Washington Wizards News

Andrew Bynum watches form the bench during an NBA basketball game against the Washington Wizards in Cleveland.

The Chicago Bulls have a ton of feel good stories over the course of the season - the emergence of Jimmy Butler , the spectacular play of D.J. Augustin and the MVP-like season out of Joakim Noah to name a few.

A: Well, they got away with it Monday against the Wizards, despite their 50-33 deficit, and they got away with it against the Bulls the previous time the teams met, and almost did again, in Sunday's overtime loss in Chicago.

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LeBron James was back Monday night. Back with his shooting stroke, back with his scoring edge, back in the win column.

The house committee on justice approved Marikina representative Robbie Puno's House Bill 3783, for the naturalization of Brooklyn Nets big man Andray Blatche.

Nov 22, 2013; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Washington Wizards center Marcin Gortat warms up before playing against the Toronto Raptors at Air Canada Centre.

A lifetime ago, when Gilbert Arenas was still the merry leader of a fun-loving Wizards squad and Washington Post reporters didn't spend all their time sulking over failing to make quick-hitting blog posts turn into viral shareable sensations, DeShawn Stevenson had a beard-growing contest with then-enemy Drew Gooden.

A minor hiccup didn't stop the Washington Wizards from playing some of their best basketball in years, and as winners of eight of their last nine games, the Wizards are peaking at just the right time.

He is more physical in the post than Gortat. He made some nice rebounds when we really needed them against MIL.

A smiling, emotional Yannick Noah logged almost as much screen time as his son, Joakim, during Sunday afternoon's national telecast.

Miami Heat forward LeBron James reacts to the crowd as he walks to the Heat bench during a time out in the second half of their NBA game against the Chicago Bulls at the United Center in Chicago on Sunday, March 9, 2014.

Five-year old Miyah, who has Burkitt's lymphoma, was helped by Slam Dunk champ John Wall to get in contact with Nicki Minaj.

The Washington Wizards appear poised to end a five-season drought without a postseason appearance.

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Carmelo Anthony shook off a horrid shooting start and scored 26 points, leading the New York Knicks to their third straight victory, 107-97 over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday night.

Atlanta Hawks forward Paul Millsap and forward DeMarre Carroll and Los Angeles Clippers forward Matt Barnes battle for the rebound during the second quarter at Staples Center.

It turns out Mike D'Antoni isn't the only coach capable of turning waiver-wire flotsam into productive NBA players.

Well for starters, you could point to their improved defense , or their more effective offense , or even the departure of Rudy Gay .

"I think he is one of the top 10 passers ever to play in the NBA," former NBA coach George Karl said of the Wizards' Andre Miller, above.