The Washington Wizards witnessed a breakout game from Julian Reese on Thursday night, and afterward the rookie opened up about the influence of his sister Angel Reese.
The Wizards rode homecourt advantage and contributions from up and down the lineup to grind out one of their most important losses of the season. It was Washington’s seventh straight defeat — exactly the kind of performance the franchise needed at this juncture of the season.
Heroes run the NBA, but every story also needs a villain. For some franchises, it's a particularly hated opponent, but every now and then, it's one of their own.
Ace Bailey scored a career-high 32 points and recorded two steals to help the Utah Jazz end a seven-game losing streak with a 122-112 win over the Washington Wizards on Thursday night.
Basketball has changed so, so much since it was first played in the late 1800s. The NBA has a lot to do with this, and there are even a handful of players who can be credited with influencing significant shifts on their own.
Head coach Brian Keefe is excited about Trae Young’s debut with the Washington Wizards in Thursday’s game against the Utah Jazz. Keefe discussed what stands out most about Young’s game ahead of the guard’s Wizards debut, he said, per Locked on Wizards’ Ben Strober.
There is at least some progress for Anthony Davis. The Washington Wizards big man, sidelined since Jan. 8 with ligament damage in his left hand, has been cleared to begin limited individual on-court activities, the team announced.
Wizards big man Anthony Davis, out since January 8 due to ligament damage in his left hand, was reevaluated on Wednesday in Los Angeles and continues to make progress in his recovery, the team announced in a press release (Twitter link).
Forward/center Anthony Davis, yet to play for the Washington Wizards since a Feb. 5 trade, has been cleared to begin limited individual on-court basketball activities, the team announced Thursday.
Angel Reese’s courtside support for her brother Julian’s NBA debut was emotional. But Julian had a tribute of his own for his superstar sister, making a statement with his footwear.
Kyshawn George suffered a partial tear of the UCL in his left elbow and will be reevaluated in three weeks, the Wizards announced (via Twitter). The team states that it plans to treat the injury “conservatively,” so there’s no guarantee that George will return before the season ends on April 12.
Few incoming pieces of the Anthony Davis trade were expected to factor into the Washington Wizards' future outside of the deal's obvious centerpiece. In exchange for a cast of largely-expiring Wizards' third-stringers, the Dallas Mavericks took advantage of the opportunity to dump a few veterans with whom D.C.