The All-Star break is right around the corner, and as usual for Wizards fans, this means nothing. The Wizards haven't had an All-Star since the 2007-08 season when Caron Butler and Antawn Jamison made it. Only the Kings and the Bucks have a longer drought without a representative in the All-Star Game.
Depressing, I know.
From 2004-2007 the Wizards sent a player to the All-Star game four years in a row and three of those years they sent two players. Yeah, those were the good old days but they're long gone, replaced by a general dismissiveness of the Wizards. These days it’s just one slight after another.
Let's take a stroll through recent history...
SLIGHT #1
We all remember the armed robbery committed against Javale McGee in the 2011 Dunk Contest. Blake “All I Can Do is Dunk” Griffin won the contest when he dunked over the fender of a Kia. Meanwhile, JaVale McGee pulled off two of the greatest dunks I’ve ever seen. First, there was the two ba...
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Wizards Extreme:
PLAYERS:
Caron Butler,
Antawn Jamison,
John Wall,
DeMarcus Cousins,
Ricky Rubio,
Charles Barkley
TEAMS: Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, Sacramento Kings, Minnesota Timberwolves
TEAMS: Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, Sacramento Kings, Minnesota Timberwolves
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