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Some of the most lethal 3-point shooters have been able to make the hairs in people’s neck stands when they have the ball on their hands in the clutch. Jodie Meeks of the Washington Wizards isn’t one of the most known, but is just as lethal when left open, which cause Boston Celtics center Greg […]

Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal was gasping for air after an exhausting 125-124 marathon win in double-overtime against the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night. The marksman was interviewed by ESPN’s Cassidy Hubbarth immediately after the end of regulation, barely able to gather his breath before giving a clean answer. “Oh man… John (Wall) need […]

Over the past couple of seasons, the Boston Celtics and Washington Wizards have created their own rivalry, figuring in a number of hotly-contested matchups. It has even been extra special this year for twin brothers Marcus and Markieff Morris, as they play for both of the aforementioned teams. On Wednesday, they had the opportunity to […]

Jodie Meeks turned a lot of heads during the last few seconds of regulation in the game between the Washington Wizards and Boston Celtics on Wednesday. With his team trailing by three points with 5.5 seconds left, he found himself wide open for a 3-pointer that eventually sent the game to overtime. Before he received the ball, […]

The Washington Wizards turned to an unlikely hero on Wednesday against the Boston Celtics to send the game into overtime. While Bradley Beal has been taking the bulk of the scoring load for them with John Wall still injured, Jodie Meeks showed that he can also be a clutch performer for the team. With the […]

Coming into the playoffs, Washington Wizards star guard Bradley Beal says his team has not reached their peak just yet. As reported by Matthew Paras of The Washington Times “I still feel like we haven’t even played our best basketball yet,” Beal said. “… We have a little bit of time left to put a […]

The Washington Wizards took another vital loss, this time at the hands of Minnesota Timberwolves big man Karl-Anthony Towns, who led all scorers with 37 points in the game. The Wizards had entered the fourth quarter with an eight-point lead, but their defensive woes were glaring when handling Towns, who hurt them from all areas […]

Kyrie Irving will miss Wednesday’s game against the Washington Wizards with knee soreness, according to ESPN’s Chris Forsberg. Joining him on the bench will be shooting guard Jaylen Brown (concussion), forward Gordon Hayward, hybrid guard Marcus Smart, and forward Daniel Theis — the last three in risk of missing the remainder of the season. Smart […]

The Washington Wizards could get their All-Star point guard in John Wall back sooner than later according to Chase Hughes of NBC Sports Washington. After undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery some time ago, Wall returned to practice on Monday, at least for some of the drills.  “Wall did their pre-practice warmup routine and then ran through […]

With the regular season now in its stretch run, players who are recovering from injury are doing their best to get back into action soon, and planning to suit up in the last few matches of their teams. This will allow them to get their conditioning back and have a feel for the game once […]

The Washington Wizards had an opportunity to take the Eastern Conference’s fourth seed away from the Indiana Pacers on Saturday, but things have gone south for the team from the nation’s capital as they remained in the fifth spot after losing to the Miami Heat in blowout fashion, 129-102. All-star guard Bradley Beal couldn’t help […]

Since being drafted in 2010, John Wall has become the Wizards’ franchise star. Wall has watched his team struggle as one of the worst in league history at the beginning of his career, but under his leadership, the Wizards have become a contender in the Eastern Conference and are arguably one of the best teams […]

Dwyane Wade is a guy who likes to have fun on the court, but on Saturday night against the Washington Wizards, he took his game a little too far and that led to him picking up one of the weirder technicals of the season. After Wade was elbowed in the face by Kelly Oubre on […]

Kelly Oubre Jr., like many other basketball players, has overcome numerous disadvantages and obstacles to make it where he is today. Many years ago, Oubre Jr. and his family lost their Louisianan home due the cataclysmic Hurricane Katrina. Nonetheless, Oubre Jr. overcame the adversity and became a top recruit in college and made his way […]

The Washington Wizards have managed to overachieve without All-Star point guard John Wall’s knee procedure at the end of January, going an impressive 11-6 since he first went down. Backcourt mate Bradley Beal has led the league in minutes played, tied with 37.9 minutes per game, alongside fellow All-Stars LeBron James and Anthony Davis. Beal […]

In the midst of John Wall’s absence, backcourt mate Bradley Beal has been the Washington Wizards’ go-to man for the past month, as the team has relied into the All-Star shooting guard to be the No. 1 scoring option, but the well has run dry in the last few games, resulting in a three-game losing […]

The Washington Wizards are slated to sign point guard Ramon Sessions to a second 10-day contract, according to Candace Buckner of The Washington Post. The team had not informed Sessions of their decision until after Sunday’s game, where he sat out as DNP-coach’s decision against the Indiana Pacers. “He’s a worker. He hasn’t gotten any […]

Bradley Beal has been the lone centerpoint of the Washington Wizards offense after All-Star point guard John Wall underwent knee surgery and was expected to miss six-to-eight weeks of action after the procedure. The Wizards now have lost three straight games, defeated by strong playoff teams like the Golden State Warriors, the Toronto Raptors, and […]

Before their primetime game on Wednesday night against the Washington Wizards at Capital One Arena, head coach Steve Kerr and his Golden State Warriors have kept themselves busy during their brief time in the nation’s capital. On Tuesday, the team went to the African American Museum and spent time with a bunch of kids from […]

Kevin Durant is not buying into the notion some analysts had brought to the forefront, stating the Washington Wizards had become better without starter John Wall running point for the team, as they had bested their assists total and assist-to-turnover ratio in the first few games without him. “That’s from people that don’t understand basketball,” […]

Washington Wizards star shooting guard Bradley Beal is having a tremendous 2017-18 season and was rewarded earlier this month with his first NBA All-Star Game appearance in Los Angeles. During an extensive interview with Jared Zwerling of Sports Illustrated that was published on Tuesday, Beal explained how he perfected his lethal step-back jumper over the […]

The Washington Wizards appear to be looking for more depth at the guard decision. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the Wizards are planning to sign veteran point guard Ramon Sessions to a 10-day contract with the team. “Wizards are planning to sign guard Ramon Sessions to a 10-day contract, league source tells ESPN,” Wojnarowski said […]

Now that the All-Star break is over and teams around the NBA are gearing up for their respective stretch runs, the San Antonio Spurs, Phoenix Suns and Washington Wizards have their work cut out for them. Those three teams in descending order have the three most difficult schedules for the remainder of the season, per […]

Washington Wizards All-Star Bradley Beal got to spend some time over the weekend watching LeBron James and getting an up-close-and-person look at how the best player in the NBA goes about his business. Beal was on Team LeBron for the All-Star Game, so he got to see James work out, prepare for a game, and […]

Despite undergoing a nasal fracture surgery recently, Washington Wizards point guard Tim Frazier is still expected to see action on Thursday when they face off against the Cleveland Cavaliers. He has apparently now adjusted to the mask he will be wearing during games, and it won’t cause him any discomfort, according to Chase Hughes of […]

With the trade deadline and All-Star Weekend now over and done, the focus now shifts on the bought-out players and the buyout candidates. We should see certain teams make moves, especially with the last crucial playoff push coming up. However, there are three teams who are in need of filling a spot quickly: Cleveland Cavaliers, […]

Brendan Haywood, a former teammate of Michael Jordan as a member of the Washington Wizards and fellow University of North Carolina product shared a few anecdotes of his incredible work ethic, even at the advanced age of 40 years old back when Jordan returned to the NBA in the early 2000s. Haywood, a highly-regarded seven-footer drafted […]

Finishing a college degree is at the top of many people’s to-do list across the world, including Washington Wizards All-Star point guard John Wall. According to Candace Buckner of The Washington Post, Wall plans to finish his business degree at the University of Kentucky this summer in order to keep a promise he made to his father. […]

With a week of watching each team’s new rosters, it’s quickly becoming clear that this NBA trade deadline was another one for the record books.  Once projected as a quiet affair, last Thursday quickly blew the floodgates open and wildly changed the NBA’s landscape.  With so many different buyers and sellers, a significant change in […]

Ever since John Wall has been out the of the Washington Wizards’ lineup to recover from knee surgery, the team hasn’t skipped a beat. The Wizards are currently ranked fourth in the Eastern Conference and haven’t lost much ground since Wall’s injury. Much of the credit goes to Bradley Beal, whom has been the Wizards’ […]

After Derrick Rose was released last week by the Utah Jazz, there was a lot of speculation about where he would end up, and many believed a fit that made sense was the Minnesota Timberwolves. Timberwolves head coach Tom Thibodeau was Rose’s coach in Chicago for a few years, and with Thibodeau’s love to bring […]

Almost every night in the NBA, there is some new weird or obscure stat that is broken, and that was the case on Wednesday night courtesy of the Philadelphia 76ers and Washington Wizards. According to the ESPN Stats and Info Twitter account: The 76ers and Wizards both won last night after trailing by 20-plus points at […]

The Washington Wizards have won their second straight game last night against the New York Knicks and seemingly regrouped after the hoopla surrounding shooting guard Bradley Beal, center Marcin Gortat and point guard John Wall has come to an end. After both players met with the injured Wall separately, addressing comments said in jest about […]

The Washington Wizards and the New York Knicks engaged in an Eastern Conference battle on Wednesday’s Valentine’s Day special. The Wizards ended up coming away with a 118-113 win over the Knicks without their star point guard, John Wall. Fortunately for Washington, Bradley Beal stepped up and led the Wizards to a close victory, registering […]

Bradley Beal is one of the best pure shooters in the NBA today. On Wednesday night during the game against the New York Knicks, Beal showed just how good his three-point shooting stroke is. Beal became the youngest player to total 800 career three-pointers. He entered the game only needing two three-point shots to get […]

The Washington Wizards will have point guard Tomas Satoransky available after he got three stitches in his head, following a hard collision with Chicago Bulls forward Bobby Portis on Saturday, according to Candace Buckner of The Washington Post. Backup point man Tim Frazier was ruled out for tonight’s tilt against the New York Knicks after […]

After winning their third consecutive game without John Wall, Marcin Gortat tweeted about the Washington Wizards’ ‘great team victory’ over the Toronto Raptors. A couple days later in an interview with ESPN, Wall took Gortat’s tweet as a shot and was shocked by the comment. As the Wizards are currently 6-2 during this stretch without […]

Derrick Rose is looking for a chance to be on his third team of the year, but now it looks like that chance will have to happen after the All-Star Break. According to Marc Stein of The New York Times: With the All-Star break fast approaching, league sources say it’s increasingly possible Derrick Rose’s future won’t […]

The Washington Wizards are “seriously considering” signing point guard Ty Lawson in light of their recent hit at the position with the injury to John Wall, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Due to the scarce point guard availability in the free agent, Washington is keeping the 30-year-old veteran in its crosshairs after he played for […]