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The Washington Wizards have been surprisingly feisty of late without various notable players healthy, including Bradley Beal, Rui Hachimura, Thomas Bryant, Davis Bertans, Mo Wagner and, of course, John Wall. In those players’ absences, however, an unlikely hero has emerged: Ish Smith, the journeyman point guard that has played on a whopping 11 teams in […]

Just a few days in to the new year and fans have already seen some good old Shaqtin’ A Fool moments for 2020. The Boston Celtics once again had the luck of the Irish on Tuesday night, being gifted two trips to the foul line courtesy of a hockey assist from a referee. During their […]

Washington Wizards forward Davis Bertans is now widely renowned as one of the best 3-point shooters in the NBA, and the 27-year-old might finally get his due in the 3-point shooting contest during All-Star weekend after shooting above 41 percent from downtown so far in his career. Bertans’s coach, Scott Brooks, believes that the native […]

Washington Wizards head coach Scott Brooks has apparently liked what he has seen from guard Gary Payton II. Not only that, but the up-and-coming guard and son of the legendary Gary Payton has now made the team in our nation’s capital after initially just receiving a trial run. As a result, Brooks recently took some […]

The Washington Wizards will be without Bradley Beal on Monday against the Boston Celtics for the third consecutive game. Beal is still dealing with leg soreness: Bradley Beal is out tonight against the Celtics, the Wizards say. — Fred Katz (@FredKatz) January 6, 2020 In 31 games this season with the Wizards, Beal is averaging 27.8 […]

There are a number of teams who have interest in trading for Washington Wizards forward Davis Bertans. According to Chase Hughes of NBC Sports Washington, the Los Angeles Lakers, Philadelphia 76ers, Boston Celtics, Denver Nuggets and Hawks have emerged as suitors for Bertans’ services: Wizards general manager Tommy Sheppard was sincere in his comments last month about […]

Washington Wizards point guard Isaiah Thomas was ejected early in the first quarter of their 122-103 loss against the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night after he put his hands on referee Marat Kogut while complaining a call. The league office also imposed a $25,000 fine on the former All-Star for his actions. Thomas, however, […]

Washington Wizards head coach Scott Brooks says he’s “not gonna get into the details” on what rookie Rui Hachimura’s procedure was for. The Wizards said Hachimura underwent a “minor procedure” after he sustained a groin injury on Dec. 16. Scott Brooks said he’s “not gonna get into the details” on what Hachimura’s procedure was for. […]

Washington Wizards All-Star shooting guard Bradley Beal will miss his second straight game on Saturday when the Wizards take on the Denver Nuggets. Beal is still dealing with leg soreness that caused him to miss the previous game against the Portland Trail Blazers. Bradley Beal is out with lower right leg soreness. Jordan McRae is […]

Washington Wizards point guard Isaiah Thomas has been fined $25,000 for making inappropriate contact with a game official. The incident occurred on Friday during Washington’s game against the Portland Trail Blazers. Thomas was ejected 88 seconds into the contest after he pushed the referee. NBA has announced Isaiah Thomas has been fined $25,000 “for making […]

Washington Wizards rookie forward Rui Hachimura will be re-evaluated in two weeks as he recovers from a minor surgery to repair a groin injury, according to the team. Hachimura, who initially sustained the injury during a win over the Detroit Pistons back on Dec. 16, re-joined the Wizards on the sideline for their Friday night […]

Washington Wizards All-Star guard Bradley Beal has been in and out of the lineup lately as he deals with a right leg injury. He missed Friday night’s loss to the Portland Trail Blazers after the injury flared up, and has been listed as questionable for Saturday night’s game against the Denver Nuggets. Bradley Beal is […]

Carmelo Anthony is having a very successful run with the Portland Trail Blazers. But before he ultimately signed with the club earlier this season, he had other options. One such possibility was the Washington Wizards, a franchise close to his hometown of Baltimore: “In the midst of everything that was over the past year, it […]

Washington Wizards guard Isaiah Thomas figured in arguably one of the fastest ejections in NBA history on Friday night, as he was disqualified by officials just 88 seconds into their match versus the Portland Trail Blazers at the Capital One Arena. The two-time All-Star appeared to be asking for a foul to be called on […]

Washington Wizards guard Isaiah Thomas was unceremoniously ejected from Friday night’s home bout against the Portland Trail Blazers just 90 seconds into the game. The veteran floor general — a two-time All-Star with the Boston Celtics — lost his cool while tied up with Carmelo Anthony. Thomas, possibly inadvertently, then made contact with an NBA […]

Washington Wizards All-Star shooting guard Bradley Beal will miss another game on Friday night against the Portland Trail Blazers at home. According to Chase Hughes of NBC Sports Washington, the 26-year-old had a “setback” with his right lower leg soreness. Bradley Beal is out tonight. Not just rest due to the back-to-back. He had a […]

The NBA trade deadline is just over a month away, which means the rumor mill is about to start getting hot. Two names already in the mix are New York Knicks forward Marcus Morris and Washington Wizards sharpshooter Davis Bertans, whom teams are targeting in trade talks, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. This hardly […]

Orlando Magic small forward Aaron Gordon will not play on Wednesday against the Washington Wizards. Gordon is dealing with a sore left Achilles. Orlando Magic forward Aaron Gordon will not play tonight at Washington due to a sore left Achilles. — Orlando Magic PR (@Magic_PR) January 1, 2020 Aaron Gordon didn’t play on Monday versus […]

The Washington Wizards will be without big man Moritz Wagner for three-plus weeks after he suffered an ankle injury, according to Fred Katz of The Athletic. Head coach Scott Brooks said Wagner will be in a walking boot for another week, and then need 10-14 days to recover after he’s out of the boot, depending […]

As part of his media availability of Tuesday, Washington Wizards head coach Scott Brooks noted that Rui Hachimura will miss several more weeks due to his groin injury: Rui Hachimura will be out a “couple weeks” with his groin injury, Scott Brooks just announced — Candace Buckner (@CandaceDBuckner) December 31, 2019 Hachimura has been dealing […]

Washington Wizards star Bradley Beal is expected to return to practice on Tuesday after sitting out the past two games with lower right leg soreness, the team announced after ruling him out for Monday’s game against the Miami Heat. The Wizards managed to do just fine without him, getting an encouraging win against the Heat […]

Washington Wizards head coach Scott Brooks has hinted at Bradley Beal’s possible return against the Orlando Magic on Wednesday. Brooks noted, however, that the Wizards are not in a rush having Beal back, not after Garrison Mathews scored 28 points to power them to a 123-105 victory over the Miami Heat on Monday. Brooks said […]

Washington Wizards point guard Isaiah Thomas remains close with his former Boston Celtics teammates and continues to roast them from time to time. The 30-year-old two-time All-Star had some jokes for Celtics’ rising star Jaylen Brown, who recently earned his first ever Eastern Conference Player of the Week citation, claiming that Brown’s change of hairstyle […]

Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal is questionable for Monday night’s game against the Miami Heat after missing Saturday’s game against the New York Knicks, according to Tim Reynolds of the AP: For the Wizards tomorrow, Bradley Beal is questionable. Davis Bertans and Rui Hachimura remain out, among many other Wizards. — Tim Reynolds (@ByTimReynolds) December […]

Gary Payton II has not been able to establish much continuity since entering the NBA in 2016. The son of Hall of Fame point guard Gary Payton had played in just 32 games over the course of the past three years, but Junior is getting another chance with the Washington Wizards…and making it count. Payton […]

Washington Wizards head coach Scott Brooks says rookie Rui Hachimura is still sore as he recovers from a groin injury. Hachimura will likely sit out another week: Brooks said today Rui is "still sore" and "I anticipate he won't play next week." Sounds like he could miss another 3-5 games. https://t.co/AO5bLmTgXQ — Chase Hughes (@chasedcsports) […]

Washington Wizards head coach Scott Brooks says it’ll be “probably a good week” until Davis Bertans is back in the lineup. Bertans is out with a quad ailment: Brooks said it’ll be “probably a good week” until Bertans (quad) is back. Says he doesn’t know exact timeline. Wagner (ankle) hasn’t practiced and is still in […]

Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal won’t play on Saturday against the New York Knicks. Beal, who left Thursday’s loss to the Detroit Pistons, is dealing with soreness in his lower right leg. The Wizards star underwent an MRI and the results came back clean, according to Washington head coach Scott Brooks: Injury update: Per Coach […]

The Washington Wizards are listing All-Star shooting guard Bradley Beal as questionable to face the New York Knicks on Saturday. Beal, who left Thursday’s loss to the Detroit Pistons, is dealing with soreness in his lower right leg. The Wizards star underwent an MRI and the results came back clean, according to Washington head coach […]

Washington Wizards guard Isaiah Thomas received a two-game suspension for entering the stands during the Wizards’ 125-108 loss at the Philadelphia 76ers on Dec. 21. Thomas confronted two fans over obscenities and gestures late in the 4th quarter. He apologized to the Wizards for the suspension, but the guard still believes he “did the right […]

Davis Bertans has been one of the many potential trade targets by this upcoming Feb. 6 trade deadline, but the Washington Wizards sniper is unlikely to be dealt in the coming weeks. According to John Hollinger of The Athletic, the Wizards have no intention of trading their 6-foot-10 marksman and plan to re-sign him, as […]

Given his team’s struggles at the beginning of the 2019-20 NBA regular season, Washington Wizards Scott Brooks has made several game-time decisions about when to keep pushing his guys and when it’s time to pull the plug and live to fight another day. He made another judgement call on Wednesday night as they were down […]

Washington Wizards rookie forward Rui Hachimura will miss his fifth consecutive game Thursday night versus the Detroit Pistons, and per head coach Scott Brooks, it appears that Hachimura’s absence could be even longer than expected. When asked about the status of the big man, Brooks demurred that he had no update to share as it […]

It is a goal for almost all players to earn a spot on an All-Star team each season. Washington Wizards guard Isaiah Thomas took to Twitter to get his early campaigning efforts started by asking for fans to vote for him for the All-Star team as a Christmas present. Vote for me for All Star. […]

Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal has two kids and one of them is named Bradley Beal Jr. Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James has talked about how he regrets naming his son LeBron James Jr. considering the challenges that come with it. While Beal understands what James is talking about, the Wizards star doesn’t […]

Washington Wizards point guard Isiah Thomas was issued a two-game suspension on Sunday for going into the stands at the Wells Fargo Center to interact with a Celtics fan who was shouting obscenities in his direction. In light of this act, former Wizards star Gilbert Arenas decided to share his own story of a heckling […]

When playing against the struggling New York Knicks, perhaps it is simply just harder to play at a high level. For Washington Wizards rookie forward Admiral Schofield, blaming this pass on such a notion is probably the best road to take. While many thrive upon taking their talents to the famed Madison Square Garden, the […]

Washington Wizards head coach Scott Brooks says Davis Bertans could be out more than a week with his quad ailment. Scott Brooks said he thinks Davis Bertans (quad) could be out more than a week. — Fred Katz (@FredKatz) December 23, 2019 Bertans is having a great season for the Wizards. He’s averaging 15.4 points, […]

Isaiah Thomas was not pleased with the league’s decision to suspend him for two games after going into the stands to confront a Philadelphia 76ers fan heckling him on Saturday. The Washington Wizards guard took to Twitter to express his displeasure with the league’s decision. Bullshit! — Isaiah Thomas (@isaiahthomas) December 22, 2019 The NBA […]