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When Terrence Ross hit a three-pointer at the buzzer Sunday night, it looked like the Toronto Raptors and Sacramento Kings would go to overtime. The NBA's Replay Center had other ideas.

John Wall and Bradley Beal each go for 34 at home, but Miami shoots 50 percent from the field to hold on.

The 28-year-old isn't about to let politics or peer pressure bend him into making any rash real estate decisions.

‘Little Polish Wizard fan’ is smiling again after loss to Sixers

Kevin Olechno is a die-hard Marcin Gortat fan.

Wizards survey the damage from their poor defensive effort against Miami

The Wizards returned to work on Sunday and — you guessed it — dedicated their time together to improving team defense.

Defense — or lack thereof — continues to plague the Wizards

Coach Scott Brooks has been preaching the importance of defending to the Wizards since training camp, but something just isn't transferring from practice to games.

The ex-Clippers owner, banned for life from the NBA for making racist comments that were caught on tape in 2014, was appealing an antitrust suit against the league that had been dismissed in March.

The 7-foot-3 forward is making teammates believe there's never been anyone like him.

Now that the new NBA year is well underway, we're accumulating enough evidence to determine whether some early-season themes will continue to grow or simply peter out.

A day after hitting a low point, Washington sprints to a 27-point lead and holds off New York, 119-112.

Minnesota is a young team whose biggest problem comes to light after halftime.

There have been 16 players in NBA history who have used 35 percent or more of their team's possessions during the regular season while qualifying for the scoring title. None won a ring.

He hit the game-winner but saved the dagger for Twitter.

The Spurs decided to replace an aging Hall of Fame center in Tim Duncan with another in Pau Gasol. But despite Gasol's many talents, it's far from a like-for-like switch.

James has long been an admirer of the late boxing icon.

Cave Canem, a group that supports African American poets, wins Literarian Award.

In a battle of shorthanded cellar-dwellers, Philadelphia prevails, 109-102, to drop Washington to 2-8.

On this episode of Posting Up, Candace Buckner stops by to talk about the disastrous start for the Wizards and why the next five games could be pivotal to their success.

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Kristaps Porzingis came to the NBA from Europe as a 7-footer with 3-point range, so the comparisons to Dirk Nowitzki were inevitable.

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Rudy Gay and the Sacramento Kings were glad to benefit from a rare bit of good fortune.

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Sharp-shooting rookie Jamal Murray showed why he could one day become Denver’s go-to guy late in games.

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Even when Dwyane Wade takes a night off to rest, Jimmy Butler gets the benefit of his new Chicago Bulls teammate’s veteran experience.

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Jeff Teague scored eight of his 30 points in overtime and the Indiana beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 115-111 on Sunday night for their first road victory of the season.

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