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The start to the Miami Heat’s 2020-21 season has been unimpressive, to say the least. Following their incredible run inside the NBA Bubble last season, which saw them climb all the way to the NBA Finals, things haven’t fallen into place so far this season. Considering their schedule and the teams they faced, a 4-4 […]

Russell Westbrook is going to miss some time with the Washington Wizards with a quad injury, something that he has apparently been dealing with since before the season started. While Westbrook was given a timetable to return, head coach Scott Brooks revealed that Westbrook has been suffering with his quad ailment since training camp. “He […]

There haven’t been too many teams that’ll knowingly be on the market to upgrade their roster with the season just beginning, but the Washington Wizards may have just let the cat out of the bag. At last place in the Eastern Conference, the Wizards are desperately looking for any solution that can help them storm […]

The new-look Washington Wizards have gone off to a disastrous start in the early stages of the 2020-2021 season. Head coach Scott Brooks is currently finding himself in the middle of their struggles and is rumored to be replaced if he fails to turn things around sooner than later. Via Kevin O’ Connor of The […]

Washington Wizards guard Russell Westbrook has recently sustained a quad injury that is expected to keep him on the sidelines for at least a week, per Quinton Mayo. Westbrook last played against the Boston Celtics where he notched 12 points, four rebounds, and eight assists in 29 minutes for the Wizards. However, the team still […]

As trade rumors surrounding Houston Rockets superstar James Harden continue to die down, it appears that some suitors have now turned their attention to Bradley Beal of the Washington Wizards. According to a report by Kevin O’Connor of The Ringer, there might just be a Brad Beal sweepstakes brewing: Teams already widely known to have […]

After the Washington Wizards traded for Russell Westbrook in place of John Wall, no one expected them to jump off the book as a championship contender. Still, what has transpired has almost been brutally unfair. The Wizards are dead last in the Eastern Conference with a 2-8 record, which poses a topsy-turvy scenario for a […]

Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal will be available to play on Monday against the Phoenix Suns, according to Fred Katz of The Athletic. The 27-year-old star missed Saturday’s 128-124 home loss to the Miami Heat due to the NBA’s health and safety protocols. According to a report by ESPN, Beal was placed there as […]

The Miami Heat will have to take on the Boston Celtics without Avery Bradley, as Bradley will have to follow COVID-19 protocols after facing the Washington Wizards. Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reported on Bradley’s status for this game and beyond: Bradley is expected to miss more time with team than just tonight's game, sources tell ESPN. […]

The Washington Wizards were recently dealt a huge hit on their front line rotation, as big man Thomas Bryant suffered a season-ending torn ACL in his left knee, per ESPN‘s Adrian Wojnarowski. Washington Wizards C Thomas Bryant has suffered a torn ACL to his left knee, source tells ESPN. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) January 10, […]

Jayson Tatum is going to miss some time with the Boston Celtics after testing positive for COVID-19. Turns out, his situation also affects the Washington Wizards. According to The Athletic’s Shams Charania, Bradley Beal is set to miss Washington’s game against the Miami Heat on Saturday due to contact tracing with Tatum. Wizards star Bradley […]

Bradley Beal had some harsh, parking lot-related criticism for his team following the Washington Wizards’ 116-107 loss to the Boston Celtics on Friday. It was Washington’s seventh loss of the new season, which rightfully prompted a ruthless assessment from the Wizards superstar. Washington’s defense has been so bad of late that Beal had to resort […]

Bradley Beal has been playing at an elite level for the Washington Wizards. Unfortunately for him, his team hasn’t been winning. The same was the case for Beal and company on Friday as the All-Star shooting guard’s 41-point effort proved futile in a 116-107 loss to the Boston Celtics. Beal has now gone back-to-back games […]

Bradley Beal’s wife Kamiah Adams-Beal posted the perfect photo to sum up the Washington Wizards’ misfortunes right now. Despite her husband’s virtuoso scoring outburst for the second game in a row, the Wizards came out on the losing end of a 107-116 outcome to the Boston Celtics on Friday. Mrs. Beal took to Twitter to […]

Basketball and thrash talk seem to go hand-in-hand, especially in the NBA. Boston Celtics superstar Jayson Tatum, however, is one of the rare ones who do not like playing mind games and prefers to let his game do the talking. But the 22-year-old swingman admitted to breaking his rule on Friday, as he engaged in […]

The Washington Wizards haven’t exactly had a strong start to the new season. The new-look Wizards side have lost seven out of their nine games thus far, but despite the lackluster start, D.C. head coach Scott Brooks remains positive with the progress of his squad. Brooks admitted that they remain to be a work-in-progress, but […]

It’s every basketball players’ dream to dunk over a seven-footer. That probably was the same thing going through Bradley Beal’s mind when he met Boston Celtics’ 7-foot-5 beanpole Tacko Fall at the rim. In the Washington Wizards‘ road game against the C’s at TD Garden on Friday, Beal had every intention to posterize the Sengalese […]

Coming off a disappointing loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday, the Washington Wizards will try their luck again on Friday against the Boston Celtics. Russell Westbrook was questionable to play at one point due to his dislocated finger, but it appears that the former MVP is going to give it a shot in hopes […]

In the Washington Wizards’ 141-136 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday, Bradley Beal exploded for a career-high 60 points. Every single Wizards fan was ecstatic with Beal’s performance except Gilbert Arenas who was holding on to his heels while Beal was inching to his record. Via Instagram, Arenas admitted that he almost freaked out […]

The Boston Celtics are coming off an impressive win against the Miami Heat on Wednesday, but that same Luck of the Irish advantage could be absent on Friday as they come back to TD Garden to face the Washington Wizards. Per the team’s injury report, the Celtics will possibly have quite a few players missing […]

Washington Wizards star point guard Russell Westbrook suffered a dislocated finger during Wednesday’s loss to the Philadelphia 76ers, but he might not miss any time. Wizards head coach Scott Brooks said Westbrook is day-to-day and could be available when Washington takes on the Boston Celtics on Friday, via Chase Hughes of NBC Sports Washington. Scott […]

The Washington Wizards have not gotten out to an ideal start in 2021 despite having the duo of Russell Westbrook and Bradley Beal. After an 0-5 start, the Wizards have won their last two and sit at 2-5, good enough for 13th in the Eastern Conference. The expectations for the new-look Wizards were to be […]

Bradley Beal exploded for a career-high 60 points on Wednesday. If that isn’t enticing enough for other teams to acquire him, then nothing is. Since the offseason, all eyes have been on Houston Rockets superstar James Harden and where he’ll end up playing. The Philadelphia 76ers have put themselves on the table for any potential […]

Bradley Beal’s herculean effort on Wednesday night was not enough for the Washington Wizards to grab a win. The 27-year-old erupted for a career-high of 60 points against the Philadelphia 76ers but the Wizards just couldn’t make enough plays down the stretch making Beal’s impressive evening rather useless, if you ask him. “I don’t count […]

Riots broke out in the Capitol on Wednesday, as Pro-Trump supporters protested the results of the recently-concluded national elections. The protests turned violent, which resulted in some ugly scenes in the nation’s capital. Houston Rockets point guard John Wall, who spent the majority of his career with the Washington Wizards, was asked to share his […]

Apart from taking another L on Wednesday, Washington Wizards superstar Russell Westbrook said he also got hurt against the Philadelphia 76ers during their showdown at Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia. “I dislocated my finger. We’ll see.  “S— hurt. I’ll be alright,” Westbrook said post-game, per Chase Hughes of NBC Sports.  Russ put on another all-around performance […]

Bradley Beal and the Washington Wizards entered the new NBA campaign with renewed optimism following the blockbuster acquisition of superstar Russell Westbrook in the offseason. The Wizards’ rather lackluster 2-5 start, however, has once again re-opened discussions of the possibility of trading away the two-time All-Star. The Wizards’ latest backcourt experiment hasn’t’ exactly clicked as […]

Stephen Curry’s 2020-21 single-game scoring season-high … is still alive after a crazy moment for Washington Wizards star Bradley Beal. On Wednesday night, Beal threatened Curry’s mark by dropping 60 points—a franchise best—in his team’s matchup against the Philadelphia 76ers. Beal shot 20-of-35 from the field, 7-of-10 from three-point range, and 13-for-15 from the charity […]

Much like the rest of us, Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant was also in awe of Bradley Beal’s scoring explosion against the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday. The Washington Wizards superstar was virtually unstoppable en route to a career-high 60-point night. The 2019 NBA Rookie of The Year pretty much summed up Beal’s scoring prowess with […]

Russell Westbrook finally got his first win as a member of the Washington Wizards, doing so against his former frenemy in Kevin Durant and the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday. After their slim 123-122 win in New York, Westbrook got the game ball after an incredible 24-5-10 evening and was asked to talk to the media […]

The Brooklyn Nets were defeated by the lowly Washington Wizards at home on Sunday afternoon with the new-look Eastern Conference franchise now below the .500 mark for the 2020-21 regular season. Adding to the agony of defeat over the weekend, both Nets All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving and superstar forward Kevin Durant missed shots as […]

Washington Wizards star Bradley Beal tossed a beautiful dime to center Thomas Bryant that proved to be the difference in the game against the Brooklyn Nets. Check out the dish and the slam that earned Washington their second win of the season: BEAL SETS UP BRYANT, WIZARDS ON TOP! 🚨@WashWizards 123@BrooklynNets 122 14.9 to play, […]

Washington Wizards star Bradley Beal had tons of fun against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday, even pulling off the “Rock the baby” celebration after scoring an and-1 over rookie Anthony Edwards. The celebration was the signature taunt of new Wizards guard Russell Westbrook, but with the triple-double machine out, Beal decided to steal it during […]

The Washington Wizards finally secured their first win of the season on Friday, as they made easy work of a shorthanded Minnesota Timberwolves side, 130-109. All-Star shooting guard Bradley Beal came out with an eye-popping performance for D.C, and it prompted a familiar celebration from the 27-year-old at one point in the contest. Beal showed […]

The Washington Wizards are winless through their first five games, and Bradley Beal isn’t happy about it. Beal voiced his frustration after his team’s 133-130 home loss to the Chicago Bulls at Capital One Arena on Thursday. Optimistically, he believes that frustration will boil over into better basketball sooner rather than later: “Yeah, everybody’s pissed,” […]

The Washington Wizards are coming off a season where they finished with a 25-47 record, with seven fewer wins than the previous year. With All-Star point guard John Wall out for the season with an Achilles injury, Bradley Beal played his best season for the Wizards and put them within shouting distance of a playoff […]

Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal has never been shy about expressing frustration, and he did so on Tuesday after a lopsided loss to the Chicago Bulls. Beal skipped his media session, an action that very well could result in a fine. When asked about the rationale behind his conspicuous absence, Beal gave a long-winded […]

The Washington Wizards made a huge trade when they acquired Russell Westbrook for John Wall. The Wizards had hoped Westbrook would help them improve enough to make the playoffs, but that hope is diminishing after an 0-4 start featuring multiple fourth-quarter meltdowns and an ugly loss to the Chicago Bulls. On the daily Locked On […]

Washington Wizards forward Rui Hachimura could be back sooner than initially anticipated. Hachimura was supposed to miss the first three weeks of the NBA regular season due to an eye infection. However, head coach Scott Brooks said Wednesday Hachimura will play Thursday night against the Chicago Bulls, per Ava Wallace of the Washington Post. Rui Hachimura […]