The Washington Wizards played awful and got blasted at home by the Orlando Magic. The final was 125-94, and the game really wasn’t as close as the 31-point margin might suggest. No, I’m not exaggerating. It wasn’t all bad. The Wizards scrapped a bit in the first quarter, the Magic laid bricks, and Washington finished […]
3 months ago | 1 read
The Washington Wizards host the Orlando Magic tonight at 7 p.m. ET. Watch on Monumental Sports Network. Washington has a healthy roster because Bilal Coulibaly is back and let’s see what Matt Modderno and Jahadi White had to say about that yesterday. Let’s get a second home win, shall we?
3 months ago | 4 reads
Thank you for participating in this week’s SB nation Reacts Survey for the Washington Wizards. This week, we asked you to grade sophomore guard Kyshawn George’s and rookie forward Tre Johnson’s starts for the 2025-26 NBA season. Our respondents overwhelmingly gave George an A. And nearly half gave Johnson an A as well. Though the […]
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The Washington Wizards play the Orlando Magic tomorrow night. Here’s the preview. Game info When: Saturday, Nov. 1 at 7 p.m. ET Where: Capital One Arena, Washington DC How to watch: Monumental Sports Network, League Pass Injuries: For the Wizards, THEY HAVE A FULL ROSTER! For the Magic, Moritz Wagner (knee) is out. What to watch for The Wizards […]
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On Thursday, former Washington Mystics star Elena Delle Donne was named to the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame’s Class of 2026. Delle Donne played for the Chicago Sky from 2013-16 and the Mystics from 2017-23. Today, she is a Monumental Basketball advisor and is also the USA Basketball 3X3 women’s national team’s managing director. While […]
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Last night’s game between the Washington Wizards and the Oklahoma City Thunder was a lesson in NBA reality. The Thunder are the league’s best team. Their odds of repeating as champions are better than Washington’s odds of winning the draft lottery — even if the Wizards finish with the NBA’s worst record. Even missing their […]
3 months ago | 9 reads
The Washington Wizards were unable to keep up with the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder during Thursday’s contest at Paycom Center, losing 127-108 on the road. Bilal Coulibaly’s return was the story of the first half for Washington. He hardly showed any signs of rust as he tallied 12 points, six rebounds, three blocks, and […]
3 months ago | 5 reads
The Washington Wizards play the Oklahoma City Thunder tonight at 8 p.m. ET. Watch it on Monumental Sports Network. Let’s see if the Wizards can upset the defending NBA champions!
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On Thursday, Monumental Sports Network announced that former Washington Wizards players John Wall and Brendan Haywood will join the Wizards’ broadcast team for games in the 2025-26 season. Haywood will make his season debut on Nov. 1 when Washington hosts the Orlando Magic. Wall will make his on Saturday, Nov. 8 when the Wizards host […]
3 months ago | 3 reads
Trash talk is a way of life in sports. Players say things at each other. Fans say things at players. And Players sometimes react to the fans. Yesterday, after the Washington Wizards lost to the Philadelphia 76ers in overtime, the 76ers reacted and trolled a Wizards fan wearing a Jordan Poole jersey. Poole now plays […]
3 months ago | 4 reads
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NBA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Wizards fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. The 2025-26 NBA season has just started. But we have seen some progress from the team’s […]
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The Washington Wizards announced Thursday the team has exercised the third-year rookie scale team option on Bub Carrington, Kyshawn George, Alex Sarr and AJ Johnson. The team also exercised the fourth-year rookie scale option on Bilal Coulibaly and Cam Whitmore. Washington has prioritized building through the draft throughout its rebuild. Now, six members of its […]
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The Washington Wizards face a huge early test on Thursday night against the reigning NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder. Game info When: Thursday, Oct. 30th at 8:00 p.m. ET Where: Paycom Center, Oklahoma City, OK How to watch: Monumental Sports Network, League Pass Injuries: For the Wizards, Bilal Coulibaly (thumb) is expected to make his season debut. For the […]
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The Washington Wizards are off to a 1-3 start, though they could have realistically started with an even better record. And now, they are about to get some reinforcements. Guard Bilal Coulibaly will make his 2025-26 season debut when Washington plays the Oklahoma City Thunder on the road. Josh Robbins of The Athletic wrote this […]
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The WNBA and WNBPA (hereon the players) are currently negotiation a new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). The deadline is this Friday, Oct. 31. After that date, it’s unclear whether negotiations will continue without a set CBA or if there will be a work stoppage. The owners could lock out the players or the players could […]
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If you’re going to be one of the NBA’s worst teams, which the Wizards are, there are going to be nights like this one. Oh wait, I used that lede after the last one. Well, it applies to this one too. For most of the game’s first 46 minutes, the Washington Wizards outplayed the Philadelphia […]
3 months ago | 3 reads
The Washington Wizards lost to the Philadelphia 76ers, 139-134 in overtime on Tuesday night at Capital One Arena. The Wizards looked good for most of regulation. They were ahead 72-68 after the first half, then took a big lead in the third quarter, leading by as many as 19 points. They headed to the fourth […]
3 months ago | 2 reads
The Washington Wizards play the Philadelphia 76ers tonight at 7 p.m. ET. You can watch the game on Monumental Sports Network. The Wizards will look to bounce back from a 26-point loss last time out.
3 months ago | 4 reads
The Washington Wizards play the Philadelphia 76ers tomorrow night. Here’s the preview. Game info When: Tuesday, Oct. 28 p.m. ET Where: Capital One Arena, Washington DC How to watch: Monumental Sports Network, League Pass Injuries: For the Wizards, Bilal Coulibaly is out. For the 76ers, Dominick Barlow, Paul George, Trenton Watford, Joel Embiid and Jared McCain were out for […]
3 months ago | 2 reads
If you’re going to be one of the NBA’s worst teams, which the Wizards are, there are going to be nights like this one. The Wizards rode an off shooting half for the Hornets (3-22 from deep despite getting multiple open and wide-open looks) to a halftime lead, which they extended to as much as […]
3 months ago | 3 reads
The Washington Wizards lost to the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday evening, 139-113 in their home opener of the 2025-26 NBA season. I felt pretty good about the first half of the game. Washington led 62-51, was winning the field goal percentage battle by a fair amount, and they were also draining threes at a good […]
3 months ago | 5 reads
The Washington Wizards play the Charlotte Hornets tonight at 6 p.m. ET. You can watch the game on Monumental Sports Network. The Wizards have a chance to get above .500 for the first time since Nov. 28, 2022.
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The Washington Wizards come home to face the Hornets in first home game of the season. Game info When: Sunday, Oct. 26th at 6:00 p.m. ET Where: Capital One Arena, Washington, DC How to watch: Monumental Sports Network, League Pass Injuries: Hornets: No Injured Players Wizards: Bilal Coulibaly (Thumb) – Out What to watch for Coming off a […]
3 months ago | 3 reads
Earlier this week, we had a survey asking for your grade on the Washington Wizards’ preseason. After looking at your grades, 48 percent gave a grade of C, while 21 percent gave B’s and 16 percent gave D’s. It paints a picture that Wizards fans’ grades were the definition of mediocrity. No, it’s not that […]
3 months ago | 2 reads
The Washington Wizards beat the Dallas Mavericks for their first win of the season in a game that was hard-fought, entertaining, and incredibly encouraging. I know — I’m aways the one telling folks not to take too much from one game. And I’m saying it now in part to get myself to tap the brakes. […]
3 months ago | 8 reads