Jordan Crawford News

Fortunes of an NBA franchise can turn on the bounce of a few ping-pong balls. Late Tuesday, those balls, under the watchful eye of the usual Ernst and Young representative, provided a moment for the Wizards rarer than the once-in-17-years appearance by Brood X of cicadas.

Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal --the third overall pick of the 2012 NBA Draft--helped Washington luck out Wednesday, as their 3.5% chance moved them from no.

I don't know if any of you have read Adrian Wojnarowski's story on Lance Stephenson , the mercurial Indiana Pacers guard that had one of the best games of his career in last night's Game 6 victory over the Knicks .

The key to rebuilding an NBA team is having a defined plan and sticking with it no matter how much criticism or abuse you take for it.

The red, spinning, blaring firetruck sirens of concern about Jan Vesely should've been set off in Charlotte in early November, when he willingly allowed Jordan Crawford to attempt free throws for him .

The Washington Wizards ' salary-cap situation is murky , which means they probably won't make any big splashes in free agency.

Boston Celtics guard Jordan Crawford had an interesting 2012-2013 for the franchise to say the least.

Not even two weeks after coming out as gay, NBA center Jason Collins will receive his first award for courage.

And the Warriors could easily be up 2-0 on the once-heavily favored Spurs if not for an epic collapse in Game 1 . Golden State was supposed to be rattled and scarred after blowing a 16-point lead with less than five minutes left in a double-overtime loss in the series opener.

Jordan Crawford tells the Washington Post's Michael Lee that the Wizards didn't "accept" him for who he was, and that led to their eventual mutual parting of ways.

Garrett Temple was signed as a D-League fill-in and ended up starting 36 games for the injury-riddled Wizards.

Jason Collins, a 12-year NBA veteran, is the first male athlete in a major American team sport to come out as a gay.

NBA free agent center Jason Collins has become a pioneer for gay professional athletes, coming out in a story with Sports Illustrated on Monday morning.

I didn't set out to be the first openly gay athlete playing in a major American team sport.

Here's an overview of the Washington Wizards' salary-cap situation this summer. How can they improve? What limitations will they have? The Washington Wizards enter an interesting summer where further upgrades are likely needed to rise to the next level, but the means to make them are not quite so clear.

The Boston Celtics are in a deep hole in their series against the New York Knicks , but one guy that has clearly stepped up is Jordan Crawford .

Apr 12, 2013; Washington, DC, USA; A Washington Wizards head coach Randy Wittman talks to Wizards power forward Cartier Martin in the third quarter against the Philadelphia 76ers at Verizon Center.

Knicks reserve J.R. Smith won the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year Award Monday, earning 72 first-place votes after averaging 18.1 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.7 assists this season.