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The Washington Wizards set the NBA on fire at the beginning of the season, contending for a top seed in the Eastern Conference nearly a quarter of the way through the season. Now, they’re the ones that have been burned as they have one of the worst records in the league since the start of […]

The Washington Wizards can’t be happy with how their season is going after evenings like Tuesday night against the Los Angeles Clippers when they don’t look motivated in playing and had a huge breakdown. Washington is still in a playoff spot, but they are 23-25, which isn’t where many anticipated them to be after making […]

Bradley Beal and the Washington Wizards were on the wrong end of history on Tuesday after blowing a 35-point lead and allowing the Los Angeles Clippers to win despite leading by seven points with 20 seconds remaining. Apparently, however, a botched call helped LA’s comeback and doomed the Capital city franchise. According to the latest […]

Despite trailing by a seemingly insurmountable 35 points, Amir Coffey continued to pour it on. And then Luke Kennard poured it on. And before they knew it, Tyronn Lue‘s Los Angeles Clippers were just one 3-pointer away from tying the game against Bradley Beal and the Washington Wizards. With eight seconds remaining, the Clippers ran […]

This 2021-22 NBA season has been one of the toughest to predict outcomes for, and the Los Angeles Clippers have been the toughest team to gauge. After losing a tough game to the struggling New York Knicks on Sunday, Luke Kennard and the Clippers took on the Washington Wizards Tuesday night hoping to get back […]

The Los Angeles Clippers pulled off one of the most epic comebacks ever against the Washington Wizards on Tuesday night, erasing a 35-point deficit to pull out a 116-115 win. The Wizards led by 35 points in the second quarter, 30 points at halftime, 22 points in the final minute of the third quarter and […]

Bradley Beal and the Washington Wizards dropped a very winnable game against the LA Clippers on Tuesday night, sparking trade rumors and questions about the star guard’s future with the team. With a minute left in the first half, the Wizards took a 66-31 lead over the Clippers. It was nothing new for LA, whose […]

Spencer Dinwiddie and the Washington Wizards have fallen off after their hot start to the season. Washington sits in 10th place in the Eastern Conference at 23-25 and is fighting to hold a spot in the play-in tournament after a historic 35-point collapse against the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday night. The Wizards are losers […]

Bradley Beal and the Washington Wizards were well on their way to ending a three-game losing streak against Luke Kennard and the the LA Clippers at home on Tuesday night. The team got off to a hot start in the first quarter, leading 32-23. They then poured it on in the second quarter, where they […]

The Washington Wizards just committed the worst choke job in NBA history against the Los Angeles Clippers. There is no other candidate that comes close. The Wizards blew a 35-point lead, the second largest in the history of the league but including every possible add-on to make the defeat that much worse. Kyle Kuzma didn’t […]

The Washington Wizards were one of the biggest surprises and great stories early on in the NBA season. Things have gone sour lately, culminating in a historic collapse Tuesday night. The Wizards had a 35-point lead in the 2nd quarter against the Los Angeles Clippers. Somehow, they found a way to lose that game, making […]

The Los Angeles Clippers pulled off the second largest comeback in NBA history and arguably the most stunning comeback of all-time. It came off the hands of one Luke Douglas Kennard who hit a 4-point play down three to stun the Wizards, 116-115. Watch Luke Kennard complete the come-from-behind Clippers kill with an improbable bucket […]

The Washington Wizards made a big splash this past offseason by acquiring Spencer Dinwiddie as part of the five-team trade that sent Russell Westbrook to the Los Angeles Lakers. Dinwiddie got a three-year, $54 million deal in the process to be the team’s new starting point guard next to All-Star Bradley Beal. The Wizards got […]

The Washington Wizards were one of the league’s most pleasant early surprises. They started the season 10-3, racing to the top of a crowded Eastern Conference. Washington took a nosedive from there, though, going 13-20 since mid-November. A .500 record at the season’s midway point is plenty respectable for a team that some assumed would […]

Sunday afternoon will showcase this elite Eastern Conference matchup! It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Celtics-Wizards prediction and pick. The Boston Celtics are not in a good spot right now. They are coming off of a bad loss to the Portland Trail Blazers, who didn’t have Damian Lillard. They are 23-24 […]

The Washington Wizards beat the Toronto Raptors 109-105 Friday night. Following the win, Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal had nothing but praise for Raptors rookie Scottie Barnes. The Washington star said that he knew how “special” Barnes was well before the rest of the NBA. Yahoo Sports Canada tweeted the postgame clip of Beal praising […]

The Washington Wizards have been linked to Domantas Sabonis, opening up the question whether they should seriously pursue the Indiana Pacers star or not. It has already been two months since the core of the Pacers have been put on the trading block. The asking price for Sabonis, Myles Turner and Caris LeVert does not […]

The NBA regular season continues with games on Friday. The Toronto Raptors will hit the road and take on the Washington Wizards. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Raptors-Wizards prediction and pick. These two teams have had very similar starts to the season. The Toronto Raptors are 21-21 and have […]

The Brooklyn Nets got away with some illegal sideline assistance during their Wednesday night contest against the Washington Wizards. Nets assistant coach David Vanterpool reached out during a live play and deflected a pass intended for Kyle Kuzma. The ball ricocheted into the hands of Brooklyn’s Kessler Edwards and sent the game the other way […]

Kyrie Irving had his best game of the season on Wednesday as the Brooklyn Nets edged out the Washington Wizards, 119-118. After his eyebrow-raising performance, the seven-time All-Star made sure to give back a little to a lucky young fan that was in attendance at Washington’s Capital One Arena. After the game, Kyrie handed his […]

Kyrie Irving, James Harden and the Brooklyn Nets pulled off a hard-fought victory on the road against the Washington Wizards with a little help from the sidelines. As the tight Wizards-Nets game approached the last five minutes of the fourth quarter, Kyle Kuzma had a routine pass go off his hands and right into the […]

For the rest of the season, the Washington Wizards are in an intriguing predicament. Many players have stepped up this season, demonstrating that if they continue to develop their players and add a few more pieces, they might be a tough team to beat in the Eastern Conference. They have their superstar Bradley Beal, who […]

Los Angeles Lakers fans and critics alike are now looking back at this team’s offseason moves with a bit of regret. Now with the benefit of hindsight, it appears that the Lakers trading for Russell Westbrook from the Washington Wizards was not really the best decision for the franchise. It’s no secret that LeBron James […]

Washington Wizards star Bradley Beal is poised to become an unrestricted free agent this summer rather than sign an extension right now with the team that drafted him. While there is always the possibility he takes his talents elsewhere, with the Sixers clearly showing interest in him, the Wizards are ready to roll the dice […]

The NBA regular season continues with games on Wednesday. The Brooklyn Nets will travel to take on the Washington Wizards. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Nets-Wizards prediction and pick. These two teams have had somewhat similar starts to the season. The Brooklyn Nets are 27-16 but are coming off […]

The Washington Wizards’ recent surge has seen them claw their way back into playoff contention in the Eastern Conference. Currently in eighth place in the East, the Wizards track to feature in the play-in tournament at the end of the season. Considering their position in the East, the Wizards may well look to strengthen the […]

With the NBA Trade Deadline under a month away, Detroit Pistons star Jerami Grant remains one of the hottest commodities on the market. His skillset would give an instant punch to any contender in the league, with around a dozen teams actually interested in him. The Lakers, Trail Blazers, Knicks, Jazz, Wizards, Celtics, Pacers, Timberwolves, […]

One could argue that Washington Wizards forward Kyle Kuzma has irrational confidence. It goes both ways. It could be good, it could be disastrous. On Monday night, Kuzma tempted fate in the second quarter by driving all the way to the hoop to go up against Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid. It’s hard to overstate […]

After picking up a hard-fought win in Miami on Saturday night, the Philadelphia 76ers traveled to the nation’s capital for an afternoon meeting with the Washington Wizards. In the end, Washington came away with the victory on their home floor. Behind an array of contributors, they took down the Sixers by a final score of […]

Kyle Kuzma had a rather hilarious moment with Joel Embiid after the Washington Wizards forward posterized the Philadelphia 76ers center. Apparently, Embiid walked up to Kuzma after the dunk to joke that he’d punch him in the face if he did it again. Kyle Kuzma said Joel Embiid came up to him after the poster […]

It’s not often that somebody gets the better of Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid, but that’s exactly what happened when Washington Wizards forward Kyle Kuzma challenged the big man at the rim on Monday afternoon. Kuzma drove hard to the bucket and dunked hard all over Embiid’s head: Kyle Kuzma SONNED Joel Embiid 💥pic.twitter.com/lAdkMzAe2z — […]

The NBA regular season continues with games on Monday. The Philadelphia 76ers will travel to take on the Washington Wizards. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a 76ers-Wizards prediction and pick. These two teams have had somewhat similar starts to the season. The Philadelphia 76ers have a record of 25-17 and […]

The still-depleted Portland Trail Blazers used one of their most well-balanced performances of the season to earn a rare road win Saturday, beating the Washington Wizards 115-110 in the nation’s capital. The Blazers’ victory was just their third away from home all season and moves them to 17-25 overall, still tenth in the Western Conference. […]

The Portland Trail Blazers continue a six-game road trip on Saturday with a matchup against the Washington Wizards. C.J. McCollum has been out since December 6th with a collapsed right lung, but has recently been ramping up for a return to the lineup. Will Portland’s star shooting guard be back on the floor in the […]

The Portland Trail Blazers continue a six-game road trip on Saturday with a matchup against the Washington Wizards. Damian Lillard hasn’t played in his team’s last six games, a stretch in which Portland has gone 3-3. Will Portland’s superstar point guard be back on the floor in the nation’s capital? Is Damian Lillard playing vs. […]

So far, 2021 has been the best season of Washington Wizards forward Kyle Kuzma’s NBA career. He is averaging career-highs across the board and seems to have taken the next step that always alluded him on the Lakers. Those steps have not included his first career triple-double just yet, but on Wednesday night, Kuzma was […]

The NBA regular season continues with games on Wednesday. The Orlando Magic will travel to take on the Washington Wizards. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Magic-Wizards prediction and pick. These two teams have had very different starts to the season. The Orlando Magic have a record of only 7-34 […]

The Washington Wizards got the win against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night – but it wasn’t all rainbows and butterflies. Two Wizards veterans and offseason additions, Montrezl Harrell and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, got into a heated altercation during the halftime break, according to a report from The Athletic’s Shams Charania. Teammates needed to separate […]

There is a ton of buzz surrounding Jerami Grant in recent NBA trade rumors. It has become quite apparent that he’s on the radar of multiple NBA teams. Now that the Wizards have hit a bit of a slump, it might be time for them to shake things up and make a game-changing move ahead […]