Community Picks: Orlando 0% vs Washington 0%

The Washington Wizards are bad. Worse than all those numbers is the player interaction and body language — guys jogging through cuts (John Wall, we’re looking at you), player not high fiving or even communication much on the court, and when Bradley Beal or another player gets knocked down driving to the rim it’s often guys on the other team there to help him back up. In most places, that means coach Scott Brooks would be next to hang out with Tyronn Lue sipping margaritas on a beach in Mexico happy to be away from the disaster of their rosters in the unemployment line. Continue to Article

November 09, 2018 9:18:pm EST

Playing the 50/50 raffle at a sporting event is a fun way to test your luck while supporting a good cause, but it is extremely rare that you will ever actually win the prize. On Wednesday night, with the Pittsburgh Penguins visiting the Washington Capitals, Monumental Sports & Entertainment Foundation – the charitable organization that works alongside both the Washington Wizards and Capitals – was set to donate 50% of the draw earnings to the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh. A Capitals season ticket holder had his number called for the $19,285 jackpot, with the entire earnings for the contest coming in at $38,570. Continue to Article

November 08, 2018 9:00:pm EST

Russell Westbrook had 23 points and 12 assists, Jerami Grant scored 22 and the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder routed the Washington Wizards 134-111 Friday night, spoiling the debut of Dwight Howard. Westbrook hit 10 of 16 field-goal attempts and Grant made 9 of 11 for the Thunder, who pulled away in the second quarter. Paul George scored 17 points and Dennis Schroder added 16 off the bench as Oklahoma City, playing the second of road back-to-backs, won its fourth straight game. Continue to Article

November 03, 2018 12:02:am EST