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Leading up to Game 2 between the Wizards and Celtics, Markieff Morris made it quite clear that he was going to confront Al Horford. Morris was a bit perturbed with Horford because he believed that the Celtics big man may have tried to injury him on purpose in Game 1. The Wizards big man turned his […]

The Boston Celtics and Washington Wizards have had a very heated regular season series, and they’ve amped it up in the postseason with a couple of hard fouls and heated exchanges. In Game 1 on Sunday afternoon, Celtics’ guard Isaiah Thomas had a tooth knocked out due to an incidental elbow and Wizards’ forward Markieff […]

Things got testy between the Washington Wizards and Boston Celtics in the first quarter of Game 2 on Tuesday. While battling for a rebound, Wizards big man Markieff Morris shoved his Celtics counterpart, Al Horford, to the ground, pushing the Boston center into a row of photographers sitting on the baseline. Markieff Morris got reacquainted […]

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 […]

Following an unfortunate injury to Markieff Morris in the second quarter of Game 1 against the Boston Celtics, center Marcin Gortat was forced to get his hands even dirtier in the low block, banging and bumping against big Al Horford in hopes of maintaining a lead that slowly started to evaporate. While Gortat put up […]

Markieff Morris suffered a painful injury in the opening half of Game 1 against the Boston Celtics on Monday, taking a contested jump shot against big man Al Horford and fully rolling his left ankle upon landing. While he intended to go back in the game, he was held back by the medical staff, as the […]

After hurting his ankle in Game 1 of their second round series against the Boston Celtics on Sunday, Washington Wizards forward Markieff Morris says Al Horford may have undercut him on purpose to try and injure him. The 27-year-old Kansas product made the bold claim via A. Sherrod Blakely of CSNNE. Morris then gave an update on his […]

Marcus Smart was notoriously absent in the fourth quarter of Boston‘s Game 1 victory over the Washington Wizards on Sunday. But there is a good answer for that. After recording two quick turnovers and fouls, Smart just simply wasn’t happy with how he was playing, so he took himself out. From ESPN’s Chris Forsberg: “I […]

The first round series between the Washington Wizards and Atlanta Hawks has been a hotly contested one, with their players being very physical in its three games so far. However, the action has not been limited to the court, as some of them are having a back-and-forth, with shots through the media. After Markieff Morris […]

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 […]

Washington Wizards wing Kelly Oubre has been fined $25,000 for kicking a basketball into the stands in Game 2 of the team’s first-round series against the Atlanta Hawks, the league announced Friday. The incident occurred right after the Wizards grabbed a 2-0 lead in the series with a 109-101 victory. The Kansas product only had one […]

Markieff Morris has been a key force for the Washington Wizards throughout their two home games to start off the series against the Atlanta Hawks. An excellent fit as a role player on this team and a rugged customer on the glass, Morris has been able to be that third impactful player to make a […]

Marcus Morris was once again inside the Verizon Center for Game 2 of the first round series between the Washington Wizards and Atlanta Hawks. The Detroit Pistons forward was obviously there to support his twin brother, Markieff Morrris, and inspire him to play better, to help his team win. During halftime, he also took to his […]

In the first-round series between the Washington Wizards and Atlanta Hawks, John Wall is dominating the point guard matchup with Dennis Schroder. And well aware of how great he is playing, Wall is letting Schroder know all about it. Stealing the ball away from Schroder in the third quarter of Game 2, Wall threw down […]

Washington Wizards center Marcin Gortat had himself a block party in the first quarter, blocking three shots within a minute’s span on Wednesday’s Game 2 against the Atlanta Hawks. Taurean Prince was the first to get rejected by the “Polish Hammer” before he gave Dwight Howard the hand treatment in back-to-back plays. Marcin Gortat has three […]

The Washington Wizards seemed destined for yet another mediocre season through the first month and change into the 2016-17 campaign, but a new-found attitude and mentality tapped into the mantra of what they needed to remain as one of the four best teams in the East. Forward Markieff Morris was ultimately responsible for this change, taking […]

Having played with Markieff Morris for two seasons now, Kelly Oubre, Jr. knows how good he is as a player and mentor. Oubre recently went as far as comparing Morris to one of the league’s perennial All-Stars and claimed that he is better than him. The 21-year-old Kansas product made a bold statement, via Chase Hughes […]

Game 1 of the first round series between the Atlanta Hawks and Washington Wizards turned out to be a highly physical matchup. As expected, both teams slugged it out and some players got entangled in numerous plays throughout the afternoon. For Paul Millsap though, he felt like the Wizards were more than just physical during […]

Wanting to support his twin brother Markieff Morris in the playoffs, Marcus Morris wore the Wizards forward’s jersey to Washington’s Game 1 matchup against the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday. Now THIS is brotherly love. It's Detroit F Marcus Morris wearing twin Markieff's No. 5 #Wizards jersey at today's playoff game. pic.twitter.com/vp3E8ZyvDG — Candace Buckner (@CandaceDBuckner) […]

There seems to be no love lost between Atlanta Hawks forward Paul Millsap and Washington Wizards big man Markieff Morris, who went right at each other in a very tight Game 1 since the very start. Morris sparked the rivalry between the two when he took exception to being called a “stretch-four,” but didn’t consider […]

With the playoffs now in full swing, basketball fans around the world are starting to give their predictions for the results of each matchup. Fox Sports’ Chris Broussard also joined in the fun and gave his bold forecasts and detailed reasons why he thinks the teams he chose will move on in the postseason.The veteran columnist […]

The NBA playoffs will have some beautiful illustrations to commemorate them yet again, thanks to French Artist Asur Misoa from Asur Illustrations detailing each of the eight matchups of the first round. If you recall, this artist did the same thing last year as well. Western Conference No. 1 Golden State Warriors vs. No. 8 […]

With all the attention Russell Westbrook is getting from the his triple-double performances, another point guard is also having a historic run this year. Washington Wizards All-Star John Wall is having himself a career year as well and has now become the first player in NBA history to average at least 20 points, 10 assists, two […]

The Washington Wizards will take on the Atlanta Hawks in the first round of the playoffs and the city of Washington D.C. has already begun to show their support. Ben’s Chili Bowl, a historic restaurant in the D.C., has decided to show support for the Wizards in an artistic way, painting a mural of John Wall […]

Marcin Gortat of the Washington Wizards is the latest player to get the “Shooting Stars” treatment after Stephen Curry faked him out last Sunday with a ridiculous shot fake, followed by a jab step that left him puzzled as to where he went. The “Polish Hammer” went from the ice hockey rink, to the golf […]

Following Damian Lillard‘s 59-point explosion against the Utah Jazz on Saturday night, the NBA has now seen 10 different players reach the 50-point mark this season — the most ever in a season in NBA history. This season’s 50-point games are as follows: Devin Booker (PHO): 70 points @ Boston Celtics (03/24/17) -L- Klay Thompson […]

Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Russell Westbrook and Hall of Famer Michael Jordan are in large part, two totally different players. Westbrook’s jumper pales in comparison to Jordan’s always money shot. And Jordan’s defense was elite, while Westbrook remains a solid yet not stellar defender. But the two do have a few similarities as well. Both […]

The future is up in the air for Bojan Bogdanovic, the hot shooter from Croatia who has bounced from the Nets to the Wizards. After picking up significant games after the trade deadline, it’s unclear if Bogdanovic will stay in Washington, return to his former team in Brooklyn or find a new home in the […]

Upon his return to Madison Square Garden, former New York Knicks point guard Brandon Jennings put his Washington Wizards yet another game closer to the third seed in the East, but not before reminiscing about his time with his former team and the distractions that came with it. Jennings is especially conscious of the incessant […]

The Washington Wizards‘ play on Tuesday night was a tale of two halves. They were down 12 points at halftime to the Charlotte Hornets as they relied heavily on their offense alone to keep them in the match. In the second half, they tightened up on their defense, which helped them end up with the […]

The Golden State Warriors finished out the sweep of a five-games-in-eight-nights end-of-the-season stretch, but not before some animosity set in during the dying seconds of the fourth quarter against the Washington Wizards on Sunday night. Up by 22 and with six seconds to go, the Warriors passed the ball around the perimeter, ultimately finding center […]

Winning 139-115, the Golden State Warriors extended their winning streak to 11 games on Sunday and in the process of doing so, angered the Washington Wizards. In the final seconds of the game with the Warriors having possession of the ball, there was a slight difference between the shot clock and the game clock. Not […]

Washington Wizards point guard John Wall has not been shy about giving his thoughts on how referees officiate games this year and is no stranger to receiving sanctions from the league office. He has already blasted officials multiple times throughout the course of the season and did that again following his team’s loss to the Utah […]

Before filling up cars with popcorn, NBA rookies had to go through more embarrassing moments during their rookie initiation care of their veteran teammates. In honor of Throwback Thursday, Gilbert Arenas shared a photo on Instagram from the 2007-2008 season, to show what kind of initiation they had their first year teammates do. Current Los Angeles Lakers […]

LOS ANGELES – The L.A. Clippers returned to practice today for the first time in over a month, something they very much needed after a very busy March schedule. Their most recent game, a collapse of a loss to the Sacramento Kings, is still fresh on their minds two days later, and the team knows […]

During his playing days, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar made a name for himself as the master of the skyhook and an unstoppable force inside the paint. However, what many do not know is that after he played for the Milwaukee Bucks in his first six years in the league, he preferred to join another team instead of […]

The Wizards are feeling good about themselves right now. And why not after beating the Cavaliers, 127-115, last night. The Wizards are now 45-38 and just 2.5 games back of the Cavs for the top seed in the Eastern Conference, and a half game behind the Celtics for the second spot. It’s all enough for […]