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The Washington Wizards continue their Western swing Wednesday night as they head to Phoenix to face the Suns with their playoff chances all but extinguished. Washington (30-45) opened its four-game road trip with a 124-106 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night. The 11th-place Wizards dropped their fifth straight game and are on the verge of missing the playoffs for the second time in six seasons. Continue to Article

March 27, 2019 2:45:am EST

Devin Booker scored 59 points in the Phoenix Suns' 125-92 loss to the Utah Jazz, becoming the first player to score 50 points in a game and have his team lose by more than 30. Is Booker a franchise player stuck on a bad team or is he merely a stats s Continue to Article

March 26, 2019 11:59:am EST

Devin Booker is a good player on a bad team that's having another lost season. With Booker sitting on 56 points and the Suns trailing the Jazz by 31 with fewer than three minutes left last night, Booker checked back into the game. Booker reached 59 points when the Suns intentionally fouled with 24 and 21 seconds left to give Utah free throws and get the ball back. Continue to Article

March 26, 2019 10:35:am EST

A day after being arrested for allegedly trying to extort Nike for more than $20 million, lawyer Michael Avenatti began following through on a threat to expose the shoe and apparel giant for paying high school basketball stars. On his Twitter account Tuesday morning, Avenatti wrote, "Ask Deandre Ayton and Nike about the cash payments to his mother and others. Nike's attempt at diversion and cover-up will fail miserably once prosecutors realize they have been played by Nike and their lawyers at [the law firm Boies, Schiller & Flexner]. Continue to Article

March 26, 2019 9:52:am EST