Washington Wizards News

After his first few games as the new head coach of the Nuggets, Brian Shaw could sense that there were already some doubts about what he was doing.

The troubling trend began in the season opener. And, really, it has just kept coming and coming, like a meteor falling from the sky.

's chances to find himself out of a job will be highest at the end of the year, as his contract is expiring at the end of this season.

Booker posted season highs with 12 points and 12 rebounds while adding two blocked shots in the Wizards' 75-74 loss to the Nuggets.

Sacramento Kings center DeMarcus Cousins and Sacramento Kings power forward Derrick Williams celebrate their win over the Dallas Mavericks 112-97 in a game at Sleep Train Arena Monday December 9, 2013 in Sacramento, Calif.

The Wizards announced on Monday that leading scorer Bradley Beal has been cleared to increase basketball-related activities, while reserve big man Al Harrington will miss at least four weeks after having surgery on his troublesome right knee.

Kemba Walker scored 27 of his 31 points in the second half, and the Charlotte Bobcats ruined Stephen Curry's homecoming with a wire-to-wire 115-111 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Monday night.

Wilson Chandler scored 17 points, Nate Robinson added 16, and Kenneth Faried had a key block and transition dunk with 33 seconds left to lift the Denver Nuggets to 75-74 victory over the Washington Wizards on Monday night.

Cats are dogs by 5.5 points at home? The books are severely underrating Charlotte here.

The Wizards though so little of Jordan Crawford that they traded him to Boston last February for two veterans who contributed a total of four points, eight rebounds, four blocks, two assists and 11 personal fouls in six games.

A month ago the New York Knicks expected to be among the Eastern Conference's top teams, and no matter how overly optimistic it might have seemed, their fans felt like the team might have done enough over the offseason to contend.

Otto Porter Jr. has joined the Wizards at a time when they have been hit with another wave of injuries , but Coach Randy Wittman has no intention of placing a heavy load upon a rookie who is still getting acclimated to the NBA after missing nearly three months with a strained right hip flexor.

Let's be real for a second: Last night sucked. This whole season has sucked, but a 17-point loss to a division rival at home without three starters is a pretty low point.

After a summer spent getting in shape and working extensively with the coaching staff in Washington, the Wizards' Kevin Seraphin, center, has made a stunning regression in his fourth season.

February 22, 2013; Washington, DC, USA; Washington Wizards center Nene blocks the shot of Denver Nuggets point guard Ty Lawson in the fourth quarter at Verizon Center.

The Miami Heat will try to avenge a loss from earlier this week when they visit The Palace of Auburn Hills Sunday to take on the Detroit Pistons.

When one of these NBA players lets the ball fly, you can typically close your eyes and wait to hear the sweet sound of a spherical object swishing through the net.

LeBron James recorded his third double- double of the season and finished two assists shy of a triple-double in the Miami Heat's 103-82 rout of the shorthanded Minnesota Timberwolves.

The Minnesota Timberwolves were without their best player, with Kevin Love back in Portland after the death of his grandmother.

The Denver Nuggets, minus two starters, prevailed, 103-92, in front of 13,113 Saturday night at the Wells Fargo Center.