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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 […]

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 […]