Washington Wizards

The Washington Wizards are one of thirty NBA organizations, and they were founded in 1961. In 1961, they were known as the Chicago Packers before switching their name to the Zephyrs the following season. Starting in 1963, they moved to Baltimore and were known as the Bullets. They landed in Washington in 1973-74 as the Capital Bullets and became known as the Washington Bullets in 1974-75. They kept the Bullets name until 1997 when they became the Washington Wizards (“Wizards History,” Online). The

The Washington Wizards have shown their playoff inexperience throughout this year’s playoffs. The most obvious supporting fact to this claim for the Wizards is their inability to play well on road. For the Wizards to win this series against the Celtics they must complete a task that they have failed to achieve this entire season: Win at the TD Garden. Here is what the Wizards will have to do to increase their chances of winning Game 7. All-stars to Super-stars John Wall and Bradley Beal are

tasked with the responsibility to analyze the upcoming culmination of our broadcasting contract with CSN Mid-Atlantic. Currently, we have a partnership with CSN for the broadcasts of the Washington Capitals and Washington Wizards games. The Capitals contract is coming to an end after the 2016/2017 season and the Wizards contract is not until after the 2020/2021 season. With all the specifics of the current partnership in the favor of CSN’s (Steinberg, 2014), our organization has reached out with them

Inspirational Person: John Wall Introduction to John Wall “You’ve got to stay humble and hungry. Just keep working and thank god you’ve got a chance” (John Wall). John Wall is a 6’4, 26 year old point guard for the Washington Wizards. He was born on September 6, 1990 in Raleigh, North Carolina. John went to Holy Cross high school and was scouted by many of the top division one schools for basketball. He ended up choosing John Calipari and the Kentucky Wildcats. John played basketball at Kentucky

were the reasons he called it quits. After a brief hiatus from basketball Jordan returned to the NBA in 2000 not as a player, but as part owner and president of basketball operations for the Washington Wizards. His record as the president of the Washington Wizards was horrendous. His time running the Wizards began in 2000, and he had the final say in personnel matters, such as drafting mega-bust Kwame Brown with the number one pick in 2001. Seeing the rise of young stars like Kobe Bryant, Allen Iverson

When you think of the greatest NBA players ever, who do you think of? Most likely you thought of players such as Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, or Charles Barkley. But, one name surpasses all others when it comes to NBA greats, that name is Michael Jordan. That recognition doesn’t come with just being a good player, you have to be able to prove it and Michael Jordan’s six NBA championships and his 5 MVP’s for certain just helps his case of being the best player of all time all

The chosen one, the hometown hero, the traitor, the king, the greatest of all time, or also known as Lebron James has been through what most kids can’t even imagine. Lebron grew up without a father and moved from house to house, but now he is one of the most successful men in the world. On April 4, 2014 Lebron is the youngest player ever to reach 23,000 career points in the National Basketball Association (NBA), beating Michael, Kareem, and Kobe to this amazing achievement Lebron still thanks his

A new movie just came out. Many people rushed to theatres to see the new movie “Split” be played on the big screen. To many people, this movie may just be considered a horror and they’re excited to see it just to jump out of their seat. Others may think the movie is a psychological thriller, and hope to be intrigued by the weird mind of the main character. These genres of the movie are what entice people to go see a movie like this. What most people don’t know is that there is much more to the to

The NBA, the second most watched sport in America, is known for making NBA fans happy if their favorite team wins, or make them lose their minds when their favorite team loses. The NBA has had many moments that will go down in sports history, but what if everything was not what it seems like and player, coaches, owners, officials, and many more, have been lying to their passionate fans. Many NBA fans spend their time and money for the NBA, to merchandise, tickets, and spending two hours and thirty

On Sunday night, the Golden State Warriors defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 132-113 in Game 2 of the 2017 NBA Finals, taking a commanding 2-0 series lead. Even though Cavaliers' superstar LeBron James notched his eighth NBA Finals triple-double, tying him with Magic Johnson for the most in NBA Finals history, it was not enough to overcome the offensive firepower of the Warriors. Just like in Game 1, it was once again the Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry show. Here are three takeaways from Game 2: