Brooklyn (18-59) remained tied for second in the lottery race, keeping pace with Indiana. The Nets are ½-game behind first-place Washington, and two clear of Sacramento pending the Kings’ tilt with the visiting Pelicans later on Friday night.
The Dallas Mavericks prepare to host the Orlando Magic on Friday night in the final meeting this season between the inter-conference opponents.
Darius Acuff Jr. has made waves as a top prospect in the upcoming draft, but an NBA executive believes otherwise.
Kyshawn George will miss the rest of the year with a Grade 2 ulnar collateral ligament in his left elbow, the Washington Wizards announced on Thursday. George suffered the injury on March 2. George, who will be re-evaluated in two weeks, is expected to make a full recovery by the start of next season. The 22-year-old averaged 14.8 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 4.5 assists on the year.
Washington Wizards (17-59, 15th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Miami Heat (40-37, 10th in the Eastern Conference) Miami; Saturday, 3 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Washington will try to stop its three-game road slide when the Wizards face Miami. The Heat are 24-23 in Eastern Conference games. Miami is fifth in the Eastern Conference with 12.0 offensive rebounds per game led by Kel'el Ware averaging 2.9. The Wizards are 11-35 in conference matchups. Washington is 2-2 in games decided by less than ...
Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham continues to progress in his return from a left lung pneumothorax, the team announced Thursday. He will be re-evaluated in one week, ruling him out for at least four more games. The timeline makes Cunningham ineligible for end-of-season honors including MVP and All-NBA teams. He suffered the injury in the first quarter of Detroit's win over Washington on March 17 and has missed eight games since. Cunningham was considered a lock to make an All-NBA team ha...
One of the Washington Wizards’ most exciting storylines this season has been Kyshawn George’s ascension. However, the 22-year-old hasn’t played since the Wizards’ 123-118 loss to the Houston Rockets on March 2 due to an elbow injury, and it’ll stay that way for the rest of the season. Washington provided an update about George on […] The post Kyshawn George’s latest injury update shuts him down for rest of season appeared first on ClutchPoints.
The Wizards boldly decided to isolate the few fans they have left with this prank gone wrong.
The Washington Wizards got demolished by the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday in a 153-131 contest at Capital One Arena. The Wizards had some scoring fun in a defense-optional first half. Tristan Vukcevic got hot with 10 early points to pace Washington, but Paul George turned back the clock with 14 of his own as the […]
Paul George scored a season-high 39 points and the Philadelphia 76ers overcame Joel Embiid's absence because of an illness in a 153-131 victory over the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night. George played his fourth game following a 25-game suspension for violating the NBA’s anti-drug rules, He was 15 of 22 from the field, made 6 of 12 3-pointers and had six assists and five rebounds. Tyrese Maxey added 28 points and nine assists in his third game back from a finger injury, and rookie VJ Edg...
NBAJoel Embiid pranks fans by falsely claiming he'd suit up against Wizards.
The New York Knicks and Washington Wizards were among multiple teams that aggressively pursued Jaden Ivey at the 2022 NBA Draft, according to league sources. Detroit's phones were flooded with trade inquiries centered on the fifth overall pick before the Pistons ultimately kept him. Detroit elected to stay put and select Ivey despite the volume of interest. The Pistons then acquired center Jalen Duren later in the lottery via trade, securing both targets on draft night. There had been interna...
The Los Angeles Lakers went into Tuesday night’s game winners of three straight, although those were all against tanking teams. They faced some much stiffer competition with the Cleveland Cavaliers coming to town, but L.A. did welcome Luka Doncic back to the lineup after serving his one-game suspension. As a result, the Lakers cruised to […]
The issue of tanking is a hot one in NBA circles, as teams such as the Utah Jazz and Washington Wizards, among others, have blatantly been holding out a few of their best players or at least limiting their workload just so they could boost their chances of losing more games and therefore improving their […] The post Bill Simmons floats penalizing blowout losses to fix NBA tanking appeared first on ClutchPoints.
Jaxson Hayes pulled something off he’s done just a few times this season during Monday night’s home win over the Wizards.
The Washington Wizards return to the friendly confines of Capital One Arena to take on the visiting Philadelphia 76ers. Game info When: Wednesday, April 1 at 7:00 p.m. ET Where: Capital One Arena, Washington, D.C. How to watch: Monumental Sports Network, League Pass Injuries: For the Wizards, Bilal Coulibaly (heel), Tre Johnson (foot), and Alex Sarr (toe) are questionable, […]
After having two days in a row off for the first time since the All-Star break, the Los Angeles Lakers were back in action on Monday night when they hosted the Washington Wizards. The Lakers were shorthanded in this one with Luka Doncic serving a one-game suspension and Marcus Smart still injured, but the Wizards […]
Grading every Lakers player’s performance from the team’s 120-101 win vs. the Wizards.
LeBron James broke his own record as the oldest player with a triple-double in an NBA game, and broke another Kareem Abdul-Jabbar record.
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