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Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal and Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert have been named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for Week 22 of the NBA season. Washington #Wizards guard Bradley Beal and Utah #Jazz center Rudy Gobert have been named the NBA Eastern and Western Conference Players of the […]

Owner Ted Leonsis and general manager Ernie Grunfeld are being ridiculously stubborn. The Washington Wizards are in a terrible position, and it is because of them. For the second consecutive season, the Wizards have held off on a necessary decision to begin a full-on rebuild. Now, after the events of this season, their future is […]

Washington Wizards star Bradley Beal was on fire yet again on Saturday as he torched the Memphis Grizzlies for a game-high 40 points on 12-of-17 shooting. Following his team’s 135-128 defeat, Grizzlies veteran big man Joakim Noah expressed his admiration towards Beal, despite admitting his frustration towards the loss. Joakim Noah on Bradley Beal: “Bradley […]

If the Washington Wizards are going to put together a late-season playoff push, they will need a lot of things to go right. That certainly includes the continued health of their top players especially Bradley Beal. But the team suffered a huge injury scare on Saturday night. In the third quarter of their game against […]

Washington Wizards head coach Scott Brooks had some high praise for Memphis Grizzlies point guard Mike Conley while he was speaking to reporters ahead of their matchup at Capital One Arena. Brooks says Conley is “the best player in the NBA for the last six or seven years never to make an All-Star team,” via […]

The Houston Rockets managed to secure a victory over the Phoenix Suns on Friday night. Regardless, guard James Harden still had to give props to forward Kelly Oubre Jr. after the game. Despite The Beard’s stellar performance (which included a highlight reel play), Oubre Jr. did not make things easy for him. The two traded […]

Already without their All-Star point guard John Wall, the Washington Wizards encountered yet another setback in what’s been a tumultuous 2018-19 season. Backup point guard Tomas Satoransky suffered a head injury during Washington’s game against the Charlotte Hornets and is currently being evaluated for a possible concussion. The Wizards’ official Twitter account broke the news […]

The Washington Wizards are fighting for their playoff lives. While Wizards head coach Scott Brooks would prefer his team be in the playoffs already, the 53-year-old says this is a fun time of the year for his ball club. Entering Thursday, the Wizards are 29-39 on the season, good for 11th place in the Eastern […]

The Washington Wizards acquired former second overall pick Jabari Parker from the Chicago Bulls last month, and they seem to be pretty impressed with his performance so far. After expressing his frustrations during his stints with the Bulls and Milwaukee Bucks, Parker seems to be feeling good in the nation’s capital. The Wizards have adjusted […]

Washington Wizards center Dwight Howard has tagged the recent lawsuit filed by Masin Elije as a ‘money grab’ attempt. Elije, who identifies as a gay man, has filed a lawsuit against the 15-year NBA veteran. According to him, Howard approached him in Nov. 2018 and asked him to sign a non-disclosure agreement “regarding their communications.” […]

Washington Wizards power forward Bobby Portis says he “loves it” when fans heckle him at games. Portis was talking to local reporters on Tuesday about fan heckling in light of what happened between Oklahoma City Thunder star point guard Russell Westbrook and a Utah Jazz fan on Monday night. Portis says one of the main […]

The Washington Wizards battled neck and neck against the visiting Sacramento Kings on Monday. Both teams are pursuing the playoffs late in the regular season. Bradley Beal wanted to do something about the Wizards’ dire situation. On this night, his efforts were rewarded. The Wizards came out victorious, 121-115, putting them 4.5 games behind the […]

While Washington Wizards head coach Scott Brooks won’t completely shut the door on Dwight Howard playing again this season, he admits “time is running out” for the former All-NBA center. Howard is still recovering from back surgery. The Wizards have 16 games left in the season. Scott Brooks said there is no update on Dwight […]

Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns made Jeff Green regret his decision to attempt drawing a charge on the All-Star big man Saturday night. See the clip below (courtesy of Dime on Twitter) of Towns flying in and putting Green in his Kodak moment in the first quarter of the Timberwolves-Wizards contest. KAT (via @Timberwolves)pic.twitter.com/9t9O3nxUOA — […]

The Washington Wizards was edged out by the Charlotte Hornets on Friday night in a close encounter that went right down the wire. Following his team’s 112-111 razor-thin defeat, Wizards big man Bobby Ports had some choice words for the game officials, who he believes were not doing their jobs very well on the evening. […]

Dwight Howard has had an unusual year. He has played only nine games this season after spending the offseason bouncing around. He was moved between three organizations after a summer trade and a buyout. Even his buyout from the Brooklyn Nets was unusual. The Washington Wizards increased his salary for this season in order to […]

The Washington Wizards are still, barely, clinging on to a chance to make the Eastern Conference Playoffs. According to FiveThirtyEight, the Wizards currently sit with a 12 percent chance to eke into the East, despite being a whopping 12 games under .500 as of this writing with a 35-47 record. However, the team does boast […]

Bobby Portis becomes a restricted free agent this summer, but it sounds like the power forward wants to remain with the Washington Wizards. The Wizards acquired Portis from the Chicago Bulls in the Otto Porter Jr. trade. As a restricted free agent, Portis is eligible to sign an offer sheet with another team if he […]

The Dallas Mavericks’ Luka Doncic has had an inordinate amount of highlight-reel plays for a rookie. On Wednesday night, he added another clip to his ever-growing collection, driving by Washington Wizards forward Trevor Ariza for the vicious slam: "HERE'S LUKA!" #MFFL 💻📱: https://t.co/yTkITWsvb6 pic.twitter.com/ZoMWy7v1gW — NBA (@NBA) March 7, 2019 How about the Mavs phenom […]

Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal is more than just a shooter. Wednesday night at home against the Dallas Mavericks, Beal exploded to the basket and dunked all over Mavs big man Salah Mejri in the first quarter. After the dunk, Beal let Mejri know he just got posterized in the nation’s capital: https://twitter.com/WorldWideWob/status/1103452204915142656 If the […]

Dwight Howard’s first season with the Washington Wizards just keeps getting worse and worse. Howard, who is recovering from back surgery, tweaked his hamstring in a non-contract drill. Wizards head coach Scott Brooks told local reporters on Tuesday it’s a minor setback for Howard. Dwight Howard had a “minor setback,” per Scott Brooks. Tweaked his […]

Washington Wizards forward Jeff Green connected on a nifty touch pass to Bobby Portis to complete the transition play against the Minnesota Timberwolves. In the clip posted by the NBA, see how the Wolves’ defense was rendered helpless by the Green touch pass. Karl-Anthony Towns tried to chase it down but was too late. Jeff […]

Boston Celtics star point guard Kyrie Irving did not have the most outstanding of performances on Friday, as the former NBA champ logged only 13 points on 6-of-15 shooting. He did drop a game-high 12 assists, though, and this proved to be enough to help guide his team to a 107-96 win against the Washington […]

Bryce Harper signed a monster deal with the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday, ending his seven-year tenure with the Washington Nationals and making Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal the biggest star in the nation’s capital now. Harper and the Phillies have agreed in principle to a 13-year, $330 million deal. Beal took to Twitter to […]

Bradley Beal of the Washington Wizards is having a heck of a month. With tonight’s 125-116 drubbing of the Brooklyn Nets, the 25-year-old finished February with over 30 points per game on a scintillating 52.4 percent clip to go with a season-best 6.8 assists per night. While he appreciates the statistical accolades, the seven-year guard […]

Chicago Bulls small forward Otto Porter Jr. has no clue what direction his former team, the Washington Wizards, are headed in, and he doesn’t really care either. The Wizards, who reportedly told Porter privately they weren’t going to trade him at the trade deadline, sent the swingman to Chicago for Jabari Parker and Bobby Portis […]

Former NBA head coach Stan Van Gundy recently took part in a wide-ranging interview with Mike Bianchi of the Orlando Sentinel. Amid their discussion, Van Gundy was asked if Wizards big man Dwight Howard should be inducted into the Naismith Hall of Fame when he becomes eligible. “Absolutely!” Van Gundy said without hesitation. “It’s not […]

A few NBA teams are hoping to lose in order to win, and for these “chosen” few, the prize at the end of the rainbow could net them college basketball’s most captivating player, Zion Williamson. Regardless of Williamson’s recent injury, which has been reported as a right knee sprain, teams are praying to get a […]

Bradley Beal signed a five-year, $127.2 million maximum contract with the Washington Wizards in the summer of 2016, and the sharpshooter says he wouldn’t have gotten that deal if it wasn’t for his point guard, All-Star John Wall. Beal says Wall made him a better player and helped him show the Wizards and the entire […]

Washington Wizards owner Ted Leonsis held back no sentiments during a recent interview with Mike Wise of WUSA 9, saying he regrets how his former small forward, Otto Porter Jr., felt he was lied to upon the trade that sent him to the Chicago Bulls before the deadline. Porter was traded to the Bulls for […]

Bradley Beal has every intent to finish his career in a Washington Wizards uniform, hoping to stay in the nation’s capital as long as possible. The rangy 3-point sniper noted he’s dedicated to playing out his contract and hopeful that the possibility of playing his entire career with the Wizards comes true: “I’m different than […]

Gilbert Arenas’ 2009 gun incident was all but forgotten. That is, until former teammate Nick Young opened up about the event. During an interview with celebrity Kevin Hart for his show “Cold as Balls All-Stars,” Nick Young admitted to instigating the event in the Verizon Center locker room. Nick Young says he instigated Gilbert Arenas’ […]

Washington Wizards center Thomas Bryant likely avoided a huge fine after nearly KO’ing an official in Saturday’s game against the Indiana Pacers, but he had a good reason. After inhaling a layup, he was hysterical in celebration. Thomas Bryant was so excited after a block that he almost took out a ref with his celebration […]

Washington Wizards star point guard John Wall got a tattoo on his neck of his mom, who is battling cancer. John Wall told reporters before the All-Star break the sad news about his mom. The All-Star point guard is out for the season after undergoing a season-ending left heel surgery and tearing his Achilles tendon […]

Bobby Portis’ impact on the Washington Wizards is already paying off in a big way. Barely more than two weeks after being traded to his new team from the Chicago Bulls, Portis is starting at center for the Wizards on Saturday, replacing Thomas Bryant. Per Coach Brooks, Bobby Portis will start tonight at the 5. […]

Washington Wizards All-Star shooting guard Bradley Beal practically carried the load for his team on Friday, as he put up a very impressive 46-point effort against the Charlotte Hornets. Unfortunately, this did not prove to be enough, as the Wizards still fell to the Hornets, 123-110, despite another offensive outburst from Beal. Following the disappointing loss, […]

After scoring 46 points on Friday against the Charlotte Hornets, Bradley Beal is now tied with Hall of Famer Earl Monroe for fifth in Washington Wizards/Bullets franchise history for the most 40-point games. Friday was the 10th time in his career Beal scored at least 40 points. Bradley Beal is now tied with Earl Monroe […]

The Washington Wizards take on the Charlotte Hornets on Friday and Wizards head coach Scott Brooks knows his team is going to have to do a good job on Hornets All-Star point guard Kemba Walker if they want to win the game. Brooks says Walker is one of the best pick-and-roll players in the NBA […]

When he returns to the team, Washington Wizards center Dwight Howard will only do one-on-zero on-court work, according to head coach Scott Brooks. Howard, who underwent back surgery in November, has been rehabbing the injury in his hometown of Atlanta. When Dwight Howard does return, he will not do live action practice. Just 1-on-0 on-court […]