| NBA board approves sale of Bobcats to Jordan |
Wed Mar 17 12:53:59 2010 EST |
| f a North American major-league sports franchise when Charlotte began play in 2004. Jordan joined the Bobcats ownership group in June 2006 and served as the team's managing member of basketball operations, the same position he held with the Washington Wizards earlier in the decade. As a five-time league MVP, six-time champion and two-time gold medal winner, Jordan has few rivals in regards to his game on the court. The North Carolina native's stints in the front office, however, have come under |
| Jazz seeking to extend Timberwolves' season-long misery |
Wed Mar 17 11:00:03 2010 EST |
| he Western Conference power Utah Jazz welcome the lowly Minnesota Timberwolves to Salt Lake City tonight. The Jazz, who are currently the fourth seed in the West, snapped a rare two- game skid on Monday with a win over another also-ran, the Washington Wizards. Carlos Boozer led the way in that one with 23 points and nine rebounds as the Jazz sent the reeling Wizards to their eighth consecutive defeat, a 112-89 setback, at EnergySolutions Arena. Deron Williams added 17 points and 11 assists, but |
| Anthony, Nuggets hand Wizards ninth straight defeat |
Wed Mar 17 00:11:01 2010 EST |
| Denver, CO (Sports Network) - Carmelo Anthony scored 29 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, as the Denver Nuggets battled back to upend the Washington Wizards, 97-87, at the Pepsi Center. J.R. Smith added 17 points off the bench and Nene chipped in 16 for the Nuggets, who have won seven of their last eight. Andray Blatche paced Washington with 23 points and eight boards for the Wizards, who dropped their ninth in a row. Al Thornton scored 16 points, but fouled out in the defeat, while Alonzo Gee ad |
| Wizards F Howard out at least six months following surgery |
Tue Mar 16 21:42:01 2010 EST |
| Washington, DC (Sports Network) - Washington Wizards forward Josh Howard underwent successful surgery to repair a torn left ACL, the club announced on Tuesday. Howard, who sustained the injury in a game against the Bulls on February 22, is expected to make a full recovery in six to eight months. The Wake Forest product was acquired by Washington prior to the trade deadline in a seven-player deal that sent forward Caron Butler to the Mavericks. In 35 games this season with the Mavs and Wizards, |
| Nuggets hope to have Karl back vs. Wizards |
Tue Mar 16 10:54:13 2010 EST |
| (Sports Network) - The Denver Nuggets hope to have head coach George Karl back on the bench tonight when the Western Conference power kicks off a three-game homestand against the woeful Washington Wizards. Karl announced last Friday that he would miss the team's road trip to adjust to a feeding tube that was placed into his stomach as part of his treatment for neck and throat cancer. The veteran mentor planned to return tonight. "Hopefully I'll be ready to rejoin them when they come home," said |
| Arenas: 'I deserve to be punished' for gun prank |
Mon Mar 15 09:02:00 2010 EST |
WASHINGTON (AP) -Gilbert Arenas says he deserves to be punished for bringing guns to the locker room. The suspended Washington Wizards guard tells Esquire magazine he wasn't using ``longevity thinking'' when he took out four guns in what he says was an attempt to play a prank on teammate Javaris Crittenton in December. Arenas pleaded guilty to a felony gun charge in January and will be sentenced next week. He has been suspended until the end of the season by the NBA. The Esquire article |
| Surging Magic continue push towards postseason, visit Wizards |
Sat Mar 13 10:35:40 2010 EST |
| (Sports Network) - The lowly Washington Wizards will continue playing out the string tonight when they host Eastern Conference power Orlando. The Wizards lost their sixth straight game last night in Auburn Hills when Will Bynum provided a spark with a career- best 20 assists, helping the Detroit Pistons beat Washington, 101-87. Andray Blatche led all scorers with 23 points to go with 10 rebounds to lead the Wizards, who have also dropped six straight to the Pistons. Al Thornton racked up 16 poi |
| Bynum's 20 assists keys Detroit's win over Wizards |
Fri Mar 12 23:14:32 2010 EST |
| Auburn Hills, MI (Sports Network) - Will Bynum provided a spark with a career- best 20 assists, helping the Detroit Pistons beat the Washington Wizards for a sixth straight time, 101-87, at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Tayshaun Prince, Jonas Jerebko and Richard Hamilton all scored 18 to pace the Pistons. The three combined to shoot 24-of-45 for the game. Ben Gordon chipped in 17 off the bench and Jason Maxiell tallied 12 points and 10 boards for the Pistons, who recorded just their second win in |
| Hawks hope to snap funk in DC |
Thu Mar 11 11:04:37 2010 EST |
| (Sports Network) - The Atlanta Hawks hope to avoid a third straight loss when they wrap up a three-game road trip Thursday night against the Southeast Division-rival Washington Wizards at the Verizon Center. Atlanta is winless so far on the trek and is coming off Monday's 99-98 setback at New York in which Josh Smith posted a team-high 25 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and handed out six assists. Al Horford did his best with 18 points and 12 boards for the Hawks, who have dropped two in a row sinc |
| Rockets take fading playoff push to Washington |
Tue Mar 9 10:33:49 2010 EST |
| (Sports Network) - The chances of the Houston Rockets making the playoffs are fading like a flattop. Tonight they'll have to get past the Washington Wizards at the Verizon Center and hope for some help around the league. Houston is 4 1/2 games out of the eighth and final playoff berth in the West and will close out a three-game road trip Tuesday night. It has alternated wins and losses over the past seven games and suffered a 110-107 overtime loss in Detroit the last time out on Sunday. Rockets |
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