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John Wall Night Was About More Than Nostalgia, It Was an Organizational Test the Wizards Passed
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Rick Ross probably despises 50 cent more than anyone on this earth but even he can’t deny how hard 50’s verse on “Hate it or Love it” was... 😂
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Jalen Green is on the Bradley Beal career arc which is probably only good for Jalen Green and his accountant.
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WTF indeed! Just trying to get to the bottom of your many cryptic political tweets over the last few weeks. I think you're a very intelligent individual, which is why it concerns me and a lot of Wizards fans that you've taken to a few MAGA taking points.
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I promise you a Chinatown location is going to put the impeccable Chil-Fil-A customer service to the ultimate test.
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All emotions checked at the door, only logic and reasoning over here. Your political seasaw seems to be tilted at the moment because your criticism is one-sided. And dialogue is what the app is for, you put your opinions out there and folk are entitled to ask for more detail.
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There is no way you got on Al Gore’s internet and compared Ace Bailey to KD. I’m sorry bro but this is out of pocket lol
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Now this is the content I'm here for. Fort Dupont is home to one of the only youth black hockey teams in DC and they took the Stanley Cup by there for those kids to see and feel greatness.
Last stop with the #StanleyCup - the Fort Dupont Ice Arena! #ALLCAPS
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Another police involved shooting in Kenosha, Wisconsin where an unarmed black man was shot in the back 7 times. Sick and tired of being sick and tired. Praying that man lives to tell his story and does not become another hashtag.
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The rebranding of Champion from the pits of Walmart hell to the hypebeast culture is honestly amazing.
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Chris Haynes really be out here putting in that reporter work and only getting half the credit he deserves. He broke the biggest story of the summer and it’s been all woj this and shams that. Put some respeck on the OG’s name!
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Keith Lee is going to realize what the real tastemakers in the DMV already know and that’s Baltimore > DC as a food city.
TikTok’s Keith Lee leaves $4,000 tip and a glowing review at Rooted Rotisserie bit.ly/471gkaN
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The more I sit back and think about Beal's tenure in DC the more I have to laugh. That man Brad really planted his own reporter in Wizards media just to gas up everything he did. He ducked accountability at every turn because the Wizards coddled him.
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This is why we have dialogue, to combat misinformation. Not sure where you got the idea that Kamala Harris was a bad VP, but let’s help dispel this propaganda.
1. nytimes.com/2024/08/18/us/po…
2. usatoday.com/story/news/poli…
3. thehill.com/opinion/campaign…
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MLH is like the intellectual Trojan horse for that show lol
The silence in the room cuz they didn’t catch what he just put down
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TC ⛵️
He got the sweater tucked in to show the Gucci belt like them old school playas. He’s divorced AF
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PG getting so much slander that I know the only thing he can do now is craft an IG post calling us broke. That’s literally his only move left 😂
I dont even really wanna clown PG anymore (Im lying) but it's time to have a serious discussion here. I've never been high on PG like that. One of those second tier guys whose market value gets him top tier money. Mans getting 35M per to turn into Ike Diogu in the postseason
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This isn’t just a great deal, it’s a steal. Rotation NBA player for $2.5m’s a year for the next 3 years is incredibly valuable.
The Washington Wizards and two-way forward Justin Champagnie are finalizing a new four-year, $10 million deal, agent Daniel Hazan of Hazan Sports told ESPN. Wizards will pay Champagnie $1.8M for final 6 weeks. In his fourth season, the 23-year-old is having career year.
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Now put his jersey in the rafters
One of our franchise all-time greats.
The definition of an era.
A lasting legacy.
A forever Wizard.
Congratulations on your retirement, @JohnWall 💙
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Simply put, Bradley Beal and Mark Bartelstein played the Wizards franchise like a children’s toy. From a business acumen perspective, shoutout to them. From a DC sports fan perspective… it sucks to get kicked in nuts again.
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John Wall on fans having unrealistic expectations on what athletes can & can't do in their free time: "You got a 9-5, what you do after your 9-5? You not about to sit in the house all day? I'm a grown man and I can do what I want to"
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To say that Wizards GM Tommy Sheppard is changing the culture in DC is an understatement. His ability to relate to all types of people is truly special. How many NBA GM's are able to participate in top 5 rapper debates and openly admit to bumping Big KRIT?
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I encourage everyone to go pick up a book this week! Reading is fundamental @RIFWEB
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Like… Jack Del Rio is no where near this good at his actual job to be going full Alex Jones and still being employed
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🚨BREAKING🚨 @Capitals @WashWizards proposed move to Alexandria is dead.
"Alexandria has ended negotiations related to the Potomac Yard Entertainment District opportunity and the proposal will not move forward" Mayor Justin Wilson says in statement.
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Wizards fans are sick and tired of being humble. So if you see us being obnoxious on the timeline and screen shotting how we're in first place EVERY day, don't say "act like you've been there before." We haven't been here before. We don't know how to act!
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This is the best Wizards giveaway in a landslide. Deni may have the claim as most fashionable Wizard after this beautiful hat design.
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The Wizards just blew the largest lead in a quarter century. Wes got thoroughly outcoached, Beal continuously shows that he has no idea how to win basketball games as a leader and "max" player. Completely unacceptable and everyone making excuses for him look silly right now.
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Spencer Dinwiddie has already made me forget about the Wizards last point guard. This Wizards team is a lot more fun to watch because the ball moves around the court so much better. What a gutsy win for the Wizards to get to 2-0.
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That man literally quote tweeted Charlie Kirk and then turned around and acting like he don’t know why folk calling him MAGA 🤣
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Can the Wizards get a national NBA coverage love fest this week like Chicago and Charlotte had last week or are there too many casuals in the game?
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So I’m hearing that Kanye West is set to bring his “Sunday Service” tour to DC on Saturday 10/12 at Howard University. The performance will take place in the morning before the homecoming parade.
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The thing that's concerning because he's all over the place and has not come up with one tangible solution or inquiry, he's just spewing all the MAGA talking points, and he doesn't even see it.
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Chance’s verse on Baby Blue x Action Bronson is the ultimate scorned lover tale, but I love how he ends it with “I hope you happy”
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RIP OG Maco. “U Guessed it” was his biggest hit and he recorded the video in a DC hotel the night before Trillectro 3 in 2014. What a time.
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The propaganda starting already. How you gon free a man holding a franchise hostage. How, Sway?
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Edwards showed me a lot tonight. She knows everyone and their momma wanted Angel in DC and that they had to move the game to a bigger arena to accommodate the fans and she came out swinging. That’s a great character trait.
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We should have been following the bread crumbs all along like:
BREAKING: The Qatar Investment Authority is buying a minority stake in Monumental Sports & Entertainment — the parent company of the Washington Wizards (NBA) & Capitals (NHL).
That makes them the first sovereign wealth fund to invest in a major US sports team.
(h/t @Sportico)
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Winger might be that guy. I don't know many GM's that could have pulled off what he just did logistically. On the clock. Took a certified deadline deal that he already bagged and fell through, just to fall into a better deal. That's... Wizardry
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Serena is right though. Djokovic and Nadal go off all the time and I've never seen them be docked a whole game before.
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The Bulls did not get a single first round pick after trading Lonzo, DeMar, LaVine, and Caruso. Couldn’t be my GM 🤦🏾♂️
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To all the Twitter NBA Experts, what were the Wizards supposed to get for Porzingis?
1. He had the option of becoming a FA giving him leverage
2. They got him for nothing and turned that into a 1st rd pick
3. They save $10m in salary for next season giving more flexibility
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JJ Redick has done The Pivot, Pardon My Take, and Shaq's podcast this week. He's def up to something.
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Kamala Harris is about to walk Trump down like Quincy Hall in the Olympics
NBC Olympics & Paralympics
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I'm hearing Jalen Hurts coming to Maryland is nearly a done deal. Expect an announcement soon.
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Jonas Valančiūnas has been a legit top half of the league NBA center for a decade and we got him for the extremely cheap and for multiple years. He can be serviceable for the now and super tradeable in the future. This is extremely good business for the Wizards.
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Beal wants the Wizards to prove to him that they can win, but when does he have to prove that he's a winner?
My latest column in @wcp explores the Wizards "identity crisis"
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Ross ain't no blind hater, he literally can't deny it lol
Now they joked him to death. When his potna yelled "better put a chain on that bike" I almost died lol
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When it comes to young stars and who’s up next in the NBA… Bilal Coulibaly has entered the chat.
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They had to move the game to capital one arena to accommodate ticket sales so people could see… *checks notes*
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The Wizards turned Russell Westbrook into an entire winning lineup around Beal and there are people still getting on Al Gore’s internet skeptical of the value the Wizards got in that trade. Mainly because Westbrook’s supporters are borderline fanatics.
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The Wizards now have the 5th worst record in the NBA which gives them a 39.9% chance at a top 4 pick and a 9.8% chance at the number 1 pick and Victor Wembanyama. This team doesn’t have to do anything special to tank, just keep doing what they’re doing.
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There is not one positive thing going on with the Washington Wizards right now. From the front office, to the coaching staff, to the players, to the media coverage, down to the fans. This is almost a new low in this franchise and somehow it’s still not rock bottom.
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Love it and hopefully puts an end to Kuminga rumors.
The Houston Rockets are trading Cam Whitmore to the Washington Wizards for two second-round picks, sources tell ESPN. The deal gives Whitmore a tremendous opportunity for an increased role as he turns 21 on Tuesday and returns to the DMV area.
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The reason Westbrook strongly endorses Scott Brooks return as the Wizards head coach is because he’s not particularly interested in transforming his game in a way that is more conducive to winning deeper into the playoffs. Scotty lets him play how he’s always known... reckless.
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Wizards fans may not want to hear this, but they need Brown more than AJ Dybantsa purely based on positional need. Talent gap is minimal at best between the two prospects.
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Joe Budden really predicted all of this on that episode of everyday struggle when Berg was on the show. He told Akademiks that XXX was playing a dangerous game and to stay away from him because people wanted to hurt him. Those words were sadly prophetic.
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Bokeem Woodbine as Mike Milligan on Fargo Season 2 is simply *chef kiss* nitter.app/MMAGamblingtips/status…
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The fact that the Wizards have a rising star Japanese born player and absolutely no Cherry Blossom merch is an outright travesty. They dropped the ball.
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Had to put some of my thoughts on Wall and the Wizards on to paper because of what he's done for this city and I can't see my man go out like this:
John Wall Deserves More Than a Messy Breakup With the Wizards
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Wizards honestly should try to get him on the coaching staff. Brogdon enjoyed his time in DC and I heard he personally thanked every person in the building before he left at the start of free agency.
Just in: After nine NBA seasons, New York Knicks guard Malcolm Brogdon has decided to retire from basketball, he tells ESPN. Brogdon became the 2017 Rookie of the Year and 2023 Sixth Man of the Year after being drafted No. 36 in 2016.
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The Wizards still owe the Knicks a top 10 protected 1st rd draft pick in ‘25 and top 8 protected in ‘26 from the
*checks notes*…. John Wall
Can’t even root for the team to win as a fan in good faith knowing this is looming. They gotta try and get that pick back.
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The Keyshawn George agenda is real
Here's how the Wizards' offense broke down in terms of touches in their 1st game, per tracking data (they play at DAL tonight):
Kyshawn George - 76
Bub Carrington - 51
Alex Sarr - 49
CJ McCollum - 45
Khris Middleton - 43
Tre Johnson - 41
Cam Whitmore - 32
Corey Kispert - 20
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Bilal Coulibaly put Trae Young in handcuffs tonight and the Wizards get their first win of the season because of it. That’s the growth and development you want to see from a young team.
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Natasha Cloud has started her media availability by declaring that she is not talking about tonight’s game and is giving a list of things that she would like to see done in support of the fight against police brutality and overall improvements in the black and brown communities.
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My free advice for NBCSW would be to make Christy Winters-Scott and Meghan McPeak the Wizards broadcast crew next season. Make history with two black women in the booth by drastically improving the team’s broadcast swagger and intelligence and never look back.
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Not a single one of the Junkies knows anything about basketball. Nothing to see here.
"I wouldn’t want him for one dollar, or for free at this point"
The Junkies aren't a fan of the Kyle Kuzma signing:
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