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Nick Young's Parents Were Screaming When They Found Out He Was Leaving The Wizards
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: The Wizards released some hostages....

JaVale McGee Did Another JaVale McGee Thing Last Night
We already showed you JaVale McGee's, um, pass to Jason Kidd from last night. And we still think what happened Monday, when he cherry-picked after trying to catch a pass with his face before giving up, is without equal in McGee's ceaseless catalogue of hilarity, a virtuoso blend of the sort of low...

JaVale McGee Gave Jason Kidd The Easiest Steal Of His Career Tonight
The stat tracking software used by the NBA has standard stock phrases for events in the game. Here's how the official description of this reads in the play-by-play:...

JaVale McGee Does Goofy Thing, Lazy Thing, Awesome Thing All In One Sequence
I mean, this is the definitively JaVale McGee video, isn't it? The good, the bad and the ugly, all in the span of about ten seconds. JaVale gets hit in the face with the ball on the fast break, turning it over. Then he neglects to get back on defense. But wait! The Wizards get the steal and airmai...

The Best And Very, Very Worst Of JaVale McGee: A Video Tribute
JaVale McGee is an elite athlete who does things that most people could never even dream of. That's what makes it all the better when JaVale decides his talents are best spent doing things like goaltending a shot into the fifth row and running back on defense while his team still has the ball. ...

JaVale McGee Volleyball-Served A Goaltend Into The Fifth Row
JaVale McGee watched Top Gun today, and the pulse-pounding rock of Kenny Loggins inspired him to come out and perform in tonight's Kings-Wizards matchup. Unfortunately, that meant this ridiculous goaltending call that had him smacking the ball into the crowd like he had beef with Iceman. Play-in ...

JaVale McGee Was In A World Of Hurt After Taking A Shot To The Groin Last Night
Late in the first half of last night's 104-88 Suns win over the Wizards, JaVale McGee—The Best Thing In The NBA—suffered that most unkindly of cuts (though, mercifully, exactly how it happened isn't explicitly clear)....

Ladies, Now You Know Why Jordan Crawford No Longer Takes Your Calls
"I'm the wrong person to talk to about Valentine's Day. I usually get rid of my shorties around now." [NBC Washington]...

Wizards Fan Says LeBron Threatened To Kick His Ass For Heckling Him
Former Deadspin contributor Sarah Kogod overheard what she called a "heated conversation" between LeBron James and a Wizards fan last night. She then spoke to the fan, got his take, and tweeted what he had to say, which included a threat from LeBron:...

Watch Maurice Evans Run Away From The Chance To Be On The Jeremy Lin Poster
Yes, Knicks insta-sensation Jeremy Lin shook John Wall with a nasty crossover last night, on his way to a highlight dunk against the Wizards. But the true measure of Linsanity comes from Washington's Maurice Evans, who sees No. 17 coming, takes a tentative slide step toward stopping him, then chan...

This Is Why JaVale McGee Is The Best Thing In The NBA
This is from last night's Raptors-Wizards game. Please keep an eye on JaVale McGee. He's the fellow who first goes backward between the legs (impressive), then throws up the ball within an area code of the hoop (less impressive), then goes tearing down the court while the Wiz still have possession...

Ted Leonsis Has Had It With The <em>Washington Post</em> "Harboring Criminals" Who Resell Wizards Tickets, The Way The Wizards Do
As long as Dan Snyder is around Washington, Wizards and Capitals owner Ted Leonsis won't ever be the city's most thin-skinned sports owner. But with his Caps and Wizards turning in disappointing and horrifying seasons, respectively, Leonsis has been showing the strain....

This Is Encouraging, Wizards Fans: Andray Blatche Says Randy Wittman Is "The Same Coach As Flip"
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: the rudderless Wizards drift closer to the rocks....

JaVale McGee's Mother Has Some Ideas About How The Washington Wizards Should Showcase JaVale McGee
The Washington Wizards may be complacent on the court, but no one works harder on finding hilarious ways to be dysfunctional. Today's contributor: JaVale McGee's mommy, who has complaints about her son's playing time, his role in the team's offense, and whether he's being coached properly....

Ticket Prices For The Next Wizards Home Game Have Jumped 60 Percent In One Day ... To $3.99
Those same seats for Friday's game against the Nuggets were going for just $2.50 yesterday afternoon. Which was way up from the 30 cents apiece a few guys shelled out to see the Raptors last week. At just under four bucks a pop, you too can catch Wizards fever. I think. [StubHub]...

Chandler Parsons Just Dunked On JaVale McGee
Sure, it's a tip-slam, but if you're 7'0" JaVale McGee then the likes of Chandler Parsons should not be dunking on you—under any circumstances. Parsons then rides around with his crotch in McGee's face for a few seconds just added to the degradation, but these sorts of things are how a team like ...

Of All The Great NBA Uniforms To Steal, Kuwaiti Pro Team Chooses The Wizards
If you were going to pattern your club after an NBA team, it'd have to be the Wiz, right, right? Al Kuwait, which plays in, yes, Kuwait, is getting some press after photos of their jerseys made the rounds. It's nearly identical to the Wizards' new jerseys, right down to the red white and blue repres...

Wizards Big Man Hamady Ndiaye Stuffed Himself Into A Mini Car Last Night
Yes, he fit. All seven feet of him. No word on whether he let his knees do the driving. [Twitter, via DC Sports Bog]...

Michael Jordan The Player Would've Hated Michael Jordan The Hardline Owner
Over at SB Nation, Tom Ziller has compiled some of Michael Jordan's contradictory views on the NBA lockout. In a meeting during the '98 lockout, for example, Jordan the player told Wizards owner Abe Pollin, "If you can't make it work economically, you should sell the team." Ziller points out that in...

23-Year-Old NBA Player With One Losing Season Under His Belt Says He "Can Be Better Than Michael Jordan"
Jordan Crawford, the 23-year-old guard who has played in a single, 23-59 NBA season: "'I don't tell nobody, but I feel like I can be better than Michael Jordan,' Crawford said, without the slightest hint of sarcasm. 'When I'm done playing, I don't want people to say, Michael Jordan is the best playe...