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Wizards Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

Tue, 13 May 2008 00:56:28 PDT

Now that the season is over, it could be said that the real season is about to begin for the Wizards. With Gilbert Arenas opting out of his contract and Antawn Jamison's contact expiring this summer, no team will be more focused on the free agent frenzy than the Wizards.

While Arenas has proved to be a superstar, he is a superstar when he is healthy, something he has not been now at the end of the season for two years running. Will the Wizards be willing to max him out—which they have already said they intend to do—even though there are serious questions about the health of his knee? And Arenas has yet to give the team a solid commitment that he indeed wants to return next season.

And what about Jamison?

Grunfeld on Arenas: 'We're on the same page, then' (AP)

Thu, 08 May 2008 13:42:05 PDT

Not surprisingly, Gilbert Arenas' blog was the first topic of conversation at Washington Wizards president Ernie Grunfeld "state of the team" news conference Thursday. Grunfeld shrugged, smiled and took in stride Arenas' insistence via the Internet that he won't return to the Wizards if forward Antawn Jamison doesn't.

Arenas, Jamison package deal for Wizards (PA SportsTicker)

Thu, 08 May 2008 00:43:18 PDT

Gilbert Arenas isn't returning to the Washington Wizards next season without Antawn Jamison.

Arenas: 'Weird things happen in free agency' (AP)

Wed, 07 May 2008 18:03:37 PDT

Gilbert Arenas insists he won't return to the Washington Wizards if forward Antawn Jamison isn't re-signed by the team. "If he doesn't come back, I'm not coming back," Arenas said Wednesday in a posting on his blog, a rambling entry of more than 2,800 words. Arenas, a three-time All-Star who missed most of this season after two operations on his left knee, can opt out of his contract.

Defense never rests for Posey and the Celtics (Yahoo! Sports)

Wed, 07 May 2008 00:30:00 PDT

By locking down LeBron James, the Celtics validated their season-long standing as the league's best defensive team.

Garden advantage hides Celtics' flaws (Yahoo! Sports)

Sun, 04 May 2008 21:20:00 PDT

Bad matchup or bad omen? The Hawks exposed the Celtics' flaws for LeBron James.

Wizards look to have same look next season (AP)

Sun, 04 May 2008 18:21:21 PDT

There is no use speculating whether Gilbert Arenas and Antawn Jamison will return to the Washington Wizards next season. If the attitudes expressed Sunday are any indication, their futures with the team are a foregone conclusion. "I think it will be the case," forward Caron Butler said. "I'm almost positive that it will be the case, that Gil and Antawn will be back in a Wizards uniform next year."...

Don't fault McGrady for his one-and-done legacy (Yahoo! Sports)

Sat, 03 May 2008 13:36:00 PDT

Tracy McGrady has yet to make it out of the first round of the playoffs, but look at his competition. Should we have expected otherwise?

Wizards have decisions to make about Arenas, Jamison (AP)

Sat, 03 May 2008 12:08:56 PDT

The Washington Wizards sang a familiar tune in the aftermath of a third consecutive first-round series loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers. The words were almost cut-and-paste from a year ago. "Who knows what happens if we have a healthy team?" point guard Antonio Daniels said. "If we was whole, who knows what would have happened?" All-Star forward Caron Butler said.

James' triple-double helps Cavs beat Wiz 105-88, end series (AP)

Fri, 02 May 2008 20:35:38 PDT

LeBron James had the last word. In an NBA playoff series filled with trash talk, hard fouls, 13 technicals, one ejection, one suspension and plenty more, James was everywhere and did a little bit of everything in Game 6. And, in what's become his personal rite of spring, he led the Cleveland Cavaliers past the Washington Wizards.

NBA suspends Wizards' Songaila for 1 game (AP)

Fri, 02 May 2008 16:37:22 PDT

Washington Wizards reserve forward Darius Songaila was suspended by the NBA for Game 6 of his team's first-round playoff series against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday night for hitting LeBron James in the face. "Did I think it was intentional? I'm not sure. But it happened," James said before the game.

Wizards F Songaila suspended (PA SportsTicker)

Fri, 02 May 2008 09:15:10 PDT

NEW YORK (Ticker) - Washington Wizards forward Darius Songaila has been suspended one game without pay for striking Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James in the face with his hand, the NBA announced Friday.

With talk toned down, Cavs-Wiz becomes Butler vs. LeBron (AP)

Thu, 01 May 2008 15:00:23 PDT

Shhhhh! That, essentially, was what Washington Wizards co-captains Caron Butler and Antawn Jamison told teammates. Be quiet off the court, and play better on it against LeBron James' Cleveland Cavaliers. Tellingly, neither DeShawn Stevenson nor Brendan Haywood met with the media horde after the Wizards' brief practice and video session Thursday.

The Internets are alive: Wizards at Cavs, Game 5 (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 01 May 2008 07:00:50 PDT

Scanning the blogs and beats following the Wizards' 88-87 win over the Cavaliers in Game 5 of the Eastern...

Cavs didn't start like a team that could have closed series (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 01 May 2008 05:59:33 PDT

Most of the attention will be how the Cleveland Cavaliers finished their 88-87 loss to the Washington Wizards on...

For a change Wizards let actions speak louder than words (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 01 May 2008 05:49:46 PDT

Not everybody on the Washington Wizards is a talker. Caron Butler is a doer. Antawn Jamison, even on a bad...

Butler's basket helps Wizards force Game 6 (AP)

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 19:53:35 PDT

Caron Butler whispered in LeBron James' ear, one last word in case the Washington Wizards' season was about to end. With only a few ticks of the clock left, desperate times called for desperate measures. "I was messing with LeBron before the play started," Butler said. "I told him, 'Miss this shot, make it interesting and let's take this thing back to D.C."' Seconds later, the Wizards were on their...

Stevenson doesn't feel welcome in Cleveland (AP)

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:44:45 PDT

Walking through a mall, DeShawn Stevenson learned quickly he's made more than LeBron James mad. The whole city dislikes him. Stevenson has been branded Public Enemy No. 1 in Cleveland for calling James "overrated" and then committing a flagrant foul against the Cavaliers' star in Game 4 on Sunday. He also was fined $25,000 by the NBA for making a throat-slashing gesture in the first quarter of...

NBA playoffs: East is where surreal happens (SportingNews.com)

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 06:46:42 PDT

The Western Conference playoffs were supposed to provide all the drama, but so far, the Eastern Conference playoffs have been far more compelling, if bizarre.

James confident heading to Game 5 (AP)

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:03:42 PDT

LeBron James whistled an unrecognizable tune -- no, it wasn't one of Jay-Z's -- as he practiced free throws. He seemed blissfully serene. Staying that way will be tough. He's got to go at least one more round with the Washington Wizards. A target of taunts and physical abuse almost since the opening tip in Game 1, James and the Cavaliers can eliminate the Wizards from the playoffs for the third...

Wizards' Stevenson fined for 'menacing gesure' (Yahoo! Sports)

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 11:55:37 PDT

The NBA has fined Washington Wizards guard DeShawn Stevenson $25,000 for making a "menacing gesture"...

Behind the boxscore, where the good Doc let us down (Yahoo! Sports)

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:00:49 PDT

Mates, mugs, and anyone in between: another BDL liveblog takes place tonight. Time? 9:30, on the island of...

Pierce, Stevenson fined for their actions in playoff games (AP)

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:10:58 PDT

Boston Celtics forward Paul Pierce and Washington Wizards guard DeShawn Stevenson were fined $25,000 each by the NBA on Monday for making "menacing gestures" in playoff games, another attempt by the league to crack down on bad behavior. Pierce was sanctioned for flashing a hand gesture toward Atlanta's Al Horford and attempting to stare him down in the fourth quarter of the Celtics' 102-93 loss to...

Cleveland's Gibson does his damage downtown (Yahoo! Sports)

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:19:30 PDT

They say timing is everything, and that certainly was true for Daniel Gibson on Sunday afternoon.

On the seventh day of Game 4, LeBron passed (Yahoo! Sports)

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:32:50 PDT

LeBron James, the 6-foot-8 rock of a physical specimen, has nothing on LeBron James, the mentally superior...

The Internets are alive: Cavs at Wizards, Game 4 (Yahoo! Sports)

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:00:40 PDT

Scanning the blogs and beats following the Cavaliers' 100-97 win over the Wizards in Game 4 of the Eastern...

West's 3 lifts Cavs over Wizards 100-97 in Game 4 (AP)

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 15:52:33 PDT

King James lost his crown. All right, so it was his burgundy headband that went flying when LeBron James took a shot to the noggin from DeShawn Stevenson, their simmering feud nearly boiling over. James kept his cool, allowing the flagrant foul to spark him and his Cleveland Cavaliers. At game's end, James was just as collected, drawing waves of Washington Wizards defenders before dishing to Delonte...

Cavaliers aren't kings of the road (Yahoo! Sports)

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 06:03:09 PDT

The Cleveland Cavaliers have been inconsistent on the road since the midseason trade for Wally Szczerbiak, Joe...

Wizards play head games with Cavs (Yahoo! Sports)

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:01:22 PDT

Washington Wizards ' Caron Butler shaved his nickname, "Tough Juice," in block letters into the back...

Wizards get off ropes, dominate Cavaliers 108-72 in Game 3 (AP)

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 21:32:04 PDT

LeBron James was serenaded with chants of "over-rated!" as he stood at the free throw line late in the third quarter, the latest humorous twist in an ongoing saga that had somehow snared -- yes, believe it or not -- one of his son's favorite rappers into a front-row seat near the basket. James couldn't help but laugh.