An Air Canada Centre roof leak caused the delay of tonight’s Toronto Raptors vs. Washington Wizards game. The Raptors, the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference, are looking to finally take the next step and challenge for the NBA Finals. Things are underway now, but it took a bit longer than anticipated. The tip-off […]
Read MoreReport: Washington Wizards PG John Wall To Miss 6 Weeks Following Knee Surgery
Wizards star John Wall will miss more than a month. Washington Wizards point guard John Wall has been hampered by an unspecified left knee ailment recently. He missed the Wizards’ last game and went to Cleveland to see an orthopedic surgeon. It appears Wall got an answer from the surgeon, and its not one Wiz […]
Read MoreReport: John Wall Agrees To $170 Million Extension With Wizards
It looked like John Wall might wait to see how things played out for a year, but instead, he’s reupping for big money with the Washington Wizards. The 26-year old four-time all-star is coming off of his best professional season. Wall averaged career highs in points (23.1), assists (10.7) and steals (2.0) per game, and […]
Read MoreWatch: John Wall Threw A Ridiculous Between-The-Legs Bounce Pass Tonight
Washington Wizards point guard John Wall dropped a sick dime on a fast break tonight. The Wiz are in the process of blowing out the Oklahoma City Thunder. Midway through the third quarter, Wall threw an eye-popping between-the-legs bounce pass to a streaking Otto Porter for a dunk. Check it out. You can just tell […]
Read MoreWizards, Celtics Get In Post-Game Scrum
The Celtics and the Wizards got in a bit of a scuffle in Boston tonight. The Boston Celtics and the Washington Wizards don’t like each other. Following the Celtics’ win over the Wizards in Boston tonight, a scrum broke out in the court. At the center of the scrum were Washington star point guard John […]
Read MoreWizards’ John Wall Named Eastern Conference Player Of The Month
Wizards point guard John Wall was named Eastern Conference Player of the Month today, the second time in his seven-year career. Washington Wizards PG and former Kentucky star John Wall was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Month on Tuesday after leading his team to a 10-5 record in December—their first 10-win month since […]
Read MoreThe 10 Teams With The Best Chance Of Winning The NBA Championship, Per 538
We’re about 15 games into the regular season for most NBA teams. FiveThirtyEight has calculated the 10 teams with the best NBA Championship odds. The NBA Finals aren’t until June, but that doesn’t mean we can’t speculate as to which teams will make it there. Luckily, FiveThirtyEight has crunched the numbers, calculating a team’s strength […]
Read MoreSports Illustrated Named The Top 10 Players In The NBA
Sports Illustrated has been releasing its list of the top 100 players in the NBA over the past few weeks. Today, the No. 1 player was revealed. Most basketball fans, heading into last year’s playoffs, believed that the title of “Greatest Player in the World” had been passed from LeBron James to Steph Curry. But by the […]
Read MoreBradley Beal Got An Inch Taller This Summer
Bradley Beal might be a bit overpaid at this stage in his career – the market dictates what the market dictates, but $128 million for a player who’s never been an All-Star is a lot – though it’s important to remember that the former Florida star is young. Really, really young. The Washington Wizards’ shooting guard is […]
Read More10 NBA Stars Who Could Someday Play For Their Home Team, Like Dwyane Wade
Yesterday, basketball fans were stunned by the news that Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade, who had spent his entire 13-year career with the franchise, was leaving town to sign with the Chicago Bulls. While Heat fans mourned the loss, Bulls fans rejoiced the fact that a local son was coming home; after all, Wade was […]
Read MoreFormer Michigan Guard Trey Burke Traded To Wizards For Second Round Pick
Former Michigan star guard Trey Burke is on the move. Sunday, according to Yahoo’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Burke, who played his first three seasons in Utah, was traded to the Washington Wizards for a future second round pick. Burke was drafted 9th overall back in 2013 by the Timberwolves but traded to Utah on draft night. […]
Read MoreHere’s A List Of Where Every NBA Free Agent Has Signed, And For How Much
NBA free agency opened yesterday, and the stove has been hot ever since. With the salary cap boosted and revenue flowing, the money has been flying as teams have aggressively pursued and opened up their wallets for players on the open market. There’s still a lot of action left, with a few big fish still […]
Read MoreDenver Nuggets Select Former FSU Star Malik Beasley 19th Overall
The 2016 NBA Draft is officially underway in Brooklyn, New York. With the 19th pick in the draft, the Denver Nuggets selected former Florida State star Malik Beasley, marking the first time a Seminole has been drafted in the first round since 2011 when Chris Singleton was drafted No. 18th overall by the Washington Wizards. […]
Read MoreThe 10 Biggest Trolls In Sports Media
It’s almost impossible to go through a couple of days in the sports media world and not hear someone bring up the practice of “trolling.” By definition, trolling is “to make a deliberately offensive or provocative online posting with the aim of upsetting someone or eliciting an angry response from them.” We see fans trolling athletes, […]
Read MoreFS1’s Colin Cowherd On Controversial 2007 Sean Taylor Comments: “I Wish I Could Do That Over Again”
With today’s launch of his new show Speak For Yourself, Colin Cowherd is poised to become one of the most important figures at Fox Sports 1, as it continues to shift to fit network president Jamie Horowitz’s infamous “embrace debate” strategy. The Washington Post‘s Rick Maese wrote a profile on Cowherd, where he admits his […]
Read MoreJohn Calipari Praises John Wall For Winning NBA Award, Says Anthony Davis Is Next
Former Kentucky star and current Washington Wizards point guard John Wall was named the winner of the NBA’s Community Assist Award. For his prize, Wall receives a $25,000 donation to a charity of his choice. According to a release, Wall will put the $25,000 towards his personal charity, the John Wall Foundation, and allocate the […]
Read MoreDan Dakich Implies Kentucky’s 1-And-Done System Has Produced Immature NBA Players
ESPN college basketball analyst Dan Dakich is never shy to throw shade Kentucky’s way, given his affiliation with Indiana. But his most recent tweet is likely to get more play than most. Dakich, after hearing the news that former Kentucky star John Wall cursed out Washington Wizards head coach Randy Wittman (one of Dakich’s former […]
Read MoreVideo: This John Wall ‘SportsCenter’ Feature Will Break Your Heart
A couple years ago, John Wall befriended a young girl named Miyah, who was suffering from Burkitt’s Lymphoma. The Washington Wizards’ All-Star point guard became extremely close with Miyah and her family. He helped her meet her idol, Nicki Minaj. He routinely visited her in the hospital and talked with her on FaceTime. On Dec. 8, 2014, […]
Read MoreJohn Wall Congratulates 5-Star Point Guard De’Aaron Fox On Kentucky Commitment
The John Calipari star point guard fraternity got bigger today – 2016 five-star point guard De’Aaron Fox committed to play for Kentucky. John Wall, one of the first members of the Coach Cal PG fraternity, has congratulated Fox on his commitment to the Wildcats. The Washington Wizards’ star sent a tweet to Fox this evening. […]
Read MoreVideo: ESPN’s Colin Cowherd Made A Very Regrettable Statement About Dominican Baseball Players
Colin Cowherd is not a very popular figure for many sports fans, and he didn’t make himself many friends in baseball circles during his radio show today. Cowherd, who is set to leave ESPN for Fox Sports later this year, was discussing the Miami Marlins’ general manager Dan Jennings decision to appoint himself as manager […]
Read MorePhoto: Jerian Grant Hung Out With 50 Cent After Landing With The New York Knicks
Former Notre Dame guard Jerian Grant had himself quite a Thursday night. Grant, who led the Irish to the Elite Eight in his final year in South Bend, was drafted at No. 19 overall by the Washington Wizards, then traded to the Atlanta Hawks, who then dealt him to New York for Tim Hardaway Jr. […]
Read MoreKentucky Basketball: John Calipari Tells Colin Cowherd He Has To “Go To Church, Ask For Forgiveness” For His John Wall Criticism
Colin Cowherd likes to criticize John Wall. The ESPN personality does it often on his radio show. For an in-depth look at Cowherd’s distaste for the Washington Wizards’ star point guard, you can read this by the Washington Post‘s Dan Steinberg. This morning, Wall’s college coach, John Calipari, went on Cowherd’s ESPN radio show. During his […]
Read More2015 NBA Mock Draft: First Round
With the lottery order set, and the combine over, we’re beginning to get a clearer picture of where the top players in this year’s NBA Draft will land. Minnesota won the lottery, and will wind up with the last three No. 1 picks on the roster, after trading for Andrew Wiggins and Anthony Bennett in […]
Read MoreFormer Florida Stars Bradley Beal, Chandler Parsons Congratulate Billy Donovan On Move To NBA
Billy Donovan’s time at Florida has come to an end. The 49-year-old coach, who spent 19 seasons leading the Gators, is off to the NBA to coach the Oklahoma City Thunder. Donovan had quite a career in Gainesville, Fla. – two national championships, four Final Fours, four SEC Tournament championships, six regular season titles and […]
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