The Washington Wizards came in with a defensive plan to wall off the paint and unleash Bilal Coulibaly (and help) on Giannis Antetokounmpo, and it worked just well enough for the Wizards to escape with a 129-126 victory. For awhile, the game seemed to be following a familiar pattern. The Bucks opened a 10-point lead in […]
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The Washington Wizards play the Milwaukee Bucks at 7 p.m. tonight. Watch the game on Monumental Sports Network. Enjoy the game!
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The Washington Wizards have multiple players who were going to sit out tonight’s game against the Milwaukee Bucks, including Sharife Cooper, Tre Johnson, and Corey Kispert. Now, Alex Sarr is out due to right adductor soreness per multiple reports, including by Josh Robbins of The Athletic. If you do not know what an adductor is, […]
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The WNBA will welcome two new teams in the 2026 season: the Toronto Tempo and the Portland Fire. There is no set date on when an expansion draft will happen due to ongoing Collective Bargaining Agreement negotiations. However, that won’t stop us from wondering which players the Mystics will protect from being sent to Toronto […]
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Heading into the season, I agreed with the general consensus that the clear top three in the 2026 NBA Draft would be Kansas freshman guard Darryn Peterson, BYU freshman wing AJ Dybantsa and Duke freshman forward Cameron Boozer. However, in that top three, I felt comfortable putting Boozer as the clear third option behind Peterson […]
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The Washington Wizards are hosting the Milwaukee Bucks tomorrow night. Check out the preview below: Game info When: 7 p.m EST on Monday, Dec. 1 Where: Capital One Arena in Washington DC How to watch: Monumental Sports Network Injuries Wizards: Corey Kispert (thumb) and Tre Johnson (hip) are both OUT. Bucks: Taurean Prince (neck) is […]
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The WNBA and the WNBPA (players union) do not have a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) for the 2026 season and beyond since Oct. 31. However, the two sides agreed to a 30 day extension of talks. Today is that day and it doesn’t appear that there will be an agreement. According to Ben Pickman of […]
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On Saturday, the Washington Wizards announced that they will host the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday, Dec. 12 at 7 p.m. ET at Capital One Arena. Then on Sunday, Dec. 14, they will play the Indiana Pacers on the road at Gainbridge Fieldhouse at 3 p.m. ET. The games fill in the schedule for the Wizards […]
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Greg Finberg recaps another blowout loss for the Wizards, this one to the lowly Pacers. Alex Sarr had another 20-point night while Tristan Vukcevic struggled again. Enjoy!
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The Washington Wizards went to Indianapolis and got vanquished by the defending Eastern Conference Champion Indiana Pacers, 119-86. Okay, that leaves a few details out, but I was feeling inspired by forcing myself to go the distance with the Monumental broadcast. Okay, that last part isn’t exactly true. I cut over the Pacers broadcast a […]
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Wizards drop an ugly one in Indiana. Watching the NBA Playoffs last year, it was clear that Indiana Pacers’ offensive identity centers around playing with pace, and moving the ball to the open shooters. This allows them to get many players involve offensively, and tonight was no different. For the night, the Pacers put six […]
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The Washington Wizards play the Indiana Pacers at 7:30 p.m. tonight in their last NBA Cup Group Matchup of the season. Watch the game on Monumental Sports Network.
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The Washington Wizards may be in the midst of another season in the tank, but the long-term rebuilding plan is finally starting to show signs of bearing fruit. Alex Sarr began his NBA life as the maligned second overall pick in a weak draft class before putting together a solid, if unspectacular, rookie season. Now […]
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Monumental Basketball President Michael Winger is the ultimate basketball decision maker for the Washington Wizards and Mystics. Since he was hired in May 2023 (and Greg Finberg has a one year review that you can read here), Winger is in the middle of deconstructing both teams. The Wizards are still in the third year of […]
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Game Info When: Friday, Nov. 28 at 7:30 p.m. ET Where: Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN How to watch: Monumental Sports Network, LeaguePass Injury Report Wizards: Kyshawn George – Questionable (Illness), Marvin Bagley III – Questionable (Hip), Tre Johnson – Out (Hip), Corey Kispert – Out (Thumb) Pacers: Johnny Furphy – Out (Ankle), Quenton Jackson – Out (Hamstring), Aaron Nesmith […]
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The Washington Wizards announced that Corey Kispert suffered a fractured thumb during Tuesday’s blowout win over the Atlanta Hawks. This news was first reported by The Athletic’s Josh Robbins. The team said Kispert will not need surgery, and that the injury typically takes three weeks to heal. Kispert started the past two games as the […]
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Washington Mystics center Shakira Austin is one of four players who will represent USA Basketball’s women’s 3X3 team in the 2025 FIBA 3×3 AmeriCup. In addition, Naz Hillmon and Allisha Gray of the Atlanta Dream and Veronica Burton of the Golden State Valkyries will represent Team USA. Games will be in Leon, Mexico from Nov. […]
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We hope you have a safe and happy Thanksgiving with your families on this Thursday. There are no NBA games on today, so enjoy the day off and get ready for Black Friday and another Washington Wizards game tomorrow!
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The Wizards opened the game hitting seemingly every shot to take a 45-23 lead at the end of the first quarter. They grew the advantage to as much as 33 in the third quarter before letting the Atlanta Hawks trim the final margin to a semi-respectable 19. This must be what it’s like to watch […]
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The Washington Wizards snapped their 14-game losing streak with a 132-113 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday night at Capital One Arena. It marked the team’s first win since Oct. 24 and first home win since April 2. It was also the Wizards’ first Emirates NBA Cup win (they were previously 0-10). Washington opened […]
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The Washington Wizards play the Atlanta Hawks at 7 p.m. tonight in another NBA Cup Group Matchup. Watch the game on Monumental Sports Network.
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On Monday, USA Basketball announced their roster of 18 players who will be in training camp from Dec. 12 to Dec. 14 at Duke University. Two Washington Mystics players, Sonia Citron and Kiki Iriafen, were named to the roster. The training camp is intended to be a period for the women’s national team staff to […]
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Back in 1991, the Washington football team got off to a 4-0 start, and Washington Post columnist Tony Kornheiser wrote a column about jumping on the team’s bandwagon. The team just kept on winning, finishing 14-2 and storming through the playoffs to win the Super Bowl. A few years ago, I wrote an inspired-by version […]
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Game Info When: Tuesday, Nov. 25 at 7 p.m. ET Where: Capital One Arena, Washington, DC How to watch: Monumental Sports Network, NBA League Pass Injury Report Hawks Wizards Pregame notes The Wizards come back home after a disappointing loss in Chicago that featured the team giving up another double digit lead. Maybe this is the growing pains […]
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Washington Wizards rookie Tre Johnson is expected to miss “a couple of weeks” with a left hip flexor strain, head coach Brian Keefe told reporters Monday. Johnson, 19, missed Saturday’s 121-120 loss to the Chicago Bulls due to his hip injury. Keefe said Johnson has been on an “unannounced minutes restriction” this season and re-aggravated […]
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