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For the second straight game, Washington Wizards superstar Bradley Beal scored more than 50 points. His team, however, ended up losing on both occasions. After finishing with a career-best 53 markers versus the Chicago Bulls on Sunday, the 26-year-old smooth operator once again re-set his career-high by dropping 55 markers against the Milwaukee Bucks at the […]

Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal keeps coming on the wrong side of history for some reason. Last season, Beal became just the fourth player in NBA history to record at least 2,000 points, 400 rebounds and 400 assists in a season and not earn All-NBA honors. The bad luck for Beal continued this year, […]

Washington Wizards All-Star shooting guard Bradley Beal has scored 53 points in back-to-back games, joining Wilt Chamberlain and James Harden as the only players in NBA history to do it: Beal scored 53 points on Sunday against the Chicago Bulls. He followed that up with 55 points on Monday versus the Milwaukee Bucks: ALL-TIME LIST […]

Washington Wizards center Mo Wagner will surely be in Shaqtin’ a Fool after flopping on Monday. With less than five minutes remaining in regulation of the Wizards’ home game versus the Milwaukee Bucks at Capital One Arena, the 22-year-old big man resorted to unorthodox tactics against reigning MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo. During a battle for a […]

It looks like Davis Bertans will be out tonight against the Milwaukee Bucks. The 27-year-old Latvian will be sidelined for the Washington Wizards’ home matchup against the Bucks due to a right knee injury. According to head coach Scott Brooks, the injury isn’t serious. Bertans has emerged as one of the Wizards’ top players this […]

Bradley Beal is having a career year with the Washington Wizards. He’s fourth in the NBA in points per game (29.6) with a career-high assist rate of 6.0 dimes per game. Yet, his hefty production has been for naught. The Wizards’ historically bad defense (league-worst 115.2 DefRtg) has negated Beal’s best offensive performances all season […]

Washington Wizards head coach Scott Brooks says when he was younger, Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo was in “awe” of Kevin Durant. Brooks coached Durant on the Oklahoma City Thunder and remembers a young Giannis just being star struck while watching Durant warm up. Now, Giannis is arguably the best basketball player in the world […]

Bradley Beal’s bombastic performance in a loss to the Chicago Bulls put him in rarified air with some elite company. The Washington Wizards shooting guard joined former point guard Gilbert Arenas and the legendary Bernard King as the only players to have multiple 50-point games for the franchise: Wizards players with multiple 50-point games in […]

Washington Wizards head coach Scott Brooks lambasted his team’s effort on Sunday, calling some of his players soft in the team’s 117-126 letdown versus the Chicago Bulls at the United Center. Although the team’s superstar Bradley Beal continues to be one of the few bright spots for the Wizards this season, the 26-year-old sharpshooter said […]

Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal put on yet another stellar performance against the Chicago Bulls. Unfortunately, his efforts were not enough to get this team back into the win column. Beal scored a career-high 53 points in their 126-117 loss to the Bulls. Wizards' Beal drops career-high 53 points in loss to Bulls https://t.co/O786wZIMpw […]

Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal is back from vacation after his 2020 NBA All-Star Game snub with a vengeance: taking his anger out of new Cleveland Cavaliers center Andre Drummond. Beal, 26, elevated high up in the hair to throw down a tomahawk slam dunk on Drummond in the third quarter of the Cavs […]

Washington Wizards All-Star point guard John Wall won’t play this season as he recovers from his Achilles tear. Speaking to Wizards reporters on Thursday, Wall said there’s a few things he has to get to before he can play at full speed again, via Chase Hughes of NBC Sports Washington. John Wall is pleased with […]

Washington Wizards All-Star point guard John Wall says he always planned to sit out the entire 2019-20 season. Wall is recovering from a torn Achilles tendon. No one inside the Wizards organization has an issue with Wall sitting out the season: Tonight at #Wizards bowling event. John Wall was asked when did he get to […]

Washington Wizards All-Star point guard John Wall practiced with the team on Wednesday in “bits and pieces,” according to head coach Scott Brooks. Now before Wizards fans start to get all excited, Brooks maintained there’s been no change in Wall’s status; he’s still not expected to play this season (via the Washington Post’s Candace Buckner): […]

It would appear that the Washington Wizards’ Bradley Beal is still not over his All-Star Game snub. While attending the Florida Gators’ (his alma mater) most recent game against the Vanderbilt Commodores, the 26-year-old guard posted a picture of himself. In one of the pictures, the Gators mascot is holding a sign that says, “Bradley […]

Boston Celtics small forward Jayson Tatum says Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal should be in Chicago for All-Star weekend. Tatum is just the latest NBA star who believes Beal was snubbed: Jayson Tatum was asked if there were any All-Star snubs this year. His answer: "Brad [Beal] is definitely one of them. He's averaging […]

Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal thinks he was snubbed from the NBA All-Star game. However, Hall of Famer Charles Barkley believes players such as Beal and Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine weren’t snubbed since their teams are terrible. Well, Beal saw Barkley’s comment and responded with a pretty savage tweet: But you made it […]

Charles Barkley discussed multiple topics with Yahoo Sports’ Ben Golliver while in Chicago for All-Star Weekend, including his take the idea of All-Star game “snubs.” “When you 5-75 you don’t have a right to be ‘snubbed’. Seriously, all the guys who say they got snubbed are on the worst teams in the NBA. Like, you’re […]

New York Knicks big man Bobby Portis was sent packing during the second half of Wednesday’s game versus the Washington Wizards after tossing the ball in the direction of point guard Shabazz Napier as both players were heading toward their respective sidelines. Bobby Portis got ejected after appearing to throw the ball at Napier 👀 […]

Washington Wizards All-Star point guard John Wall won’t play this season, but his Achilles rehab looks like it’s going well. Wall has been throwing down nasty dunks during his pregame workouts. The latest one was pretty filthy: John Wall still has plenty of bounce🔥https://t.co/JhTMH9h60l — Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) February 12, 2020 On July 22, Wizards […]

Chicago Bulls fifth-year center Cristiano Felicio was blocked by Washington Wizards journeyman point guard Ish Smith on Tuesday night in the two teams’ matchup—making a 10-inch difference between the players’ heights all that more impressive on Smith’s part. 6-10 Cristiano Felicio gets stuffed by 6-0 Ish Smith. pic.twitter.com/b1VVy3qrjc — John Schuhmann (@johnschuhmann) February 12, 2020 […]

For the first time in what seems like forever, one can credibly argue that the NBA’s Eastern Conference — at least through the top six — may be more formidable than the West. The Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers may still be the title favorites, but the Milwaukee Bucks are on pace for […]

The tight contest between the Washington Wizards and the Dallas Mavericks ended in an emphatic note as Bradley Beal scored a dagger of a layup during the game’s dying seconds. It was a terrific play that gave the Wizards the win. It’s understandable for the players to celebrate such big win against one of the […]

The Washington Wizards upset the Dallas Mavericks on Friday at home on a Bradley Beal game winning layup at the buzzer. The Wizards won by a final score of 119-118: https://twitter.com/NBCSWizards/status/1225971424537518082?s=20 Beal finished with 29 points, five rebounds and eight assists in 39 minutes of action. The Wizards improved to 18-32 with the win. This […]

Dallas Mavericks forward Kristaps Porzingis will play against the Washington Wizards with no mask despite having a broken nose. Porzingis broke his nose on Wednesday against the Memphis Grizzlies: Per RC: Porzingis will play and play without a mask on his broken nose. Curry will play. Barea is available 6:00 tip @1033fmESPN — Chuck Cooperstein (@coopmavs) […]

Washington Wizards All-Star point guard John Wall is making sound progress in his Achilles rehab, but he still won’t play this season. Wizards general manager Tommy Sheppard doubled down on previous reports that the explosive guard won’t play this 2019-20 and will only return to the court next campaign. “I think we have maintained that […]

With the Washington Wizards, Isaiah Thomas was hoping to show people he can still play at a high level. Thomas hasn’t been the same superstar player since suffering that hip injury with the Boston Celtics in 2017. He struggled with the Cleveland Cavaliers and Los Angeles Lakers during the 2017-18 season and fell out of the Denver Nuggets’ playing rotation […]

The Washington Wizards stamped a high asking price on big man Davis Bertans ahead of the trade deadline for a reason: they want to keep him. Although he is set to be an unrestricted free agent this summer, the Wizards were asking for two first-round draft picks in return for Bertans before the Thursday deadline, […]

The Washington Wizards have decided to trade Jordan McRae to the Denver Nuggets for Shabazz Napier, according to a report from Candace Buckner of The Washington Post. McRae, now 28 years of age, has played for several teams since entering the NBA as a second-round pick in 2014, including the Phoenix Suns, Cleveland Cavaliers and most […]

Washington Wizards big man Davis Bertans is a hot commodity with the trade deadline closing in, but if a team is going to acquire him, it is going to have to pay through the nose. According to Kevin O’Connor of The Ringer, the Wizards are asking for two first-round draft picks in return for Bertans, […]

The Washington Wizards reportedly don’t have much interest in acquiring Cleveland Cavaliers big man Tristan Thompson, according to David Aldridge of The Athletic. Thompson is looking to get traded by the Cavs. With the caveat that everything’s subject to change before the trade deadline, sources maintain there’s not much interest from Wizards in acquiring Tristan […]

Washington Wizards All-Star point guard John Wall has basically been an assistant coach this season. Wall is expected to miss the entire season rehabbing from his Achilles tear, but he has been helping his teammates out by giving them pointers based on what he sees from the bench. While the former No. 1 overall pick […]

The Boston Celtics have shown “strong interest” in Washington Wizards sharpshooting big man Davis Bertans in efforts to fortify their bench, according to Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated. The Celtics have one of the most potent starting lineups in the league with three 20-point scorers in Kemba Walker, Jayson Tatum, and Jaylen Brown — all […]

Cleveland Cavaliers big man Tristian Thompson has generated plenty of interest with the Feb. 6 trade deadline approaching. It appears the Washington Wizards could also be added to the list of teams potentially looking to acquire his services. There were rumors swirling that the Wizards may try to sweep in and take Thompson off the […]

Things could change between now and Thursday’s NBA trade deadline, but most NBA executives expect Davis Bertans to remain with the Washington Wizards. Bertans is one of the best stretch four shooters in the NBA and a lot of contenders want him. The Wizards, however, are reportedly asking for a lot in return. Per Michael […]

Washington Wizards All-Star point guard John Wall wants to play with Davis Bertans. For that to happen, the Wizards will have to hold onto him past Thursday’s trade deadline since Wall is most likely going to miss the season recovering from his Achilles tear. Bertans is receiving a lot of interest from teams, but so […]

Rui Hachimura is finally back for the Washington Wizards. The Japanese-born rookie will play against the Golden State Warriors on Monday after being out since Dec. 16. Hachimura underwent a “minor procedure” early in January after he sustained a groin injury against the Detroit Pistons. “Rui is back tonight.” — Scott Brooks — Candace Buckner […]

Washington Wizards forward Davis Bertans is expected to draw a $15-17 million salary in free agency, according to several NBA executives. Via Bleacher Report: Although Bertans will become an unrestricted free agent this summer, Washington—or a team that trades for him—will hold his Bird rights. That means he can be re-signed while exceeding the salary […]

Washington Wizards power forward Davis Bertans remains to be one of the most highly-coveted names in the league as we approach the trade deadline. The Wizards front office is well aware of the situation and has reportedly placed quite a hefty price tag on the 27-year-old Latvian national. Washington has been transparent with their unwillingness […]