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The Washington Wizards staked their claim as one the best teams in the Eastern Conference with superstar John Wall now back in the mix. He guided the Wizards to a 111-103 victory over the heavily-favored Boston Celtics on Christmas Day. Needless to say, Wall was feeling the holiday spirit after spoiling what had been Boston’s […]

All Thunder starters have contested over 100 shots so far this season except …..Drum roll…… Russell Westbrook He has contested 56 shots on the season. 7th on the team. Raymond Felton has contested 55… just FYI… — Andrew Schlecht (@AndrewKSchlecht) November 21, 2017 Despite his measureless hustle up and down NBA grain, Russell Westbrook is […]

During their matchups the past two seasons, a rivalry started to brew between the Boston Celtics and Washington Wizards. Their meetings were hotly contested, with some of their players even getting involved in altercations. However, that changed on Monday, as the two teams faced off on Christmas Day, in a very competitive, yet skirmish-free game. […]

Through the 2017-18 NBA season, Marcus Morris has missed 20 games for the Boston Celtics, including the last eight with a nagging left knee injury. However, the Celtics received good news about the 28-year-old. According to John Goodman of ESPN, Morris will make his return on Christmas Day against his twin brother Markieff Morris and […]

Kobe Bryant’s jersey retirement ceremony earlier this week has taken the NBA and basketball community by storm. Fans began recalling their fondest memories of the Los Angeles Lakers great and even former and current players he went up against. However, since last year, Kyle Korver, John Wall, and Klay Thompson already shared their most unforgettable […]

With the Washington Wizards’ huge 130-103 thrashing of the Orlando Magic on Saturday night, the team accomplished a feat that has not been done since the 2005-06 NBA season when former star point guard Gilbert Arenas was still a member of the squad. According to a tweet from the official ESPN Stats & Info page, […]

‘Tis the season of giving all across the NBA. Washington Wizards superstar John Wall recently got into the holiday spirit by presenting some lavish Christmas gifts to his teammates. Needless to say, Wall has set the bar high for other star players across the league looking to play Santa Claus for their team during the holidays. […]

The NBA is definitely a parity league. No matter now much teams stack up, it seems like the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers are poised for a fourth straight meeting in the NBA Finals. Still, that shouldn’t stop any NBA team from stacking up talent to compete in the NBA. In fact, there are […]

Christmas is indeed the season of giving and All-Star point guard John Wall proved just that with his latest assist to his Washington Wizards teammates. The former Kentucky star gave each of his fellow Wizards a Rolex watch, which undoubtedly provided his colleagues more reason to smile this yuletide season. Wall shared a video on […]

Prior to the start of this season, the NBA made the decision to change the format of the All-Star game will the players selected being put up in a draft-style layout. Beyond that, there hasn’t exactly been much context to how the selection process will be conducted. During a recent interview with NBC Sports Washington’s “Wizards Tipoff” […]

The Washington Wizards are finally starting to get back on track thanks to the return of superstar point guard John Wall. Despite their resiliency, it became apparent that Washington was severely undermanned in Wall’s absence. That said, there has long been speculation that the four-time All-Star could potentially serve as an ambassador to New Orleans Pelicans superstar […]

It became known earlier that the Washington Wizards have temporarily taken away John Wall’s rights to dunk during practices. It’s not a grounding move, though, but a precautionary measure on the part of the Wizards to avoid any further risk of Wall re-injuring his knee. Wall recently missed nine games because of a knee injury […]

Remember when Washington Wizards star point guard John Wall won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest back in 2014? Head coach Scott Brooks definitely does and following Wall’s return from a lengthy absence, there will be no more dunking during team practices for the four-time NBA All-Star. According to Chase Hughes of NBC Sports Washington, Brooks […]

After a lengthy absence, Washington Wizards point guard John Wall is back. Unfortunately for Memphis Grizzlies forward Chandler Parsons, Wall announced his return at his expense. Here’s Wall erasing pretty boy Parsons’ baseline dunk attempt during Wednesday’s ball game. https://www.instagram.com/p/BcqqAa7FXdl/?taken-by=washwizards Wall sat out the Wizards’ previous nine games because of a knee injury, so he […]

During his time in Cleveland, Kyrie Irving built himself a reputation for being a poor defender. He never played on a strong defensive team, and did not give maximum effort all the time. John Wall, on the other hand, is known as a terrific all-around point guard who defends at a high level. However, since […]

Washington Wizards forward Kelly Oubre Jr. likes to dabble in the fashion. Sometimes it’s out of line (see: his NSFW coat) and other times it’s outside-the-box brilliant. On Tuesday, it was the latter, as he was spotted wearing a shooting sleeve on his leg against the Brooklyn Nets. It wasn’t just any ordinary sleeve, though; it was a Supreme […]

The Washington Wizards are likely to have star point guard John Wall back in the lineup when they finally return home from a five-game road trip to face the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday. Per Turner Sports’ David Aldridge: All signs point to John Wall returning for the Wizards Wednesday in D.C. versus the Grizzlies, per […]

The Washington Wizards have managed to stay in the thick of the Eastern Conference despite the absence of superstar point guard John Wall thanks in large part to the recent scoring surge from shooting guard Bradley Beal. The former third overall pick in the 2012 NBA Draft scored a career-high 51 points last week and has […]

It’s too early to tell whether L.A. Clippers power forward Montrezl Harrell is going to make it to Springfield, but based on the pair of kicks he wore in the game against the Washington Wizards Saturday night, the former Louisville Cardinal let a part Springfield come to him. We’re not talking about THAT Springfield, where […]

Ice in so many veins. The L.A. Clippers escaped with a win Saturday afternoon over the Washington Wizards, thanks largely to the clutch shooting of Lou Williams. Williams, with just eight seconds left to go in the game and the Clippers down two, had the ball at the top of the key and dribbled left […]

Washington Wizards star point guard John Wall is getting closer to being healthy. Wall suffered a knee injury back in November, and his status has been shaky ever since. But Wall provided an update on his injury after going through his first full practice Friday, per Candace Buckner of the Washington Post. Big news: John Wall […]

Washington Wizards point guard John Wall has progressed to participating in various drills and could potentially make his return from a knee injury by the middle of next week, according to the Washington Post’s Candace Buckner. According to a source with knowledge of the situation, Wall, who received platelet-rich plasma and viscosupplementation injections in his left […]

Bradley Beal took it upon himself to rebound from a franchise-worst loss to the Utah Jazz by dropping a career-high 51 points in a win against the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday. The sharpshooter was clicking on all cylinders, connecting in 21-of-37 field goal attempts — a career-high for both makes and attempts — while […]

The Washington Wizards were hoping to bounce back strong against the Portland Trailblazers after their miserable loss to the Denver Nuggets on Monday night. However, they were going to have their hands full against the Blazers’ dynamic backcourt pairing of Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum. If the Wizards were going to break out of their […]

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert surprisingly beat his recovery timetable for a knee injury by playing in Monday’s 116-69 demolition of a win over the Washington Wizards at home. That said, Jazz head coach Quin Snyder will continue playing it safe with Gobert, as he intends to manage The Stifle Tower’s minutes in Tuesday’s matchup […]

Markieff Morris was embarrassed by how his team was manhandled by the Utah Jazz, who are slowly getting back to health thanks to the return of Rudy Gobert. The Wizards were without star point guard John Wall, but still had plenty of firepower to contend with Bradley Beal, Otto Porter, and Morris in the starting […]

The Washington Wizards managed to bounce back with a huge 109-91 win over the formidable Detroit Pistons. They now prepare to square off against the Utah Jazz in the first of their upcoming five-game road trip. Furthermore, the Wizards got a sign of good news after head coach Scott Brooks said superstar point guard John […]

It looks like Bradley Beal isn’t one for eyewear. The Washington Wizards guard played Friday’s game with protective goggles after taking an elbow to the face in a game just two days prior. Beal only scored 10 points and had seven turnovers on Friday. It’s unclear whether or not the goggles directly contributed to his […]

The Detroit Pistons missed a pivotal chance to extend their win streak to four against a wounded Washington Wizards team playing without their star point guard John Wall. Having gotten to a six-point lead at the half, the Pistons were throttled by a Wizards team that put the clamps on defense and outscored Detroit 35-15 […]

It has been a tough go-around for the Washington Wizards over the last couple of weeks that has seen them experience many struggles on the court. Injuries have played a significant part of it with John Wall dealing with a nagging sore left knee that required a platelet-rich-plasma injection nearly a week ago. The other […]

The Washington Wizards have been without the services of All-Star point guard John Wall for the last three games due to soreness in his left knee. This situation was heightened after he received a platelet-rich-plasma injection in the area six days ago in order to reduce the inflammation. Wall finally shed some light on the […]

Already playing without John Wall, the Washington Wizards are also in danger of missing Bradley Beal’s services, depending on the results on tests that will be done on his eye. The 24-year-old shooting guard was inadvertently hit in the right eye by Jerryd Bayless, during their game against the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday. https://twitter.com/NBCSWizards/status/936030452133060608 It […]

The Philadelphia 76ers managed to get back into the win column with a clutch 118-113 victory over the Washington Wizards. Despite the close score, it looked as if the Sixers were going to run away with this one early thanks to the dominant performances of budding superstars Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid. However, the Wizards […]

During the Philadelphia 76ers’ gritty 118-113 win over their Eastern Conference rival Washington Wizards on Wednesday night, rising star rookie point guard Ben Simmons made league history. According to Basketball-Reference, Simmons set a record for the most free-throw attempts in a single game by a rookie in NBA history with 29 shots from the charity […]

Losing to the Philadelphia 76ers has become somewhat of a risk. Not because the 76ers are a bad team (they’re not) or they’re so good that losing is a foregone conclusion (it’s coming). No. It’s because Joel Embiid might clown you on his Twitter page, like has so many players and teams this season already. […]

Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal is tired of being labeled as just a “shooter,” and he has two weeks to prove the world why the label sells him short of his talents. One of the most lethal snipers in the league, Beal would rather be known as a playmaker — and he’ll have the […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have been turning plenty of heads early this season because of the amount of success they’ve been having. It’s been a while since the Sixers looked respectable on the court, but thanks to the one-two punch of center Joe Embiid and point guard Ben Simmons, Philly has quickly transformed into a team […]

The Washington Wizards suffered a huge blow with the recent knee injury to superstar point guard John Wall. Unfortunately, the timing could not be worse with the Wizards quickly plummeting to the eighth spot in the Eastern Conference. With Wall out, Bradley Beal will likely step in as the Wizards go-to man on offense. However, head coach […]

After receiving an MRI, John Wall is expected to miss two weeks of the 2017-18 NBA season after undergoing treatment on his sore left knee. With the Wizards off to a slow 10-8 start to their standards, there are questions if they will make a roster move. Prior to the Wizards hosting the Portland Trail […]