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• Figure Skating Stars Pay an Emotional Tribute to the D.C. Plane Crash Victims

  03-03-2025 08:05 via nytimes.com
  
  Spectators, heavy with grief, packed Capital One Arena for the skating benefit.
  
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• Who Will Replace Kyle Kuzma as the King of NBA Tunnel Walk Fashion?

  30-10-2024 16:50 via nytimes.com
  
  Kyle Kuzma unleashed an arms race of pregame N.B.A. style. Now he plans to wear a bland sweatsuit to every game. Will others follow suit?
  
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• Chris Paul Headed to Warriors as Wizards Trade for Jordan Poole

  22-06-2023 23:16 via nytimes.com
  
  Paul, who has spent the past three seasons in Phoenix, is expected to be traded to Washington and then to Golden State.
  
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• Chris Paul Found Out About the Suns’ Trade From His Son

  19-06-2023 21:07 via nytimes.com
  
  Paul, a 12-time All-Star, was on a promotional tour for a book he wrote about his grandfather and his N.B.A. career.
  
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• What Gilbert Arenas Wants Ja Morant to Know

  19-05-2023 20:18 via nytimes.com
  
  Gilbert Arenas’s N.B.A. career never recovered after he brought guns into a locker room. Now he’s puzzled by the gun troubles of Morant, the star Memphis Grizzlies guard.
  
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• LeBron James and Deni Avdija React to Kyrie Irving Posts

  05-11-2022 20:34 via nytimes.com
  “If you are promoting or soliciting or saying harmful things to any community that harm people, then I don’t respect it,” LeBron James said. “I don’t condone it.”
  
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• NBA Season Preview: The Nets and the Lakers Are the Wild Cards

  17-10-2022 07:12 via nytimes.com
  Newly healthy stars and rising young players could shift the power dynamics in both conferences. But if the Nets and the Lakers can recover from off-season drama, they may be the teams to beat.
  
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• Johnny Davis is ready to make his mark: "I want to leave a legacy of being a great teammate and a winner"

  25-06-2022 00:01
  
  On Thursday night, the Wizards selected Johnny Davis from the University of Wisconsin with the 10th overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft.
  
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• NBA community reacts to Wizards' selection of Johnny Davis

  24-06-2022 09:58
  
  Thursday night, the Wizards made Johnny Davis the newest member of the D.C. basketball family, selecting him tenth overall in the 2022 NBA Draft.
  
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• הבחירה ה- 10 בדראפט: ג'וני דייויס

  24-06-2022 09:09
  
  הוויזארדס בחרו בסיבוב הראשון את הגארד שהצטיין בוויסקונסין ובסיבוב השני סנטר בן 18 מק&#
  
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• Wizards select Johnny Davis with 10th pick in 2022 NBA Draft

  24-06-2022 07:38
  
  The Washington Wizards selected Johnny Davis from the University of Wisconsin with the 10th overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft and selected Yannick Nzosa from Unicaja (Spanish ACB) with the 54th overall selection.
  
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• Media Scouting Reports: Johnny Davis

  24-06-2022 04:51
  
  On Thursday night, the Wizards selected Wisconsin guard Johnny Davis with the 10th overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft.
  
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• Wizards 2022 Mock Draft Roundup 4.0

  23-06-2022 18:14
  
  The 2022 NBA Draft is tonight. Soon, the years of scouting and weeks of speculation since the NBA Draft Lottery will culminate in dreams come true for young prospects from across the world. Here, we take one final look at mock drafts from around the NBA media landscape and how they predict Washington will use its #10 overall selection.
  
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• The legacy of Benjamin Banneker

  22-06-2022 23:11
  
  On Saturday, Bradley Beal and Hoop For All unveiled a newly renovated basketball court at Banneker Courts in Downtown D.C. The court is located near the Howard University campus at Banneker Recreation Center. The park, as well as a handful of other locations around the region, is named after Benjamin Banneker, a remarkably influential figure in Washington D.C.’s history, whose work helped marked the district’s cartographic limits. Here, we take a closer look a Banneker’s legacy
  
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• For Wizards' scouts, NBA Draft night represents the culmination of years of work

  21-06-2022 23:03
  
  With the 2022 NBA Draft just a day away, front offices are finalizing their draft boards and preparing to usher in a new wave of NBA talent.
  
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• In quotes: Tommy Sheppard speaks ahead of Thursday’s NBA Draft

  21-06-2022 22:05
  
  On Monday afternoon, Wizards president and general manager Tommy Sheppard spoke with the media ahead of Thursday night’s NBA Draft, the official starting point for the league’s short-burst season of significant roster movement.
  
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• Wizards announce 2022 Summer League schedule

  20-06-2022 19:05
  
  The Washington Wizards announced today their schedule at NBA 2K23 Summer League 2022 in Las Vegas, which will begin with their first game on Saturday, July 9.
  
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• Wizards 2022 Mock Draft Roundup 3.0

  16-06-2022 17:52
  
  Just one week away from the 2022 NBA Draft, big boards and draft strategies around the NBA are nearing their final form.
  
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• Wizards coaches on pre-draft workout evaluations: "We throw a lot at them in a short period of time."

  14-06-2022 19:04
  
  With draft season in full swing, prospects from around the world are flying daily around the country to work out for teams across the league.
  
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• Wizards 2022 Mock Draft Roundup 2.0

  07-06-2022 21:07
  
  With the NBA Draft just over two weeks away and pre-draft workouts in full swing, draft boards continue to develop around the league as teams and media gather more information about the upcoming draft.
  
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• Bradley Beal, Hoop For All Foundation to celebrate Banneker court refurbishment project, Juneteenth on June 18

  06-06-2022 17:07
  
  Washington Wizards All-Star guard and 2018-19 NBA Cares Community Assist Award winner Bradley Beal and the Hoop For All Foundation will celebrate the completion of the Benjamin Banneker basketball court refurbishment project later this month.
  
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• Washington D.C. Sports Team Up on National Gun Violence Awareness Day and Commit an Initial Investment of More Than $85,000 to Everytown for Gun Safety

  03-06-2022 18:03
  
  The Washington Mystics, Capitals, Wizards, Nationals, Commanders, Spirit, and D.C. Shadow today announced an initial donation of more than $85,000 to Everytown for Gun Safety to support Everytown for Gun Safety’s Community Safety Fund, providing direct investment, peer convenings and capacity building to community-based violence intervention programs.
  
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• Kyle Kuzma's top-five games of the 2021-22 season

  25-05-2022 20:02
  
  Kyle Kuzma took advantage of the opportunity he was given throughout the 2021-22 season, setting career highs in minutes (33.4) per contest and rounding out his game with career marks in rebounds (8.5) and assists (3.5) per game.
  
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• Wizards keep a wide focus as 5-on-5 action starts at the NBA Draft Combine

  19-05-2022 18:31
  
  On Wednesday, the 2022 NBA Draft combine opened in Chicago with a circuit of interviews and physical testing for dozens of prospects for next month’s NBA Draft.
  
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• Wizards 2022 Mock Draft Roundup 1.0

  18-05-2022 18:08
  
  At Tuesday night’s Draft Lottery in Chicago, the order for the 2022 NBA Draft was determined, placing the Wizards at the expected #10 position and setting the stage for a month-long, league-wide prospect evaluation process.
  
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• הוויזארדס יבחרו במקום ה- 10

  18-05-2022 06:19
  
  הגרלת הלוטרי קבעה שהוויזארדס יבחרו במקום בו היו 'מיועדים' לפי מאזני העונה הרגילה
  
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• Tommy Sheppard on the NBA Combine, scouting strategy and building through the draft

  16-05-2022 20:16
  
  This week, the Wizards’ front office – and those of the NBA’s 29 other teams – will congregate in downtown Chicago for one of the most pivotal weeks of the league’s offseason.
  
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• Wizards partner with Chris Pyrate for creative collaboration debuting this year

  12-05-2022 19:49
  
  The Washington Wizards have partnered with Chris Pyrate for a creative collaboration on a range of projects including an exclusive streetwear collection which will debut later this year.
  
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• Kristaps Porzingis' top-five games with the Wizards

  12-05-2022 17:23
  
  In just 17 games with the Wizards this season, Kristaps Porzingis made a resounding first impression in his new home.
  
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• 2022 NBA Draft Lottery: Everything you need to know about the Wizards' odds

  11-05-2022 20:12
  
  The 2022 NBA Draft Lottery will take place on Tuesday, May 17 in Chicago and will be broadcast live on ESPN, determining the order of picks 1-14 in June’s NBA Draft.
  
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• Bradley Beal's top-five games of the 2021-22 season

  05-05-2022 19:25
  
  Despite missing just over half the campaign, Bradley Beal made his mark on the Wizards’ 2021-22 season.
  
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• Washington Wizards earn NBA’s Team Innovation Award

  22-04-2022 21:55
  
  The National Basketball Association (NBA) announced today that the Washington Wizards were the recipient of the Team Innovation Award and Game Experience Satisfaction Award, two marque recognitions of the 2022 NBA Sales & Marketing Awards.
  
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• In quotes: Wes Unseld Jr. on the Wizards' 2021-22 season

  14-04-2022 18:16
  
  Earlier this week, Wizards head coach Wes Unseld Jr. addressed the media for the final time before heading into the offseason.
  
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• In quotes: Tommy Sheppard on the Wizards' season, offseason outlook

  14-04-2022 18:10
  
  Earlier this week, Wizards president and general manager Tommy Sheppard spoke to the media following the end of the team’s 2021-22 season, addressing his evaluations of the team’s performance, the ups and downs of a regular season that included significant roster turnover and a long list of injury- and health-related absences, and his priorities for the upcoming offseason.
  
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• Wizards and Heart of America unveil refurbishments at The Unselds' School

  13-04-2022 23:11
  
  On Wednesday, the Wizards and Heart of America completed and unveiled renovations at The Unselds’ School in Baltimore, MD., part of the NBA75 Live, Learn and Play initiative celebrating decades of league history in a milestone season and its teams’ connections to their local communities.
  
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• "דני התקדם בתפקיד הפליימייקר המשני"

  13-04-2022 17:07
  
  מסכמים עונה: שפרד ואנסלד דיברו על העונה שהיתה, האכזבה מאי העליה לפלייאוף, על דני אבדיה
  
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• "אנחנו נרגשים ממה שמצפה לדני עם הנבחרת"

  13-04-2022 16:24
  
  מסכמים עונה: שפרד ואנסלד דיברו על העונה שהיתה, האכזבה מאי העליה לפלייאוף, על דני אבדיה
  
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• משחק אחרון לעונת 21/22

  11-04-2022 00:33
  
  אחרי פתיחה טובה הוויזארדס נעצרו מול בול והקליעה מחוץ לקשת של שארלוט הורנטס. אבדיה על&#
  
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• Preview: Wizards face Hornets in season finale

  10-04-2022 15:37
  
  The Wizards close out their 2021-22 season on Sunday afternoon, taking on the Hornets at 3:30 p.m. at the Spectrum Center.
  
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• "עשיתי צעד גדול קדימה"

  09-04-2022 06:40
  
  דני דיבר בסיום המשחק הביתי האחרון של העונה על העונה שהיתה, האתגרים עימם התמודד, הדברי&
  
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• Preview: Wizards face Knicks Friday in home finale

  07-04-2022 23:41
  
  The Wizards host the Knicks on Friday at 7 p.m. in their final home game of the regular season.
  
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• Preview: Wizards look to stay hot Wednesday vs. Hawks

  06-04-2022 16:48
  
  The Wizards close their three-game road trip on Wednesday night in Atlanta, taking on the Hawks at 8 p.m. at State Farm Arena.
  
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• Gafford's career high, KP's 25 lead Wizards to 132-114 win over Wolves

  06-04-2022 05:28
  
  The Wizards beat the Timberwolves 132-114 on Tuesday night at the Target Center behind a trio of 20-point performances from Kristaps Porzingis, Daniel Gafford and Rui Hachimura.
  
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• Wizards celebrate Fan Appreciation Night on April 8

  05-04-2022 16:04
  
  The Washington Wizards will celebrate and show their appreciation to their loyal and dedicated fanbase on Fan Appreciation Night presented by Michelob ULTRA on Friday, April 8, at 7:00 p.m. against the New York Knicks.
  
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• Preview: Wizards continue road trip Tuesday in Minnesota

  05-04-2022 06:26
  
  The Wizards continue their road trip on Tuesday night, taking on the Timberwolves at 8 p.m. at the Target Center.
  
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• Wizards statement on the passing of Gene Shue

  05-04-2022 01:44
  
  We are saddened by the passing of former Bullets head coach, Gene Shue, a Baltimore native and the winningest coach in franchise history.
  
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• Preview: Wizards, Celtics meet Sunday afternoon in Boston

  02-04-2022 23:29
  
  Having won four of their last five games, the Wizards open a three-game road trip on Sunday at 1 p.m. against the Celtics.
  
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• Wizards honor D.C. basketball legends on Hall of Fame Night

  02-04-2022 06:59
  
  On Friday night, as the Wizards took on the Mavericks at Capital One Arena, the team celebrated Hall of Fame Night, presented by Moet & Chandon, highlighting the careers and legacies of some of the franchise’s most impactful icons.
  
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• Recap: Wizards beat Mavericks 135-103

  02-04-2022 04:40
  
  The Wizards got their fourth win in the last five games, earning a 135-103 wire-to-wire victory over the Mavericks on Friday night at Capital One Arena.
  
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• Preview: Wizards cap homestand Friday vs. Dallas

  01-04-2022 04:40
  
  The Wizards close a four-game homestand on Friday night, hosting the Mavericks at 7 p.m. at Capital One Arena.
  
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