NICK YOUNG RUMORS & GOSSIP
Wizards 111, Raptors 108, OT
John Wall scored 31 points, Nick Young had a season-high 29 and Trevor Booker added a season-high 19 as the Washington Wizards blew an 18-point third-quarter lead then hung on to beat the Toronto Raptors 111-108 in overtime on Monday night.
The Wizards outscored Toronto 6-3 in the overtime.
Young's two free throws with 1:06 to play gave Washington a 109-106 lead. The Raptors...
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7 days ago
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Young leads Wizards past Bobcats
Nick Young scored 20 points, and Andray Blatche had 17 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Washington Wizards to a 92-75 win over the Charlotte Bobcats on Wednesday night in Randy Wittman's first game as coach.
Wittman took over for the fired Flip Saunders on Tuesday, and guided the team without the benefit of a practice. Saunders' lead assistant has been an NBA head coach twice...
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19 days ago
Nick Young Has Strong Baseline Game
Nick Young of the young Washington Wizards showed a little of his athleticism on Friday night against the Denver Nuggets by breezing past the defense, going baseline, and hammering it home. It is sstill amazing the amount of young talent on the Wizards, and still awful performance.
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23 days ago
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23 days ago
Nick Young Trying To Change Perceptions
Once you get a reputation in the NBA, it is very difficult to change it. Reporters and broadcasters will hammer that reputation down for their neat little stories. Coaches and general managers do not have the time to watch game tape or be around the player long enough to change perceptions. When a player with a bad reputation hits the market it stays with them -- see the story of...
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24 days ago
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24 days ago
Nick Young Ends His Michael Jordan Boycott
Nick Young is a fickle man. The Wizards guard has ended his boycott of the Michael Jordan shoe/clothing brand that started less than two months ago.
Young was upset with Jordan’s hard-line stance against the players during the lockout and declared he was boycotting Jumpman. That came to an end with the release of the Air Jordan 11s that caused a frenzy among shoppers.
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December 25, 2011
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December 25, 2011
Nick Young re-signs with Wizards for 1 season
Free agent Nick Young has signed a one-year contract to return to the Washington Wizards.
The shooting guard led Washington in scoring last season with a career-high 17.4 points per game, more than doubling the 8.6 he averaged in the 2009-10 season.
His NBA career average is 10.9 points since being drafted in the first round by the Wizards in 2007.
Young's new contract was announced...
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December 19, 2011
Is one-and-done the best option for Nick Young?
Will Nick Young sign a one-year deal and come back to Washington? Will the Wizards take advantage of their ability to give Young more years and money and tie him up long-term? Or will Young jump at the first offer sheet that comes close to what he wants?
The preseason opener is Friday and the season opener is less than two weeks away, and time is dwindling for those decisions to...
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December 14, 2011
Nick Young Boycotting Michael Jordan Gear Because of Labor Talks
Nick Young made a bold statement Saturday evening after NBA labor negotiations ended with little progress. The Wizards guard was so upset he tweeted that he would no longer wear Michael Jordan shoes. “I’m not wearing Jordans no more can’t believe what I just seen and heard from MJ,” he wrote. Young is upset because [...]
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November 06, 2011
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November 06, 2011
COUGAR COUNTRY
Nick Young's worst blind date experience
We know, dating is rough for pro athletes. Recently the Wizards shot an in-game spot and the topic was worst dating experience. While most of the players equated their bad dating experiences to going to the movies, (yeah, I don’t really get that one either but it’s their experience not mine) Nick Young had a GREAT example of a bad blind date.
Nick was set up on a blind...
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March 18, 2011
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March 18, 2011
DIPPSY-DOO
Video: Nick Young's circus shot
Nick Young had a VERY underrated 360 reverse layup which won Cosby Sweater’s shot of the week award. Check out the below where he made 3 Dallas Maverick’s defenders look... Read more »
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February 27, 2011
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February 27, 2011
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Latest Nick Young Photos
