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Cavs' West faces more gun charges in Md.
23 days ago by
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Cleveland Cavaliers guard Delonte West is facing additional weapons and traffic charges in connection with his Sept. 17 arrest in Prince George's County. The 26-year-old West was indicted Tuesday on two counts of carrying a dangerous weapon, two counts of carrying a handgun,...
For Wizards at least, it's a rivalry
23 days ago by
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A date with LeBron James & Co. always represents a special, love-hate get-together for the Washington Wizards. Tuesday's engagement is no exception. The Wizards face the Cleveland Cavaliers at Quicken Loans Arena for the first time this season - a meeting that noticeably...
Wizards get down and defensive
24 days ago by
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When Flip Saunders took over as coach of the Washington Wizards last spring, his future and past players, league officials and analysts praised him for his impressive career winning percentage and offensive genius. But in talking about expectations for his new team, Saunders discussed...
Tom Knott: Arenas is back, and so is hope
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A potentially strong team places its foot on the neck of a crippled opponent and does not let up until the last bit of resistance is snuffed out from its supine form. This is what the Wizards did to the Nets in Tony Cheng's neighborhood on Saturday night. With Gilbert Arenas...
Balance key as Wizards win
25 days ago by
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He may be only three regular-season games into his tenure as coach of the Washington Wizards, but Flip Saunders already is having to familiarize himself with an all-too-common Wizards tradition: reshuffling his lineup and rotation because of injuries. He already was without Antawn...
New-look Wizards storm past Nets
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He may be only three regular-season games into his tenure, but coach Flip Saunders already is having to familiarize himself with an all-too-common Washington Wizards tradition: reshuffling his lineup and rotation because of injuries. He already was without Antawn Jamison, then Caron...
Wizards exercise options on Young, McGee
26 days ago by
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ATLANTA -- The Wizards announced Friday they have picked up their options for next season on Nick Young and JaVale McGee. Under the terms of the collective bargaining agreement, the first two seasons of a first-round draft pick's contract are guaranteed, and the team has the...
Butler injured as Wizards stumble on road
26 days ago by
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ATLANTA | For about four minutes Friday night, it appeared the wizardry Flip Saunders and Co. performed in Washington's season-opening victory at Dallas would carry over into a matchup with the Atlanta Hawks. But efficiency and a double-digit lead quickly were replaced by sloppiness...
Butler injured as Wizards fall at Atlanta
26 days ago by
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ATLANTA | For about four minutes Friday night, it appeared the wizardry Flip Saunders and Co. performed in Washington's season-opening victory at Dallas would carry over into a matchup with the Atlanta Hawks. But efficiency and a double-digit lead quickly were replaced by sloppiness...
O'Neal finds his old form
27 days ago by
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MIAMI | Jermaine O'Neal needed all of 17 seconds to look like his old self - instead of simply looking old. He got the ball on the first possession of the Miami Heat season. Hard dribble. Spin toward the baseline. Shot. Swish. It was the first of many blows O'Neal landed...
Tom Knott: Cavaliers' start has no defense
27 days ago by
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The Cavaliers look vulnerable after two games, mostly because of Shaquille O'Neal's dead legs and Delonte West's mental-health break. O'Neal, as always, is pathologically allergic to the high pick-and-roll or any set that requires his defensive attention on the perimeter...
Opener provides clarity for Wizards
27 days ago by
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Washington Wizards players heard before the season about the reputation of their new coach for using a streamlined rotation. Rather than using his full roster, Flip Saunders generally relied upon a core of eight players - a marked shift from the way the Wizards had been doing things...
Oberto, Foye add balance to Wizards
28 days ago by
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DALLAS | As coach Flip Saunders said Tuesday night, Gilbert Arenas "did his talking on the court." Arenas, who was reluctant to speak to the media in the preseason, fielded questions from reporters after the game but was not interested in talking about himself. When asked...
Tom Knott: Powerful opening statement for Wizards
28 days ago by
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That was Gilbert Arenas slicing through the defense of the Mavericks, hitting jumpers, finding teammates, picking his spots. That was the Wizards exercising their newfound familiarity with the defensive end of the floor. No one anticipated Wizards 102, Mavericks 91 in the season...
Arenas of old stars in Wizards' opening win
29 days ago by
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DALLAS | Washington Wizards fans have wondered all summer and preseason which Gilbert Arenas they would get for the 2009-10 NBA season. The player who made only cameo appearances the past two seasons while recovering from three knee surgeries? The three-time All-Star, who could score...
Arenas is on point as Wizards beat Mavericks
29 days ago by
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DALLAS | Washington Wizards fans have wondered all summer and preseason which Gilbert Arenas they would get for the 2009-10 NBA season. The player who only made cameo appearances the last two seasons while recovering from three knee surgeries? The three-time All-Star, who could score...
Griffin to miss six weeks with knee injury
October 27, 2009 by
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LOS ANGELES | Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin has a broken left kneecap that could sideline the No. 1 overall draft pick for six weeks. The Clippers confirmed Griffin's stress fracture late Monday night. The team will reveal further information Tuesday. Griffin won...
Meet the Wizards
October 27, 2009 by
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[0] Gilbert Arenas Outlook: The Wizards' $111 million franchise player appears to be healthy for the first time since April 2007. Flip Saunders has charged him with the task of being the floor general. However, he wants Arenas to be just as aggressive in attacking the basket...
Wizards' Saunders always looks on the bright side of life
October 27, 2009 by
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Antawn Jamison knew things were different when he heard the word "championship" come out of Flip Saunders' mouth. The two-time All-Star power forward did a mental double take. Championship? Saunders used the word during a conversation with Jamison early in the offseason...
Oden blazing a trail to reinvention
October 27, 2009 by
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PORTLAND, Ore. | Greg Oden reinvented himself this summer. After an inconsistent debut season, the 7-foot center for the Portland Trail Blazers slimmed down, worked on his defense, focused on his footwork and even added a turnaround jumper to his repertoire. He also changed his attitude...
Tom Knott: On a cursed team like the Wizards, everybody hurts
October 27, 2009 by
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This time it is Antawn Jamison in the infirmary, laid up and out the next month. This goes with the program, the players either cursed or exceptionally brittle. The Wizards cannot catch a break unless it is one to a hand. That was one of the injuries that sidelined Caron Butler during...
Hardaway finally gets his banner
October 27, 2009 by
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MIAMI | No opponent did more to thwart point guard Tim Hardaway's plans to help the Miami Heat raise a championship banner than the New York Knicks. But when Miami opens the season Wednesday against New York, Hardaway finally will see a new banner sway. The team will retire Hardaway...
Simmons isn't by the numbers
October 26, 2009 by
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Bill Simmons put hundreds of hours of research into his new 700-page project about basketball, and what he found out about Washington Bullets stars Wes Unseld and Elvin Hayes is part of the essential fabric of his book. In "The Book of Basketball," Simmons delves deeper...
For Wizards' Arenas, this is the threequel
October 26, 2009 by
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Gilbert Arenas Part I was the tale of an unlikely hero: a second-round pick turned three-time All-Star. But the installment ended both abruptly and disastrously with the star lying on the basketball court, his left knee blown out and in need of surgery. Arenas Part II was supposed...
NBA Preview
October 25, 2009 by
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Eastern Conference 1. BOSTON CELTICS Last season: Second in East, lost in conference semis Offseason moves: Signed free agents Rasheed Wallace, Shelden Williams, Marquis Daniels; re-signed Glen Davis Window: Shrinking. The Celtics are aiming to rebound following their failed quest...
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