Last Friday night, the Commander in Chief/basketball/beer lover Obama attended the Washington Wizards/Chicago Bulls game in Washington, where he watched his Bulls get pasted by the lowly Wiz, 113-90. While he was there, President Obama received a standing ovation from everyone, including the players, discussed world events with future leaders, enjoyed the view of [...]

As we documented, a lot of athletes are riding Obama’s wave, and again, social change will do that. Washington guard Gilbert Arenas joined in the celebration, but his was done with permanent ink. Arenas indicated he got new tattoos to celebrate Obama’s election, but now we have a picture, courtesy of NBC Washington [...]

So. The franchise you’ve been following since your dad was a kid secures the number one overall pick in the NBA Draft and even after suffering through a season that put in the lottery, you feel your hopes start to rise again. This could be it. This could be the pick that [...]

When the Washington Wizards try to stave off elimination tonight against the Cleveland LeBrons, they’ll have do so without one of their key reserves, Darius Songaila, who received a one-game suspension — without pay — for smacking James in the gob the last time they played. In case you forgot, the uploading skills of [...]

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No, this isn’t an NBA tie-in with the upcoming Get Smart movie (Anne Hathaway? Yes, please!), rather an observation about LeBron’s final shot — one that came up short; sending the Wizards/Cavaliers match-up back to Washington for a surprising Game 6.

I don’t think Jordan, Kobe, [...]

Last night we saw the Cleveland LeBrons destroy the Washington Wizards but during the game, we learned some flagrant fouls (I prefer Intentional Foul for some reason) are more flagrant than others.
Like so:

Now, perhaps an explanation is in order. Yes, LeBron got absolutely hammered by Brendan Haywood, but was it any less flagrant than [...]