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Luka Dončić let the NBA down this weekThe first-ever international exhibition on Sept. 8, 1978, is immortalized for the defending NBA champion Washington Bullets’ loss to Maccabi Tel Aviv by the score of 97-98. Since 2000, when the EuroLeague was founded, NBA teams are 75-17 against Europe’s top teams in exhibitions. Or 17-75 if you wan...

Chris Webber, one of the NBA’s great enigmas, deserves his Hall of Fame honorsChris Webber produced two very underrated Nas songs....

As More Demand the D.C. Football Team Change Its Racist Name, Here’s True Story of Why the Bullets Became the WizardsIn 1995, there were 361 homicides in Washington, D.C., and that death toll, more than double last year’s tragic tally of 166, represented a five-year low. The violence of the drug wars of the early ’90s ravaged The District, earning the city the nickname, the “Murder Capital” of America....

Wizards Get A Championship Fight Song Ahead Of Game 7<em></em>

Over the weekend, Nils Lofgren posted a snippet of “Wizards Fever,” a rough remake of his classic “Bullets Fever,” the greatest sports theme song our nation’s capital has ever known....

Hookers Vs. The Klan: Why Earl "The Pearl" Monroe Chose NYC Over Indy

Excerpted from Earl the Pearl: My Story, available tomorrow from Rodale....

For years, the Wizards had no idea where the franchise's lone championship trophy was. ...

Stray Bullet Falls Through Tropicana Field Roof, Hits Fan

During a game against the Marlins two weekends ago, a Rays fan visiting from the Florida panhandle felt something strike his leg. It hit so hard, he thought it was a foul ball. But another fan nearby rooted around on the ground and came up with a bullet....