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Washington Wizards star Russell Westbrook is officially the triple-double king of the regular season, and he is progressing in making that happen in the playoffs as well. On Monday against the Philadelphia 76ers, Westbrook recorded another triple-double to up his postseason tally to 12. His 19 points, 21rebounds and 14 assists broke his tie with […]

Reggie Miller has had enough of fans crossing the line during games. The NBA legend is even offering a solution to put an end to these untoward incidents following a shocking episode from Game 4 between the Philadelphia 76ers and Washington Wizards. For those who haven’t seen it, here’s what transpired inside Capital One Arena […]

The Washington Wizards were on the brink of elimination on Monday as they faced off against the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 4 of their first-round series matchup. Wizards star Russell Westbrook knew what was at stake so he just had to stamp his authority in this contest. Westbrook had the Wizards home crowd on their […]

Another day, another game of the NBA Playoffs. Unfortunately, another incident has occurred involving a fan in Game 4 versus the Philadelphia 76ers and Washington Wizards. This time, a fan ran onto the court before being leveled by officers and quickly taken out from the arena. Fan storms the court near the Sixers bench but […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are all set to advance to the next round and finish off a sweep of the Washington Wizards. However, the game didn’t start out as the Sixers had hoped. Star center and MVP candidate Joel Embiid headed to the locker room early in Game 4 and remained there for the entire second […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are out to sweep the Washington Wizards in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs. As they gear up for Game 4- in Washington DC- it felt like a Sixers home game, which could very much benefit Philly and Joel Embiid. Seriously, where are all the fans at? The video below […]

The Philadelphia 76ers head over to the nation’s capital to take on the Washington Wizards in a Game 4 NBA Playoff matchup. They hope to sweep the Wizards and progress to the second round. It’s time we continue our NBA odds series with a 76ers-Wizards Game 4 prediction and pick. The 76ers have been running […]

The Washington Wizards are trailing the Philadelphia 76ers, 3-0, in their playoff series. Unfortunately, their chances of getting swept got higher with the latest news on Russell Westbrook. According to Ava Wallace of Washington Post, Westbrook and Ish Smith have been tagged as questionable for Game 4 on Monday. Russ is dealing with an apparent […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid put together a tour de force performance in Game 3 against the Washington Wizards, pouring in 36 points on 14-of-18 shooting in a 132-103 beatdown. The Sixers center added eight rebounds, three steals, two assists and a block in a game that was never all that competitive. In addition to […]

The Washington Wizards now find themselves in a nearly inescapable hole against the Philadelphia 76ers. At the heart of their problems lies the unstoppable force known as Joel Embiid. The Cameroonian big man has tortured Washington in every game of the series. Embiid has averaged 29.3 points and 7.0 rebounds per game through three contests. […]

The Washington Wizards aren’t eliminated from the playoffs just yet, but they’re all but there after the brutal beating they received in Game 3. Wizards star Bradley Beal knows the road back is near-impossible, but he had some words of wisdom for his D.C. side, via The Athletic’s Fred Katz. “I’m a huge fan of […]

Russell Westbrook made headlines for the wrong reasons during the Washington Wizards’ Game 3 loss against the Philadelphia 76ers. The 9-time All-Star was involved in fan-related incident on Wednesday night, when a member of the Sixers crowd poured his bucket of popcorn at the Wizards point guard. But overshadowed by the fiasco was the actual […]

The Philadelphia 76ers will head to the nation’s capital to take on the Washington Wizards in Game 3 of this first-round series. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a 76ers-Wizards prediction and pick. The Philadelphia 76ers were never threatened against the Washington Wizards throughout the first two home games and will […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James shared his thoughts on recent fan incidents involving Russell Westbrook, Ja Morant, and Trae Young, and how the NBA currently protects its players. After leading the Lakers to a 109-95 victory in the franchise’s first home playoff game at Staples Center since 2013, James expressed his support for the […]

A few crazy fans have been under the spotlight as of late after crossing the line in a few NBA Playoff games this week and NBA icons Vince Carter and Rasheed Wallace weren’t having any of it. Both Carter and Wallace blasted these fans specifically the two individuals who were caught on two separate incidents involving […]

Utah Jazz superstar Donovan Mitchell has spoken out about the incident involving a handful of Jazz fans and the family of Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant during Wednesday’s Game 2 matchup. Mitchell may be a fierce competitor on the court, but he knows where to draw the line. Mitchell caught wind of the type of […]

Washington Wizards star Russell Westbrook made headlines on Wednesday for all the wrong reasons. It was not of his own doing though, as the former MVP was actually the victim of some disgustingly rude Philadelphia 76ers fans who decided to throw popcorn all over Westbrook as he was exiting the playing court. This is not […]

It’s never a great spot to be in when you’re down in the NBA Playoffs. A one game deficit feels manageable to comeback from, but if the hole is 0-2, the chips start to stack ever more so against you. This is what is facing the Clippers, Celtics, Wizards and Heat right now. All four […]

Kevin Durant and Trae Young had some thoughts after a couple NBA fans were banned for inappropriate interactions with athletes. The Philadelphia 76ers revoked one fan’s season tickets and banned them from the Wells Fargo Center for life after said fan threw popcorn on Washington Wizards guard Russell Westbrook. Meanwhile, the New York Knicks also […]

Washington Wizards star Russell Westbrook was on the wrong end of more insipid behavior from a fan on Wednesday. Westbrook was fuming and had to be held back after a fan dumped popcorn on him as he was on his way to the locker room after suffering an ankle injury against the Philadelphia 76ers. Westbrook, […]

Washington Wizards guard Russell Westbrook went off during his post-game press conference after a Philadelphia 76ers fan poured popcorn on him when he was heading to the locker room in Game 2 of the playoffs series. Early in the fourth quarter of the contest, Westbrook was forced to leave due to an apparent ankle injury. […]

Philadelphia 76ers fans have been extra hard on Ben Simmons despite getting a 2-0 advantage over the Washington Wizards in their first round series in the NBA Playoffs. They’ve been heavily criticizing him, largely due to his lack of scoring. The City of Brotherly Love, huh? Rivers already came to the defense of Simmons after […]

The Washington Wizards’ Game 2 vs. the Philadelphia 76ers took a turn for the worst as Russell Westbrook left early after suffering a sprained ankle. On his way to the locker room, he was met with the dumping of popcorn on him from a fan, an incident that has spurned outrage from the sports world. […]

The Russell Westbrook popcorn incident will forever go down in fan interaction infamy. The Washington Wizards guard got a face full of the stuff as he headed to the locker room during Game 2 of Wizards vs. Sixers. The incident has drawn irate reactions from NBA players and fans alike. Even stars like LeBron James […]

Washington Wizards guard Russell Westbrook is not happy. Well, no one would be if they were on Westbrook’s position and poured on popcorn while injured. Early in the fourth quarter of Game 2 between the Wizards and Philadelphia 76ers, Westbrook sustained a leg injury that forced him out of the game. As he was exiting […]

The Washington Wizards had to watch as their star point guard Russell Westbrook left Game 2 early after suffering an ankle sprain in the 4th quarter. The Philadelphia 76ers won and took a 2-0 series lead into Washington DC. As for Westbrook, he gave a short and vague answer after the game regarding his injury […]

Washington Wizards star point guard Russell Westbrook was blatantly disrespected on his way to the locker room, as a fan poured popcorn all over him. Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James isn’t taking the incident sitting down. Check out the clip of the popcorn fiasco here: fan pours popcorn on Westbrook as he’s being assisted […]

Washington Wizards head coach Scott Brooks is extremely displeased after a Philadelphia 76ers fan poured popcorn on Russell Westbrook when he was leaving the game due to injury. Russ appears to have sustained a leg injury early in the fourth quarter of Game 2, forcing him to go to the locker room. However, as he […]

Washington Wizards superstar Russell Westbrook was beside himself after a Philadelphia 76ers fan appeared to have dumped a whole bucket of popcorn on him as he was on his way to the locker room. The former MVP had to exit Game 2 after an ankle injury and the home crowd at the Wells Fargo Center […]

The Washington Wizards are doing all they can to upset the top-seeded Philadelphia 76ers in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs. Unfortunately, they might have to do it without Russell Westbrook, who left the game and headed straight to the locker room during Game 2 on Wednesday. Russell Westbrook is grabbing his leg, […]

The Washington Wizards face off against the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday in Game 2 of their first-round series matchup. Bradley Beal had a tremendous performance in Game 1 as the Wizards were edged out by the Sixers, 125-118, and as it turns out, the Wizards star had a few things to say about the defense […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are ahead one game in their series against the Washington Wizards after taking Game 1 by seven points. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Wizards-76ers prediction and pick for Game 2. The eighth-seeded Wizards had built some momentum to end the season and had a great performance […]

The Washington Wizards lost a close one in Game 1 against the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday, 125-118. The Wizards offense looked great but the defense was mediocre. Bradley Beal and Russell Westbrook had solid games offensively as Beal finished with 33 points while Westbrook had 16 points and 14 assists. If the Wizards make some […]

The Washington Wizards were supposed to win Game 1. They had all the elements to pull off an incredible upset against a powerhouse Philadelphia 76ers side that was expected to blow them out of the water. The Sixers were freezing cold from the 3-point line in the first half. They made just three triples on […]

The Washington Wizards may have lost the opener of their Round 1 playoffs series with the Philadelphia 76ers, but Bradley Beal is still happy to be back in the postseason. After missing it in the past two seasons, the Wizards returned to the playoffs as the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference. Of course, Beal […]

The Washington Wizards were down five with under a minute to play in Game 1 against the Philadelphia 76ers. Washington got the stop, the rebound, and just a sliver of hope remaining as there was still enough time for a quick two-for-one. But that hope proved to be short-lived. Just a few seconds long, in […]

The Washington Wizards were defeated in Game 1 against the Philadelphia 76ers, but it was through no fault of Bradley Beal. The Wizards All-Star showed off his immense scoring ability all night, finishing with 33 points on a stellar 13 for 23 shooting clip from the floor. Not bad for someone who’s been dealing with […]

Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers pulled out an intense 125-118 victory over the Washington Wizards in Game 1 of their first-round series. The Sixers star put up 30 points and got the last laugh after Wizards star Bradley Beal trolled him multiple times throughout the game. Check out Beal actin’ a fool: Beal trolling […]

Philadelphia 76ers guard Seth Curry left Game 1 against the Washington Wizards after taking a shot to the stomach, but he returned to the game after a trip to the locker room. In the third quarter, Curry went on a flurry to help the Sixers take the lead, and his brother took notice. Golden State […]