The extended television timeouts had proven to be too brief, failing to provide the kind of rest that LeBron James needed in an intense game against a prideful, battle-tested team. James could feel himself wearing down after chasing around Kawhi … ... read more...

The Washington Wizards moved into their third day of pre-draft workouts on Wednesday by auditioning several players who could fit into the team’s plans in the second round of the June 27 NBA draft, most notably former Louisville point guard … ... read more...

The exodus to Arizona continues. Wizards assistant coach Jerry Sichting is leaving the organization to join new coach Jeff Hornacek’s staff with the Phoenix Suns, multiple people with knowledge of the situation have confirmed. Sichting spent one season in Washington, … ... read more...

LeBron James readily admits that San Antonio had the superior team when he and the Cleveland Cavaliers faced the Spurs in the 2007 NBA Finals. James was still a young, could-do-wrong phenom back then, beloved in his home state and … ... read more...

It was their time to repay the favor, to remind LeBron James that his “Cleveland days” are behind him, that he isn’t in the NBA Finals with a supporting cast of Boobie Gibson and Anderson Varejao, and that – for … Conti... read more...

If the Wizards want to see Indiana junior swingman and former DeMatha standout Victor Oladipo, they will have to come to him and not the other way around. According to multiple league sources with knowledge of the situation, Oladipo has … ... read more...

Idling in the bowels of Verizon Center on Friday, Otto Porter Jr. looked ready to take his career in a new direction. Perhaps literally so. Hanging from his slender 6-foot-8 frame was a blue and white Washington Wizards practice jersey, … ... read more...

During four seasons at Bucknell, center Mike Muscala visited Washington and its neighboring cities many times. Among the highlights were games against American at Bender Arena, including a last-second basket to beat the Eagles this past season, and multiple trips … ... read more...

Ever since the eighth grade, Kevin Foster has gone up against NBA talent, developing his skills against the likes of J.R. Smith and Mike James during workouts with former Maryland star and NBA coach John Lucas. Thanks to Lucas’s tough-love … ... read more...

Before he pulled off his demoralizing block on Tiago Splitter, angry two-handed chest thump and bombastic two-handed dunk in the fourth quarter of the Miami Heat’s 103-84 victory, LeBron James had to first be lifted up by his teammates – … ... read more...

The Washington Wizards plan to work out Georgetown sophomore Otto Porter Jr. on June 14 at Verizon Center, agent David Falk confirmed Thursday. Falk said that the specifics of the workout are still being hashed out but added that Porter … ... read more...

By Mark Giannotto If everything goes according to plan for Nerlens Noel, he won’t end up in Washington when the 2013 NBA draft takes place later this month. Considered the favorite to be the No. 1 pick by the Cleveland … Conti... read more...

Khalif Wyatt curled around a screen, caught a pass and swished a shot from beyond the three-point line during Thursday’s pre-draft workout with the Washington Wizards at Verizon Center. It’s a drill the 6-foot-4 guard has performed too many times … ... read more...

In the four years since he made his last trip to the NBA Finals, Rashard Lewis had to deal with a stunning trade from Orlando to Washington, accept that his knees and age would prohibit him from being a regular … Continue rea... read more...

Bradley Beal and John Wall are already accustomed to wearing red, white and blue, but they are now in position to prove that they deserve to wear those colors to represent their country. USA Basketball announced on Wednesday that the … ... read more...

Moving into Day 4 of pre-draft workouts, the Washington Wizards continued to evaluate prospects who figure to be available in the second round of the June 27 NBA draft, including forwards James Southerland (Syracuse) and Deshaun Thomas (Ohio State). During … ... read more...

During a timeout in the second quarter of San Antonio’s 113-77 win over the Miami Heat in Game 3 of the NBA Finals, Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich shouted to his players in the team huddle, “Feel confident, let `em fly, … ... read more...

When he looks around and sees a trio of future Hall of Famers born on foreign soil, a rangy small forward whose father was murdered five years ago, and a collection of players that have been cut, dumped and discarded … Continue reading ... read more...

Bradley Beal is still more than a week away from his 20th birthday, but there is another significant date that the Wizards’ shooting guard is possibly monitoring with even greater anticipation: The day when he will finally be cleared to … ... read more...

Following a dinner Wednesday night with members of the Washington Wizards organization, Anthony Bennett made his way back to a downtown hotel. After taking a few steps up the building stairs, the forward out of UNLV heard someone call his … ... read more...