<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/wizards-news-washington-seeking-upgrade-to-bradley-beal-russell-westbrook-led-roster-after-thomas-bryant-injury.jpg"></figure><h1>Wizards seeking upgrade to Bradley Beal, Russell Westbrook-led roster after Thomas Bryant injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-01-11T11:17:33-08:00">January 11th, 11:17am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-01-11T11:17:59-08:00">January 11th, 11:17am</time><address><a>Christopher Denson</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>There haven’t been too many teams that’ll knowingly be on the market to upgrade their roster with the season just beginning, but the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/russell-westbrook-will-be-the-reason-wizards-trade-bradley-beal/">Washington Wizards</a> may have just let the cat out of the bag. At last place in the Eastern Conference, the Wizards are desperately looking for any solution that can help them storm the rankings.</p><p>After also taking a big hit in losing Thomas Bryant from a torn ACL, the Wizards may be looking to enter the market for another critical role player by applying for their $4.2 million DPE, <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1348700854518501386">per</a> ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The Washington Wizards are planning to apply for a $4.2M Disabled Player Exception with the season-ending injury to Thomas Bryant, sources tell ESPN. Once granted, the Wizards can use the spot to acquire a player for the rest of the season.</p><p>— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1348700854518501386?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">January 11, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Bryant’s season came to an end less than two minutes into the Wizards’ outing against the Miami Heat. The big man collided with some of Miami’s players, causing him to tear his ACL.</p><p>The Wizards already weren’t off to the best start of the season, so losing one of their bright spots definitely doesn’t aid in them turning things around. The 24-year old was averaging 14.3 points and 6.1 rebounds through 27.1 MPG. The fourth-year big was also connecting on 64 percent of his shots from the field on an average of 9.1 field goal attempts per game, detailing his efficiency.</p><p>Finding someone to replace Bryant’s productivity will be increasingly challenging for the Wizards front office. By season’s end, Bryant likely would’ve transformed himself into a formidable center given the trend his numbers were on through his first ten games.</p><p>Co-stars Bradley Beal and Russell Westbrook simply haven’t been enough to get Washington over the hump more times than not this season. The answers that Wizards brass is looking for may reside well beyond simply replacing Bryant.</p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Wizards seeking upgrade to Bradley Beal, Russell Westbrook-led roster after Thomas Bryant injury

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Thomas-Bryant-suffers-torn-ACL-on-left-knee.jpg"><figcaption>ClutchPoints</figcaption></figure><h1>Wizards’ Thomas Bryant has torn ACL in left knee</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-01-10T10:20:12-08:00">January 10th, 10:20am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-01-10T10:31:27-08:00">January 10th, 10:31am</time><address><a>Jeremy Chua</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Washington Wizards were recently dealt a huge hit on their front line rotation, as big man Thomas Bryant suffered a season-ending torn ACL in his left knee, per <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1348319826050244609?s=20">ESPN</a>‘s Adrian Wojnarowski.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Washington Wizards C Thomas Bryant has suffered a torn ACL to his left knee, source tells ESPN.</p><p>— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1348319826050244609?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">January 10, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Bryant <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/wizards-news-gilbert-arenas-nsfw-meme-after-bradley-beal-tied-his-60-point-franchise-high/">appeared</a> in the Wizards’ most recent tilt against the Miami Heat where he only logged a minute into the game before heading to the locker rooms. Robin Lopez slotted in for Bryant and finished with 13 points and a rebound while Moritz Wagner added 13 points and seven rebounds for Washington.</p><p>Russell Westbrook was ruled out of the contest due to a quad injury while Bradley Beal was a late scratch due to the league’s health and safety protocols. The Wizards would go on to narrowly lose against the Miami Heat on a 128-124 defeat.</p><p>Bryant has been averaging 14.3 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 0.8 blocks per game through 27.1 minutes played in 10 appearances this season for the Wizards. His absence will allow the team’s other front liners in Lopez and Wagner to step up and see more action on the floor in their coming games.</p><p>The struggling Wizards have been mainly relying on Bradley Beal’s scoring outbursts after he exploded for 60 points against the Philadelphia 76ers followed by 41 points against the Boston Celtics. However, both performances went down the drain as the Wizards succumbed to losses en route to a 2-8 record in the season.</p><p>Even after losing Thomas Bryant, the Wizards will still aim to carry on and look to finally end their three-game losing skid as they host the Phoenix Suns on Jan. 11.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Wizards’ Thomas Bryant has torn ACL in left knee

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Bradley-Beal-Wizards.jpg"></figure><h1>VIDEO: Bradley Beal sets up Thomas Bryant for game-winning dunk to flush Kevin Durant, Nets</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-01-03T18:58:09-08:00">January 3rd, 6:58pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-01-03T18:58:09-08:00">January 3rd, 6:58pm</time><address><a>David Bernal</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Washington Wizards star Bradley Beal tossed a beautiful dime to center Thomas Bryant that proved to be the difference in the game against the Brooklyn Nets.</p><p>Check out the dish and the slam that earned Washington their second win of the season:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">BEAL SETS UP BRYANT, WIZARDS ON TOP! 🚨<a href="https://twitter.com/WashWizards?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@WashWizards</a> 123<a href="https://twitter.com/BrooklynNets?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@BrooklynNets</a> 122</p><p>14.9 to play, BKN ball on NBA TV <a href="https://t.co/PQnciaGfT3" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/PQnciaGfT3</a></p><p>— NBA (@NBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1345904863146876928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">January 4, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Handling the ball just above the arc near the Brooklyn bench, Beal maneuvered his way out of a potential trap that the Nets were hoping to spring with Kevin Durant and Joe Harris along the sideline. Gaining a step on the slower Harris off the dribble, Brooklyn was forced into an emergency rotation in the paint, with Jeff Green sprinting over to meet the guard at the rim.</p><p>Thankfully for the Wizards, their all-star knew just what to do.</p><p>Threading the needle between the two defenders, Beal found Bryant wide open in the interior, who promptly caught the pass and threw it down for a monstrous dunk that gave Washington a slim one-point lead.</p><p>However, with just over 14 seconds remaining in regulation, Wizards fans had to endure a chaotic <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1345905761218670592">final sequence</a> in which the Washington defense swarmed between Durant and Kyrie Irving, as the two shuttled the ball back and forth in search of a game-winning shot. With both missing prime opportunities to give Brooklyn a lead, the Wizards finally secured a rebound, ensuring Washington received the win.</p><p>Despite starting the season with a five-game losing streak, the Wizards have now won consecutive games and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/wizards-news-bradley-beal-acknowledges-pissed-off-locker-room-0-5-start/">look to have life in their quest to qualify for the postseason</a>. Washington will have another chance to continue their good fortune Wednesday against the Philadelphia 76ers.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

VIDEO: Bradley Beal sets up Thomas Bryant for game-winning dunk to flush Kevin Durant, Nets

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VIDEO: Thomas Bryant hammers down a putback slam on the wrong basket

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Wizards’ Thomas Bryant slapped with $45,000 fine for inappropriate contact with referee

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