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UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov remains unbeaten after choking out Conor McGregor in the fourth round of UFC 229’s main event. The world was on watch and, of course, NBA stars as well. The lead-in to the fight up to its finish was not short of drama and it even escalated after the Irish fighter tapped out of the […]

The feud between Washington Wizards point guard John Wall and former teammate Marcin Gortat is one that was reportedly overblown during last season. Shortly after Gortat was traded to the LA Clippers back in June, ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith delved in depth on the issue during his radio show, detailing what went on between the […]

There is uncertainty surrounding the future of Stan Van Gundy as head coach in the NBA. He still has no team yet and retirement looms in the horizon. Stan admits he is lost right now and his family wants him to step away for good. If SVG decides to call it quits, one of his former […]

When Marcin Gortat was sent to the L.A. Clippers via trade recently, rumors quickly rose about his relationship with the rest of the Washington Wizards. It was recently revealed that much of it has to do with John Wall. Basketball pundit Stephen A. Smith said that Gortat had an issue with Wall’s defense — a […]

The L.A. Clippers recently sealed a trade which got them Marcin Gortat from the Washington Wizards. Many believe that this is a move to quickly find a starting center once DeAndre Jordan bolts. But if Jordan stays, Gortat would do just fine as a backup. As per ESPN’s Zach Lowe, Gortat seemed to put the […]

Following one of the first few trades of this offseason, new Los Angeles Clippers acquisition Marcin Gortat posted a heartfelt goodbye message to his former team, the Washington Wizards after being traded for Austin Rivers earlier this week. [Tweet has been edited for clarity] “Finally after 24 hours of chaos related to my trade I […]

The Los Angeles Clippers decided to part ways with point guard Austin Rivers on Tuesday, trading the Orlando native to the Washington Wizards for Polish-born big man Marcin Gortat. As most hoops fans know, Rivers, now 25 years of age, is the son of Clippers head coach Doc Rivers. Austin played three seasons under his […]

The Washington Wizards will need a new true center after parting ways with Marcin Gortat after trading him to the L.A. Clippers for Austin Rivers. Among their options is unrestricted free agent Nerlens Noel, according to NBA.com’s David Aldridge — an athletic big with intangibles, that if healthy, can produce the way coach Scott Brooks […]

The first trade of the offseason featured Austin Rivers being sent to the Washington Wizards and Marcin Gortat going to the L.A. Clippers. It wasn’t much of a blockbuster trade, but Kyle Kuzma’s reaction is a sign of bigger things to come. Via Twitter, rising star of the Los Angeles Lakers Kuzma, sent a reaction […]

Some shocking news came down on Tuesday afternoon when ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that the LA Clippers traded guard Austin Rivers to the Washington Wizards in exchange for center Marcin Gortat. The Los Angeles Clippers are trading guard Austin Rivers to the Washington Wizards for center Marcin Gortat, league sources tell ESPN. — Adrian Wojnarowski […]

The LA Clippers have traded guard Austin Rivers to the Washington Wizards in exchange for center Marcin Gortat, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports. The Los Angeles Clippers are trading guard Austin Rivers to the Washington Wizards for center Marcin Gortat, league sources tell ESPN. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 26, 2018 Rivers is coming off a […]

The Washington Wizards could be among a significant player in tonight’s NBA Draft in Brooklyn, as they are reportedly shopping big man Marcin Gortat, per Marc Stein of The New York Times. The Wizards are actively exploring their trade options with Marcin Gortat, but league sources say Washington is thus far resistant to the idea […]

The Miami Heat just concluded their season on a low note with a 4-1 first-round playoffs series loss to the up-and-coming Philadelphia 76ers. The series was a revelation of sorts, as coach Erik Spoelstra hardly used center Hassan Whiteside to counter Philly’s Joel Embiid. That pretty much sums up how the Heat and Spoelstra have […]

If guard John Wall’s recent comments about the paramount importance of athletic big men is indeed the direction the Washington Wizards take, Polish big man Marcin Gortat may be the odd man out with the franchise. Still, that’s not stopping him from sharing his two cents as to how the Wizards could bounce back next […]

The Washington Wizards will have a lot of thinking to do this summer, with John Wall already having a wish list of changes to take place over the offseason. Among them is a an “athletic big” — hinting at the reported rift between the dime maestro and the team’s starting center, Marcin Gortat. The big […]

With the Washington Wizards going fishing early after being dispatched by the Toronto Raptors in six games, you know the media were just itching to press center Marcin Gortat on his February kerfuffle with their then-sidelined point guard John Wall. Gortat however, was quick to squash any possible feud. The 6-foot-11 center affectionately referred to […]

After bowing out to the Toronto Raptors in the first round (their worst playoff finish in four of the last five years), the Washington Wizards are back to the drawing board. With the front office consulting backcourt mate Bradley Beal on some offseason targets, it is clear that the team would be moving forward with […]

After Washington Wizards veteran center Marcin Gortat went scoreless during his team’s Game 2 loss to the top-seeded Toronto Raptors, the big man has really stepped it up the last two games as Washington has tied the series with Toronto at 2-2. Since the Wizards returned home for Game 3 and 4, Gortat has gone […]

Marcin Gortat was the surprise beneficiary of a handful of John Wall’s assists during the Washington Wizards’ Game 4 win over the Toronto Raptors, tying things up at two games apiece. Gortat was an effective 12 points on 6-of-8 shooting after posting a 16-point performance in Game 3 with an even more impressive 8-of-10 from […]

Reaction videos from fans of the losing team are not an uncommon sight. Depending on what’s at stake – a game that would have clinched a postseason spot, lower or higher seeding that would determine who they will face, or worse, the playoffs itself – the tone tend to be increasingly spiteful, incoherent, vulgar, or […]

One of the best atmospheres in the NBA is at the Air Canada Centre, especially when the playoffs roll around. The decibels really benefit the home team Toronto Raptors and their playoff opponents in the Washington Wizards learned that the hard way. In Game 1, the Washington Wizards were really affected by the home crowd and […]

When it comes to the Washington Wizards (42-38) with just two games remaining before they head into the playoffs, they are simply limping to the regular season finish line. It continues to be a rough stretch for head coach Scott Brooks and his team, who recently called out his players for playing “selfish basketball” after […]

Washington Wizards center Marcin Gortat has received a warning from the league office for violating the NBA’s anti-flopping policy. Washington Wizards center Marcin Gortat received a warning for violating the league’s anti- flopping rule during the Wizards vs. San Antonio Spurs game on Tuesday, Mar. 27. See the play: https://t.co/6gfcuV5IL7 — NBA Official (@NBAOfficial) March 29, […]

Scott Brooks had perhaps the best quote of his Washington Wizards coaching career, spry from finally taking the thorn off his back following three straight losses before a bounce-back 116-106 win over the San Antonio Spurs. The Wizards benefitted from an injury to LaMarcus Aldridge, who sat out the remainder of the game, but were […]

The Washington Wizards have won their second straight game last night against the New York Knicks and seemingly regrouped after the hoopla surrounding shooting guard Bradley Beal, center Marcin Gortat and point guard John Wall has come to an end. After both players met with the injured Wall separately, addressing comments said in jest about […]

After winning their third consecutive game without John Wall, Marcin Gortat tweeted about the Washington Wizards’ ‘great team victory’ over the Toronto Raptors. A couple days later in an interview with ESPN, Wall took Gortat’s tweet as a shot and was shocked by the comment. As the Wizards are currently 6-2 during this stretch without […]

Marcin Gortat spoke on the drama revolving around the Washington Wizards’ play sans John Wall, who is out with a knee injury. The big man noted nothing he said was aimed at upsetting his teammate Wall or to imply anything other than the team enjoying playing with each other, as they had won five straight […]

With reports coming out on Tuesday that the Washington Wizards are hoping to trade center Marcin Gortat before Thursday’s trade deadline, Gortat’s Wizards teammate and star point guard John Wall went on ESPN and threw some major shade at him this afternoon. This was in response to what seemed to be a very sarcastic tweet […]

With just about three days left in the NBA trade deadline, the Washington Wizards are exploring everything, and right now that involves center Marcin Gortat. Per Brian Windhorst of ESPN, the Wizards are engaged in trade talks for their starting center in an effort to get better but not spend too much money doing so. […]

Washington Wizards center Marcin Gortat has had a long and fruitful NBA career and has shined as a member of the Wizards. He said recently that he plans to retire from the game of basketball, and would prefer doing so as a member of the Orlando Magic, the team he started his career with back […]

Veteran center Marcin Gortat has another year left in his deal with the Washington Wizards, but that hasn’t stopped him from discussing his NBA future. With that in mind, the 33-year-old has told Josh Robbins of the Orlando Sentinel on Friday that next season will be his last and that he wants to finish it playing […]

Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal has never been an All-Star. He looked like a legitimate candidate for a spot in the East team last season, but he was not chosen as a starter by fan and player voting, nor by NBA coaches, who select the bench players for each team. Longtime teammates John Wall and […]

The NBA has seen many players come through the ranks. Some have played for one team and one team only. Others have made a few stops during the course of their career. And there are some who seem to be representing a couple squads every couple of years. These travelers can either be remembered or […]

While he is only averaging 44.3 percent from the field so far this season, John Wall was on fire on Monday during their game against the Sacramento Kings. The Washington Wizards star guard made 9-of-10 shots, and barely missed out on a double-double with 21 points, two rebounds, nine assists and one steal in 27 […]

Today’s NBA has ushered in a new era of basketball. Rather than the league being dominated in the paint, it has essentially begun to transform into a track meet with three-pointers being shot like they are going out of style. The three-ball revolution has not gone unnoticed by the gritty bigs of the league today. […]

Washington Wizards center Marcin Gortat has been doing the little things in the game for years, and while his usually corpulent double-double numbers have been recently muted, his team is now riding a three-game win streak because of his willingness to help others on the court. The Polish-born center put up a pair of eight-point, […]

Washington Wizards center Marcin Gortat didn’t mince words when speaking about the state of his team, going 2-5 over the last seven games after starting the season 3-0. “Sorry for my language, but we are in a s***hole,” Gortat said, according to Chase Hughes of NBC Sports Washington “We’ve gotta get out of that hole and […]

The Washington Wizards received their first loss against one of the most unsuspecting teams, the rebuilding Los Angeles Lakers. Having started the season 3-0, the Wizards hit the road with a mission — give Lonzo Ball a good introduction to the NBA game, after point guard John Wall admitted to circling this game in his […]

Through three games of the 2017-18 NBA season, it is already evident opposing point guards are coming after Lonzo Ball. While Ball has struggled with his shooting (34.8 percent from the field and 29.4 percent from the three-point line), he is averaging 13.3 points, 9.3 rebounds, and 8.7 assists in 34.3 minutes. After facing three […]