Washington Wizards

PJ Washington’s million-dollar Valentine’s splurge stunned NBA fans and social media alike.

There was lots of trash talking between teammates with four Wizards players picked for Rising Stars.

The Dallas Mavericks head into the All-Star break at 19-35, sitting 12th in the Western Conference, and the biggest question surrounding the franchise remains Kyrie Irving’s status. According to Grant Afseth of Dallas Hoops Journal, the nine-time All-Star addressed his recovery during a Twitch livestream on Saturday and signaled that clarity is coming soon. “I’ll […] The post Kyrie Irving hints at update as Mavericks await return appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

Sayvia Sellers scored 17 points to help No. 25 Washington beat Oregon 51-43 on Sunday night. Sellers made 6 of 16 shots with three 3-pointers for the Huskies (19-7, 9-6 Big Ten Conference). Avery Howell pitched in with nine points and nine rebounds.

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The Wizards rebuild is almost complete, but if this one final thing happens, they could be championship contenders.

SEATTLE (AP) — Hannes Steinbach scored 26 points on 12-of-17 shooting and Zoom Diallo scored 17 points and Washington beat Minnesota 69-57 on Saturday night and ended its three-game losing streak. Despite just 4-of-13 (31%) shooting from 3-point range by Washington (13-13, 5-10 Big Ten), the Huskies found success overall shooting 29 of 46 (63%). Inside the arc Washington was 25 of 33 (76%). Steinbach just missed his 17th double-double of the season, grabbing nine rebounds. He entered the game...

Atlanta Hawks forward Jalen Johnson gave his thoughts on the Trae Young trade to the Washington Wizards during 2026 NBA All-Star Media Day. (via Atlanta Hawks): “I was happy for him. It was something, you know, he… we were just kinda expecting cuz he, you know, he asked out. But it was always good having […] The post Jalen Johnson: We knew Trae Young was getting traded because he asked out appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Malik Reneau scored 26 points and Miami scored the last eight points of the game to beat North Carolina State 77-76 on Saturday night. N.C. State scored seven straight points to take a 76-69 lead with 1:07 remaining. Then Reneau answered with a three-point play and Tru Washington added a layup to pull Miami to within 76-74 with 32 seconds left. With 13 seconds to go, N.C. State's Quadir Copeland missed a free throw. The Wolfpack's Darrion Williams fouled Washington on a 3...

Miami (OH) basketball legend Wally Szczerbiak scored an incredible 43 of the team's 59 points in a 1999 NCAA tournament first round win over Washington. Watch all of Szczerbiak's points here.

Washington Wizards sophomore point guard Bub Carrrington prides himself on availability, so getting to the 2026 Castrol Rising Stars on short notice would be no problem (replaced Alex Sarr for Team T-Mac). “They woke me up out of my sleep,” Carrington said. “We just played in Cleveland, flew home, went to sleep, woken up out […] The post Bub Carrington: My best ability is availability appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

Team Vince won the 2026 NBA Rising Stars championship on Friday night with Washington Wizards guard Kyshawn George contributing in both contests. In the semifinals, Team Vince played Team T-Mac which also featured Wizards guard Bub Carrington and forward Tre Johnson. In that contest, Team Vince won 41-36 with George scoring 4 points and VJ […]

NBA All-Star Weekend arrives as questions about the game build. Here’s what fans can expect, and predictions, from the marquee events.

INGLEWOOD — The Washington Wizards once again have multiple representatives at NBA All-Star Weekend, but no All-Stars. The organization’s goal is to eventually develop a perennial All-Star like Kevin Durant, who made the cut for the 16th time this season. Wizards wing Kyshawn George admitted on Friday that the 37-year-old is the toughest player to […] The post Wizards’ Kyshawn George drops high praise on Kevin Durant at All-Star Weekend appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Fourth-year forward Paolo Banchero doesn’t seem enthusiastic about the Magic‘s offensive system, according to Josh Robbins of The Athletic. Asked after Wednesday’s loss to Milwaukee whether Orlando was playing to its potential in half-court offense, Banchero replied, “I think our record answers that question, honestly. I’m not going to sit here and harp on the […]

The top of the 2026 draft class is stacked, and the repercussions on the NBA landscape are massive.

Alex Sarr confirmed he has not spoken with Anthony Davis since the trade that sent the veteran forward to Washington. “I know he’s been in DC, but we were out of town… I’ll connect with him right after the All-Star break,” Sarr told HoopsHype. The 20-year-old center praised the potential of playing alongside Davis. “He […] The post Alex Sarr has yet to connect with Anthony Davis following Wizards trade appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

An NBA Board of Governors meeting in March will continue discussions over the possibility of expansion, sources told Shams Charania of ESPN. "There is a Board of Governors meeting in March where the expectation is there's going to be some more information, financials, on what it looks like when you go get a couple more expansion teams," said Charania. Seattle and Las Vegas remain the two favorites to receive expansion teams. Washington Governor Bob Ferguson met with Adam Silver last week to d...

The Banner will expand its sports coverage to include Washington, D.C., teams, Editor-in-Chief Audrey Cooper announced in an internal email to staff on Thursday.