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Lonzo Ball, Lakers prove LaVar right this time

LOS ANGELES — Lonzo Ball and the Lakers got the last laugh on the Wizards and Marcin Gortat, who mocked the rookie on behalf of his father LaVar’s pregame prediction...

Lakers teammate backs up Lonzo Ball after Wizard's Twitter attack

Lonzo Ball fortunately has his Lakers brothers to support him in the face of his boastful dad. Second-year forward Brandon Ingram stood up for Ball on Tuesday after the Wizards'...

Porn star's ridiculous plea to change John Wall's NBA rating

Just when you think Mia Khalifa has grown tired of pestering the sporting world, she pops up one more time. The former porn star, notorious for ridiculing sports stars on...

One of John Wall's teammates won't love Paul George recruitment

A new team has entered into the Paul George sweepstakes: the Washington Wizards. According to ESPN, the Wizards have held trade talks with the Pacers over the superstar, who told...

Colin Cowherd mistimed his latest John Wall attack

The shot shook Washington, and John Wall climbed atop the scorers' table screaming to a city he owns. And he did it all without a father figure. Wall hit the...

Note to Knicks: Calipari says De'Aaron Fox may be next John Wall

CHICAGO — John Calipari said point guard De’Aaron Fox can be like John Wall if he changes his mentality. The Kentucky coach held court Thursday at the NBA Draft Combine....

Isaiah Thomas 53-point outburst comes on day sister would have been 23

BOSTON -- It was his sister's birthday. She would have been 23. Isaiah Thomas spent four or five hours in the dentist's chair having work done on the tooth that...

Knicks make it competitive, but don't ruin lottery standing

The Knicks aren’t necessarily tanking — but they’re losing nonetheless. The latest gut-punch was rallying from a double-digit, fourth-quarter deficit, only to see Carmelo Anthony miss a potential tying 3-pointer....

Wizards stars harassed in weird LA nightclub altercation

Two Wizards players were not wanted in downtown Los Angeles Tuesday night, hours after sending the Lakers to their eighth loss in nine games. One man tried picking a fight with...

John Wall had a migraine, but he gave the Nets the headache

WASHINGTON — John Wall wasn’t the only one left with a headache. Wall overcame waking up with a migraine to score 22 points, Bradley Beal added 19, and the Wizards...

Nets put up a big fight, but still lose their 11th straight

Kenny Atkinson wanted his Nets to match the Wizards’ physicality — and they did. What they couldn’t do was match the Washington’s backcourt, or come up with the one shot...

'Goodbye January': Jackson's Knicks end ugly month with dud

WASHINGTON — The Knicks didn’t need four overtimes to lose this time. Two-and-half quarters were plenty enough as the Wizards built a 19-point lead on the way to outclassing the...

Knicks lose in bizarre fashion with Wizards 'coach on court'

This was not your typical night at the Garden. And not because of elements like a franchise record or the return of Kristaps Porzingis or it being the night Carmelo...

Celtics, Wizards pretend slap fight never happened

After the final buzzer at the TD Garden sounded, the Boston Celtics were victorious over the Washington Wizards by a score of 117-108. However, the drama did not end there...

Nets destroyed on road again with no answers in sight

WASHINGTON — The Nets spent Friday bickering when they should have been playing. They spent it arguing when they should have been defending. And they spent it getting beaten as...

DeMarcus Cousins, John Wall want to end NBA misery together

DeMarcus Cousins and John Wall played one very successful season together at Kentucky, going 35-3 and losing to West Virginia in the Elite Eight. Neither has come close to replicating...

Wizards stars awkwardly take their feud public

The Washington Wizards' two best players "dislike" each other, have had several physical confrontations and brag about being "alphas" when one isn't describing the other (who's paid more) as his "sidekick."...

Bojan Bogdanovic cools off in Nets’ blowout loss to Wizards

WASHINGTON — With the Nets bereft of their top four scorers as they stumble down the home stretch of the season, Bojan Bogdanovic has been thrust into the unfamiliar position...

Stephen Curry: I wasn't born basketball magician

TORONTO — So you take one part great teammates, blend in equal parts talent, experience and familiarity. Then add a whopping portion of work. That’s how you make a superstar...