Wizards Team Report
(Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:36:29 PST)

The Wizards have to be concerned about the confidence of third-year guard Nick Young. A first-round pick out of USC in 2007, Young is at best an afterthought on what thus far has been a bad team.

Young logged just one minute in the team's game at Oklahoma City on Friday night. This, however, was a big improvement on the two previous games, a loss over Detroit and a relatively easy win vs. Cleveland. On the season, Young, once forecast by many to be on the verge of being a regular in the rotation, has played a total of 43 minutes. He hasn't scored a point in his last five games.

"I really don't know what to say," Young said. "I know that I have to earn my way onto the floor, and right now it's not happening for me.

Arenas waiting for 1 million followers to tweet
(Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:02:12 PST)
Gilbert Arenas is waiting for an audience. The enigmatic NBA point guard and former blogger extraordinaire finally signed up for Twitter, but he says he won't post anything on the social networking site until he has 1 million followers. Could be quite some time: Arenas' feed had fewer than 1,700 followers as of Wednesday night.

Wizards F Antawn Jamison makes season debut
(Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:59:44 PST)
Wizards forward Antawn Jamison has made his season debut, starting against the Cleveland Cavaliers after missing Washington's first nine games. Jamison injured his right shoulder during an exhibition game last month. After his shoulder healed, he was sidelined with the flu. Jamison is Washington's captain and led the team in scoring and rebounding each of the past two seasons.

SL: David West speaks out on firing; Duhon’s starting job safe
(Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:05:34 PST)
Each weekday morning, BDL serves up a handful of NBA-related stories to digest with your sweet potato gnocchi .

Wizards sign Earl Boykins, waive Paul Davis
(Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:03:01 PST)
The Washington Wizards have signed free-agent guard Earl Boykins after a series of injuries at that position and waived center Paul Davis. Boykins has averaged 9.4 points and 3.4 assists in 10 NBA seasons with eight teams. He played in Italy last season. Davis averaged 2.5 points and 1.5 assists in two appearances for the Wizards (2-6) this season.

Wade does it to Wizards again, Heat win 90-76
(Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:23:52 PST)
Dwyane Wade had a message for his team at halftime. Lose this game, he said, and it will linger for the remainder of the season. It was a personal pep talk more than anything else. Wade scored 41 points, 29 in the second half -- outscoring Washington by two points over the final 24 minutes -- and the Miami Heat remained in first place in the Southeast Division by holding off the Wizards 90-76 on...

Foye latest Wizards guard to go down
(Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:36:08 PST)
Washington guard Randy Foye sprained his right ankle midway through the second quarter of Tuesday night's game against Miami and was not expected to return. X-rays were planned, the team said. Foye's absence added to the Wizards' growing injury woes at guard. Mike James will miss at least the next month with a broken left ring finger, Mike Miller sprained his left shoulder last week...

Splitting Hairs: Michael Beasley's ABA-style 'fro
(Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:10 PST)
We linked to Michael Beasley's 'fro in Monday's 10-Man Rotation, but something this glorious, this...

Wizards G James out 4-5 weeks with hand injury
(Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:19:36 PST)
Washington Wizards backup guard Mike James is expected to miss up to five weeks with a broken bone in his left hand. The injury was diagnosed Monday, two days after James was hurt in practice. He did not play in Washington's 102-90 loss to the Phoenix Suns on Sunday. James has played in only one game this season for the Wizards, who are 2-5 and have lost their past four games.

NBA roundup: Sunday's action on the courts
(Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:26:00 PST)
The Phoenix Suns were sluggish in their first afternoon game of the season - committing 16 first-half turnovers - but came on late to beat the Washington Wizards on Sunday.