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With the NBA on hiatus until at least mid-June in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, speculation arose that injured Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant could make his debut in a Nets uniform in time for the postseason. Durant was ruled out for the season after rupturing his Achilles during last year’s NBA Finals, meaning […]

Free agent Isaiah Thomas was just settling in with Washington Wizards when the team decided to ship him to the Los Angeles Clippers right before the trade deadline last February. As it turns out, the team was even set to treat him with his own bobblehead night right before the deal went down. The 31-year-old […]

If NBA fans are bummed that they don’t have any basketball to see, they should feel comfortable by the fact that they’re also struggling to live their lives without basketball. A couple of the league’s most exciting players have come clean with their basketball withdrawal recently. The surprise admission began with a hapless question from […]

Recently, the NBA announced that they are currently looking to suspend play for about a month in order to properly address the coronavirus pandemic. There is indeed hope that we will all get to enjoy the spectacle that is the NBA again soon, but the stark reality is that there are no guarantees at this […]

Washington Wizards star Bradley Beal has blasted the NCAA for taking too long to postpone the tournaments due to the  coronavirus. Via Twitter, Beal tagged the NCAA’s seemingly late decision to call off the tourney a “damn shame.” Damn shame it’s gone take the top tier NCAA teams to do what they’re doing now for […]

The Washington Wizards have decided to self-quarantine in the wake of the NBA’s decision to suspend operations for the next two weeks due to the coronavirus outbreak, the team announced on Thursday. “Under the direction of team and MedStar medical staff, the Washington Wizards have advised players, coaches and basketball operations personnel to self-quarantine for […]

The Washington Wizards will continue to play games with NBA fans in attendance despite the coronavirus outbreak. Thursday’s game between the Golden State Warriors and Brooklyn Nets will be played at the Chase Center with no fans: Via Monumental Sports & Entertainment: At the current direction of the NBA and NHL, our games will go […]

Longtime NBA shooting guard Jamal Crawford has played for a slew of teams over the course of his professional tenure. However, now 39 years old, Crawford remains without a team as the seasoned sharpshooter continues to eye a NBA comeback this season. Despite the fact that Crawford has not played in a regulation NBA game […]

Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal is ready to take his game to the next level, just not in the way you might think. Whether fans like it or not, flopping is a part of basketball in today’s modern NBA. Of course, the league has done what they can to curb the issue, but no matter […]

Bradley Beal of the Washington Wizards is having an incredible 2019-20 season. After re-upping with a contract extension before the season began, Beal has reeled off astonishing performance after astonishing performance. All of these amazing games have piled up, leading Beal to join some elite company in Wizards history per ESPN Stats & Info: https://twitter.com/ESPNStatsInfo/status/1237555274359005184 […]

Washington Wizards superstar Bradley Beal has the utmost confidence in his Davis Bertans’ ability to knock down the long ball. So much so that the two-time All-Star is already celebrating even before the Latvian sniper has taken the shot. Beal found himself double-teamed during the Wizards’ hosting of the New York Knicks at Capital One […]

The Washington Wizards and New York Knicks just concluded one of the more intriguing and strange games that has been played all season long. With these two Eastern Conference franchises quite literally trading various double-digit leads with the Wizards ultimately coming out on top, Washington big man Thomas Bryant was able to cap off the […]

Jordan Bell has been claimed by the Washington Wizards’ G League team after signing a contract on March 9, per Fred Katz of The Athletic. The Capital City Go-Go, the Wizards’ G League team, have claimed Jordan Bell on waivers, sources tell @TheAthleticNBA. Gives the Wizards organization an opportunity to take a look at a […]

Retired big man Marcin Gortat reminisced on his stints with Washington Wizards and L.A. Clippers, noting that he wished he could’ve done more while playing alongside star guard John Wall. To recall, Gortat spent five seasons (including four playoff appearances) donning the Wizards jersey where he was the team’s starting center.  Those years in Washington […]

Washington Wizards general manager Tommy Sheppard believes franchise point guard John Wall is motivated more than ever to make a full recovery. Wall is rehabbing his torn Achilles tendon and making really good progress. The Wizards can’t wait to get Wall back in the lineup next season: “We’re extremely pleased with John’s condition right now, […]

Washington Wizards head coach Scott Brooks has no doubt that All-Star John Wall is going to come back as one of the best point guards in the NBA next season. Wall won’t play for the Wizards this season as he continues to rehab his Achilles tear: “He’s putting his work in. He hasn’t played a […]

The Washington Wizards boast of having one of the best backcourts in the league in John Wall and Bradley Beal. And while the Wizards made the playoffs four times during a five-year span, the star-studded backcourt created problems as well. Chemistry issues ran rampant within the Wizards rumor mill, and speculations that Beal and Wall […]

In his 22nd NBA season, Vince Carter is showing that he still has moves. The Atlanta Hawks swingman may be the first player in NBA history to play in four different decades, but that doesn’t mean he can’t embarrass a defender from time to time. During Friday’s game against the Washington Wizards, Carter had a […]

As part of a recently penned article for The Undefeated, Washington Wizards star Bradley Beal made it clear that he would like to finish his career in D.C. Simply put, Beal is beloved in the D.C. area. The former No. 3 overall pick has been with the Wizards since they drafted him in 2012. He […]

Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal had some interesting remarks about what he believed to be a lack of foul calls in Wednesday night’s 125-104 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers. Beal led the charge for the Wizards, scoring a team-high 29 points on 10-of-29 shooting from the field (4-of-9 from beyond the arc), six […]

Ahead of their duel with the Portland Trail Blazers, Washington Wizards head coach Scott Brooks called CJ McCollum and Damian Lillard as the best backcourt tandem in the NBA Brooks praised McCollum’s performance over the last few games while Lillard is out nursing a groin injury. Without the team’s leading scorer, McCollum has filled in […]

Washington Wizards head coach Scott Brooks was not happy with the effort his team brought against a playoff-pushing Sacramento Kings squad. Brooks singled out young big man Thomas Bryant, who failed to play with the right level of intensity. Bryant played only 19 minutes and didn’t miss a shot, but the Wizards were outrebounded by […]

Washington Wizards head coach Scott Brooks was not happy about the lack of focus his team showed in a 133-126 loss to the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday. Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal noted the coach “ripped us a new one” following the loss, considering the Wizards fell behind by 27 points at the half, only […]

Washington Wizards star Bradley Beal responded to his recent altercation with a Sacramento Kings fan as he went through the tunnel to head to the locker room at halftime. The Wizards were trailing by 27 points and Beal recalls the fan told him to “take his b**** a** to the locker room.” Beal, even in […]

Against the Washington Wizards on Tuesday, Sacramento Kings head coach Luke Walton furiously protested at the referees after seemingly missing a call. The officials, however, weren’t having any of it and ejected Walton. As seen in the clip below, Walton did not waste any time protesting to the referees. Walton was so angry that he […]

Sacramento Kings head coach Luke Walton says when you watch film of Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal, you see a lot of things which Houston Rockets MVP James Harden does. Harden and Beal are universally recognized as the two best shooting guards in the NBA: Luke Walton on Bradley Beal: “You watch film on […]

Bradley Beal continued the massive scoring tear he’s had since the halfway point of the season, hanging a game-high 34 points in a 124-110 win over the Golden State Warriors. The Washington Wizards star had scored back-to-back 50-point games last week but looked terribly unhappy as his team took losses against the Chicago Bulls and […]

Bradley Beal has been making headlines as of late with a series of shooting streaks, which many would attribute to motivation acquired from the All-Star snub. In fact, when asked about how much it fired him up, Wizards head coach Scott Brooks merely smiled and said, “Can you imagine if he was an All-Star?” Scott […]

Despite being on a tear offensively in the Washington Wizards’ last five games, Bradley Beal is still getting flak for his supposed lack of effort on the other end of the floor. The 6-foot-3 sniper proved his naysayers wrong in the Wizards’ 124-110 win over the Golden State Warriors at the Chase Center on Sunday. […]

Perhaps no player is hotter as of late than Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal. After scoring 27 points in the first three quarters of Sunday’s matchup between the Wizards and the Golden State Warriors, Beal set a franchise record with 18 straight 25-plus point games. Bradley Beal has scored at least 25 points in […]

Two-time All-Star Bradley Beal is, to say the least, having an unfortunate season. With Friday night’s loss against the Utah Jazz, the Washington Wizards are now staring at a dismal .362 losing record. The 26-year-old shooting guard has even clinched an unwanted record, joining Walt Bellamy, Wilt Chamberlain, and Allen Iverson with 7 straight 40-point […]

Washington Wizards rookie Rui Hachimura had himself a “welcome to the NBA” moment courtesy of Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell on Friday night. The impressive 22-year-old saw firsthand how explosive Mitchell can be around the rim, as he was served a nasty facial during the Wizards’ road game versus the Jazz at the Vivint Smart […]

Washington Wizards shooting guard has been on an absolute tear lately. The 26-year-old out of the University of Florida scored 50-plus points in back to back games earlier this week and prior to the Wizards’ game against the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday, Beal was drug tested by the league. The 6-foot-3 guard spoke to the […]

Veteran NBA guard JR Smith knows a stud when he sees one, and Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal fits that bill. In a Q&A session on Instagram, Smith said Beal is the most underrated shooting guard in the NBA, a claim Wizards fans surely agree with. Beal has scored 50 points in back-to-back games, […]

Washington Wizards talent Bradley Beal put up 55 points in yet another all-out scoring effort, this time coming in a narrow overtime loss to the Milwaukee Bucks. He’s now scored 108 points since dropping 53 on Sunday night in a loss to the Chicago Bulls, becoming the first player to put up 50-point games in […]

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 […]