Posts Tagged ‘Washington Wizards’

Gilbert Believes In Change

Thursday, November 13th, 2008

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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 [...]

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NBA Draft: Kwame Or Olowokandi?

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

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 [...]

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NBA Playoffs: No Punching, Darius Songaila

Friday, May 2nd, 2008

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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NBA Playoffs: Missed It By That Much

Thursday, May 1st, 2008

Copyright 2008 NBAE (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images)
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, [...]

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Some Flagrant Fouls Are More Flagrant Than Others

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

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 [...]

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Deshawn Stevenson Buries The Hornets

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

The Washington Wizards beat the New Orleans Hornets last night, 95-92, thanks primarily to Deshawn Stevenson’s career-high of 33 points… oh and his game-winning 3-point bucket as time expired:

Yeah, that’s a dagger alright. For Deshawn, it’s all about the beard.
As for New Orleans, it was their third loss in row, not exactly the way [...]

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