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Russell Westbrook (rest) out against Timberwolves

January 1, 2021January 1, 2021 Brandon King

As I said in one of our previous NBA articles, I set my expectations for the early part of this season as rather low. Expanding furthers on that point was not only that I anticipated a lower quality level of play due to the truncated off and preseason but also to not be surprised if several prominent players do not take the court for more than 60 or so games. We have already seen Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving sit out games for rest and it looks like Russell Westbrook…

Woj details recent Houston-Washington trade

December 3, 2020December 3, 2020 Brandon King

Check out this clip from Get Up where Adrian Wojnarowski speaks with that clown Mike Greenberg outlining the Westbrook-for-Wall trade. Of particular note is that apparently James Harden preferred Wall to Westbrook.

John Wall wants out of Washington, talks of Westbrook swap

November 20, 2020November 20, 2020 Staff

from Sam Quinn of cbssports.com: Russell Westbrook may want out of Houston, but his enormous contract has made finding a trade destination difficult. John Wall is in a similar situation. According to The Athletic’s Shams Charania, he too wants a trade, but money makes finding one difficult. Both are owed $132.6 million over the next three seasons. They are both poor shooters that appear past their prime from an age and health standpoint. Unsurprisingly, few teams appear interested in taking on that much money for either player, so according to Charania, the Wizards and Rockets are discussing one with…

Wes Unseld passes away at 74

June 2, 2020June 2, 2020 Brandon King

The year 2020 has claimed another basketball luminary. NBA Hall of Famer and Washington Bullets (for those who are ignorant to this bit of history, the Bullets are now the Wizards) legend Wes Unseld died Tuesday morning. In a statement released by the family Tuesday, it was indicated that Mr. Unseld had lengthy health issues, with the most recent being pneumonia. He was taken number 2 overall in the 1968 NBA Draft by the Baltimore Bullets, right after future teammate Elvin Hayes. He would be come only the second player,…

John Wall dunking in workout

November 13, 2019November 13, 2019 Brandon King

John Wall will more than likely not suit up for the Washington Wizards this season as he continues to recover from a torn Achilles’ tendon. The recovery seems to be progressing fairly well , as Wall threw down a dunk in a pregame workout in Boston. Hopefully this is a sign that Wall will be able to return close to form, but continued stretches of good health have been hard to come by for Wall over the last 2 seasons, he has played in only 73 games.

Isaiah Thomas to make season debut tonight

October 26, 2019October 26, 2019 Brandon King

Isaiah Thomas has a had a rough couple of years. Since averaging 28.9 ppg and being a top 5 MVP contender with the Boston Celtics with the Boston Celtics in 2017, injuries have limited Thomas to just 44 games with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Lakers, and Denver Nuggets over the next two seasons. This offseason, Thomas signed a one-year , $2 million deal with the Washington Wizards. He had surgery on his left thumb in mid-September, and returned to practice this week. He is set to make his season…

Wizards trade Dwight Howard to Grizzlies

July 5, 2019July 5, 2019 Brandon King

The Washington Wizards have trded center Dwight Howard to the Memphis Grizzlies for C.J. Miles in a move that will save Memphis $3.1 million. For Howard it seems his fall from grace continues as the former all-star, and multiple time defensive player of the year and rebounding champ played only 9 games this seasons and will now find himself on at least his 5th different team in the past five seasons. That number could climb, as the Grizzlies are expected to waive of trade Howard.

Markieff Morris out six weeks with Transient Cervical Neuropraxia

January 3, 2019January 3, 2019 Brandon King

The Washington Wizards released an official update outlining the status of forward Markieff Morris. Morris was diagnosed with transient cervical neuropraxia .According to Sports Med Today it is “a rare but dangerous cervical spine (neck) injury. TQ is usually caused by cervical spinal cord trauma, which can occur after a neck hyperextension or hyperflexion injury with possible axial loading (pressure applied to the top of the head).” Morris will be limited to non-contact basketball activities for the next six weeks. He has continued to suffer neck and back stiffness after sustaining a blow to…

John Wall to undergo surgery on injured heel; will miss rest of season

December 29, 2018December 29, 2018 Brandon King

The Washington Wizards’efforts to right the ship this season just took another kick in the nether region. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and Brian Windhorst have reported that Washington Wizards guard John Wall is plannning to have surgery on his injured left heel. Shams Charania of the Athletic reported that Wall “tried to battle through the pain in his injured heel” to try to help reroute the Wizards’ derailed season. Charania adds that Wall will be out for six to eight months. The Washington Post’s Candace Buckner reported that this has been…

Floral City J Wall1 and Lillard 1

March 14, 2015March 14, 2015 Brandon King

Adidas’ floral city is a celebration of spring. This year’s collection includes the J Wall1 and the Lillard 1. The special mock up that both shoes come in feature floral patterns and colors that commemorate the spring celebrations in the cities of Portland and Washington,D.C.,respectively.