Wizards feeling good after upset
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Coach Randy Wittman tweaked the team’s struggling offense to help beat the defending champion Miami Heat.
Ariza to miss time with calf injury
The Wizards had a big win over Miami, but they suffered a significant loss with Trevor Ariza going down with a strained left calf.
Wizards top defending champs
Washington makes its second win a stunner by withstanding a triple-double from LeBron James to drop Miami at Verizon Center.
D.C.: Where champs go to lose
OPINION | Knocking off NBA, NFL champs on back-to-back days is a reminder that this city has star power.
DC Sports Bog
Webster wants more Wizards fans at games
Wizards forward laments the huge number of Celtics and Bulls and Heat fans who take over Verizon Center”
Michael Jenkins laughs at LeBron James
With D.C.'s longtime nemesis embarrassed by a loss to the last-place Wizards, CSN anchor laughs long and well.”
Redskins at Wizards-Heat game
If Redskins at Wizards games wasn't already a trend, I'd say they were there to see LeBron.”
Carmelo Anthony ‘in a very good space’
Knicks star is finally mellow and drama-free this season; and his team is on top of the Atlantic Division.
Wizards’ Vesely moving backward
Jan Vesely, the sixth pick in the 2011 draft, has more fouls than points or rebounds this season.
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PHOTOS | NBA power rankings
Michael Lee evaluates the best teams in the National Basketball Association.
PHOTOS | NBA power rankings
Michael Lee evaluates the best teams in the National Basketball Association.
Homegrown D.C. basketball stars
From Elgin Baylor and Dave Bing to David Robinson and Kevin Durant, the District has produced a plethora of basketball stars.
NBA’s newest stars align in Newark
The Hornets select Kentucky star Anthony Davis with the No. 1 overall draft pick, followed by Michael Kidd-Gilchrist to the Bobcats and Florida freshman Bradley Beal to the Wizards.
Then and now: D.C.’s best sports products
Kendall Marshall joins a list of Washington area athletes to make it big.
NBA mock draft 2012: Predictions for the top 15 picks
Gene Wang predicts the first 15 picks of the 2012 NBA Draft.
President Barack Obama: Basketball Star
For his 49th birthday, President Obama treated himself to a game of hoops with a team of NBA all-stars. Take a look back at Obama's long love affair with basketball.
Wizards videos
NBA owners, players reach tentative deal
After nearly two years of bickering, NBA players and owners are back on the same side. (Nov. 26)
Post Sports Live: Does Grunfeld deserve an extension?
The Post Sports Live crew debates whether Wizards President Ernie Grunfeld deserves a contract extension.
Post Sports Live: Wizards hoping for luck at NBA Draft lottery
The Washington Wizards, who are guaranteed a top-five lottery pick in the 2012 NBA Draft, have the second-best odds of winning the top selection.
Celtics' Grousbeck: Sports Media Rights 'Exploding'
Celtics' Grousbeck: Sports Media Rights 'Exploding'
Post Sports Live: Nationals endure tough stretch, Wizards renew Wittman
The Washington Post’s Jason Reid, LaVar Arrington, Dan Steinberg and Jonathan Forsythe discuss the Nationals’ current stretch against NL East opponents, wonder which Nationals are most deserving of All-Star consideration, weigh-in on the Randy Wittman deal for the Wizards and finally express their excitement for this weekend’s Belmont Stakes, the third leg of the Triple Crown in horse racing.%20of%20Bulls_Wizards_Basketball_06544.jpg "Post Sports Live: Did Randy Wittman deserve a new contract?")
Post Sports Live: Did Randy Wittman deserve a new contract?
The Post Sports Live crew debates whether or not Wizards’ head coach Randy Wittman, who led the team to an 18-31 record last year in an interim status, deserved to be signed to a two-year contract extension.
Post Sports Live: What matchup do you want to see in the NBA Finals?
The Post Sports Live crew is unanimous in pulling for an NBA Finals matchup that pits Kevin Durant and the Oklahoma City Thunder against LeBron James and the Miami Heat.
Seattle watches as Thunder rolls into NBA Finals
As the Oklahoma City Thunder prepare to face the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals, basketball fans in Seattle have a tough choice to make. Root for the team that left town four years ago, or become Heat fans for a couple of weeks.
Post Sports Live: LeBron James on the cusp of elusive NBA title
The Washington Post’s Jason Reid offers some perspective on the Heat-Thunder series and what has been a historically strong postseason run for LeBron James while Dan Steinberg laments that James gets too much respect from the referees.Recent columns
COUCH SLOUCH | Ever wonder what a post-apocalyptic NBA team might look like? Here it is.
OPINION | Building through the draft offers little margin for error, and GM Ernie Grunfeld and Washington have made plenty.
OPINION | To escape its spiral, Washington’s NBA team needs to think outside the coaching box.
OPINION | The team is bad, but here’s a fans’ guide to make an unbearable season more interesting.
OPINION | The Wizards rid themselves of big headaches after last season, but the question remains: Will they ever get better?
OPINION | Ernie Grunfeld remade the roster over past six months, but will it make a difference on the court?
Wizards archives
- Wizards feeling good after upset
- D.C.: Where champs go to lose
- Wizards top defending champs
- Wizards’ woes are deep and long-standing
- Wizards’ Vesely moving backward
- Reid: Club’s issues start with draft
- Knicks send Wizards back to losing ways
- Wizards’ era of good feeling
- Could Gary Williams cure Wizards?
- Wizards end futility with first win
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2012 Spring All-Met
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