Beal quickly reacted on […]

The Washington Wizards secured their star player for years to come. Wizards point guard John Wall agreed to sign a four-year, $170 million contract extension. The All-Star guard announced that he is staying in D.C. with a video that the Uninterrupted posted on Twitter. BREAKING NEWS: @JohnWall announces on UNINTERRUPTED he is re-signing with the @WashWizards. pic.twitter.com/L1Sg4h2Uu1 — UNINTERRUPTED […]

With the new NBA CBA, a lot of players entering their late 20’s are getting a chance to earn incredible sums of money. Under the new Designated Veteran rule, a lot of people got paid this summer. Stephen Curry got around $200 million from the Golden State Warriors, and James Harden received an record-breaking extension with […]

The Washington Wizards have made a concerted effort to keep their core group intact for at least the next several years. One major part still remains, however, in getting All-Star point guard John Wall to sign his Designated Player Extension, which is a four year extension worth about $170 million. According to Candace Buckner of the Washington […]

Washington Wizards point guard John Wall played just one collegiate season at Kentucky prior to making the decision to head to the NBA. Despite his short stay at the collegiate level, Kentucky has announced that Wall will be inducted into the school’s Athletics Hall of Fame as part of the 2017 class. We’re excited to announce […]

Earlier this offseason, the Washington Wizards reportedly offered All-Star point guard John Wall a four-year, $170 million extension. However, there has yet to be any progress made on either front toward hammering out a deal. According to Candance Buckner of the Washington Post, Wall doesn’t appear to be any rush to sign the extension with […]

The Washington Wizards have offered John Wall a deal they hope the spitfire guard will ultimately find irresistible. Brian Windhorst of ESPN reports that the Wizards have put a four-year, $170-million deal on the table for Wall. Wall, however, is seemingly in no rush to ink the deal. The Washington Wizards have offered John Wall […]

Although the Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics are the teams consistently linked to be Paul George’s next destination, it’s still possible that he might end up elsewhere. There’s always a possibility of a surprise dark horse emerging as a serious contender landing his services. Washington Wizards star guard John Wall is aware […]

On Monday morning, the NBA announced the selections for both All-NBA Defensive teams for this past season. One of the names left coming up short in the voting was Washington Wizards All-Star point guard John Wall, who received 38 total votes with 14 coming in the way of nods for the first team. In light […]

Washington Wizards All-Star point guard John Wall is coming off arguably the best individual season of his NBA career, however, he isn’t satisfied. During a recent interview on the HoopHype podcast with Alex Kennedy, Wall still believes that he deserves more national recognition while being overlooked on his selection on the All-NBA Third Team. “I […]

With the Washington Wizards still on the run for Indiana Pacers swingman Paul George, point guard John Wall offered his sincere thoughts on his possible addition to the team which could end up with the Wizards comprising one of the best 1-2-3 punches in the NBA. “Paul George is one of those one-of-a-kind type of […]

Washington Wizards superstar and one of the best point guards in the NBA, John Wall, is a firm believer in training and staying fit all year around. The NBA is filled with workers, gym-rats who do not take days off, and some of the best players in the game have been huge workers, such as […]

Now in the early days of his vacation, John Wall has been relaxing and keeping his mind off basketball for the meantime. With the Washington Wizards eliminated in the second round of the playoffs against the Boston Celtics, the four-time All-Star point guard is doing his best to move past it. He recently took to […]

Each year, the University of Kentucky has produced players that have been selected high in the NBA Draft. This year is no different as De’Aaron Fox is already projected to be a top-five pick, and is highly regarded as one of the best point guards in the talented pool. Despite most of the attention given […]

During each of the last three postseason trips during the John Wall era, the Washington Wizards have played and fallen in the Eastern Conference semifinals, seemingly one step shy of reaching the conference finals, lacking that last push to get them over the hump. The point guard dynamo addressed what it is the team really […]

Golden State Warriors All-Star forward Draymond Green is now part of the New Era Family and has been named their newest brand ambassador. He now joins other NBA stars like John Wall, Paul George and D’Angelo Russell, among others, as endorsers of the sports cap and apparel manufacturers. The 26-year-old Michigan State product took to […]

Washington Wizards star guard John Wall became the latest athlete to join the trend where they get students out of tests or get them perfect scores if they retweet a post on Twitter. On Monday, the 26-year-old Kentucky product followed suit after seeing his team’s official account retweet a student holding a sign saying her class […]

Following a crushing Game 7 defeat to the Boston Celtics, there’s a lot for Washington Wizards point guard John Wall to think about before choosing to re-sign with the team. According to sources close to the Wiz, (J. Michael of CSN Atlantic reports that Wall wants to be able to see a bigger picture plan of the […]

The Washington Wizards saw their season come to a disappointing close earlier this week after falling short in Game 7 against the Boston Celtics. The Wizards had their shortcomings in many regards, one of which that stood out above the rest was the 48-5 edge that the Celtics had in bench points. According to Jeff […]

The Washington Wizards saw their postseason run end on Monday night in a disappointing 115-105 Game 7 loss against the Boston Celtics, which marked their third defeat in the Eastern Conference Semifinals in the last four years. This has subsequently prompted questions about what the Wizards need to add during the offseason in order to […]

Thanks to a total team effort, the Boston Celtics were able to defeat the Washington Wizards 115-105 in Game 7 of their second-round series on Monday. The Celtics now take on the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals. The Celtics were able to get past the Wizards, in large part because the lack of […]

After an exhilarating Game 6 win on their home court, the Washington Wizards are on the cusp of having the Eastern Conference Finals within grasp with a Game 7 win against the Boston Celtics tonight. However, their head coach Scott Brooks seems to be in a completely different mindset than the Celtics have recently shown after […]

The Washington Wizards lived to play another day after defending their home court against the Boston Celtics Friday night. The reason for the night’s victory rested in the hands of John Wall who sank a long three-point shot in the closing seconds of the game to seal the win in a dramatic ending. When it was […]

The Wizards and Celtics rivalry this season has gone to another level with the teams meeting in the Eastern Conference semifinals. It started much further before now with the teams engaging in physical contests during the regular season, sparking much trash-talk back and forth and also the Wizards to wear all black before one game […]

John Wall owned the moment Friday night in Game 6 to keep the Wizards’ hopes alive for a Game 7 against the Celtics. Wall hit the game-winning shot, a 3-pointer right in the face of defender Avery Bradley with seconds left on the clock to give Washington the 92-91 victory. One more look as John […]

John Wall’s late-game heroics booked the Washington Wizards another flight to Boston for Game 7 of their Eastern Conference Semifinals match against the Celtics. When the final buzzer sounded, the entire arena was brimming with elation from Wizards players and fans alike, but the day’s savior in Wall wasn’t happy about one thing in particular. […]

In what was the biggest game of his career, John Wall did not back down from the challenge and faced it head on. With time running out and the Boston Celtics leading by two points, the Washington Wizards All-Star point guard took it upon himself to extend his team’s season and force a Game 7 in their […]

As expected, Kelly Oubre received an unwanted welcome from the hostile crowd inside TD Garden on Wednesday night. Following the vicious shove he gave Kelly Olynyk in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference Semifinals series, the 21-year-old Kansas product was suspended by the league. However, what he had to prepare for as well was how […]

The high praises for John Wall keep on coming. Even before former Washington Wizards swingman Caron Butler took to his Twitter account to call the four-time All-Star point guard as the second best player in the Eastern Conference, Charles Barkley already said the same thing about him during halftime of Game 4, and even called Wall the […]

Having played in the NBA for 13 years, Caron Butler has competed against the basketball greats of this generation. That said, he has a deep understanding of how someone can be considered one of the best in the league. After watching Game 4 of the second round playoff series between the Washington Wizards and Boston […]

He may have never played for them but former NBA player Stephen Jackson showed his support for John Wall during the Washington Wizards‘ 121-102 Game 4 win over the Boston Celtics on Sunday. Jackson attended the game and wore Wall’s jersey. That's Stephen Jackson, in a John Wall jersey, greeting Brad Beal and snapping a pic of […]

The Washington Wizards stayed resilient after lacking the usual hot starts that had characterized the team thus far this series. Tied at 48 by the half, the Wizards quickly trailed by five as the Boston Celtics got quickly on the board thanks to a three-pointer and a couple of free throws from Amir Johnson. From that […]

With incredible handles and speed, John Wall is one of the best point guards in the league. Wall’s quickness is what makes him so unique and allow to do magic on the court, which is exactly what he did in Game 4 in the second-round series between the Wizards and Celtics on Sunday. Wall weaved […]

The Washington Wizards took their last two road losses to the Boston Celtics in stride and played with a chip on their shoulder, this time not relinquishing their first-quarter lead and keeping it throughout the entirety of the game. Game 3 wasn’t short of altercations and physicality, resulting in multiple ejections and back-and-forth trash talk […]

John Wall‘s consistency at the offensive end has put his name among one of the Washington Wizards‘ best — becoming the all-time franchise leader for most consecutive playoff 20-point games after his 24-point outing in Game 3 against the Boston Celtics on Thursday, according to ESPN Stats & Info. Wall surpassed Hall of Famers Elvin […]

Perhaps accidentally, Celtics big man Kelly Olynyk caused Wizards All-Star John Wall to land hard in the first quarter of Game 2 between Boston and Washington on Tuesday. Wall grimaced after landing on Olynyk and his wrist seemed to be in some pain. Here’s the play via SI’s Ben Golliver: Wizards' John Wall takes hard […]

Matched up against John Wall in Boston’s second-round series against Washington, Celtics All-Star Isaiah Thomas has the daunting task of trying to defend the Wizards‘ star guard. Thomas isn’t a great defender as well, so when searching for answers on how to slow down Wall, he turned to his young son. Thomas’ son gave his […]

The NBA playoffs are just a week old but although it is still early in the postseason, Wizards All-Star John Wall may have the best dunk of the first round. Going coast-to-coast in Game 4 between the Hawks and Wizards, Wall broke through Atlanta’s defense by bringing the ball behind his back and then a […]

Washington Wizards point guard John Wall has played like a man possessed this postseason, and it wasn’t any more evident than how he’s outplayed his matchup Dennis Schroder of the Atlanta Hawks. Wall even threw in a mean staredown at Schroder late in Game 2, which begged the question, where did the beef between the […]