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4 unusual facts about Washington Wizards


David Mincberg

His article, "Guns, Collective Bargaining and Moral Turpitude: Gilbert Arenas and the National Basketball Association" examined the standards by which the NBA assesses moral turpitude and whether Gilbert Arenas' contract could have been terminated on such grounds in the wake of his decision to bring a gun into the Washington Wizards' locker room.

Les Walrond

With Walrond anchoring the baseball team, Booker T. experienced an athletic renaissance that included New York Giants defensive back R.W. McQuarters and Washington Wizards center Etan Thomas.

UAAP Season 71 men's basketball tournament

Newly crowned World Boxing Council lightweight and super featherweight champion Manny Pacquiao and Washington Wizards player Gilbert Arenas attended the July 6 games featuring host UP against NU and the Ateneo-La Salle game.

Women's basketball

Most team names are also very similar to those of NBA teams in the same market, such as the Washington Wizards and Washington Mystics, the Minnesota Timberwolves and Minnesota Lynx.


2009–10 Cleveland Cavaliers season

On February 17, the Cavaliers completed a three-team trade with the Washington Wizards and the Los Angeles Clippers, acquiring Antawn Jamison from Washington and Sebastian Telfair from L.A. The Cavs sent Zydrunas Ilgauskas to the Wizards, plus a first round draft pick in 2010 and the rights to Emir Preldžić.

Louisiana State University Laboratory School

Brothers Collis Temple III and Garrett Temple, both former LSU basketball players and Garrett now plays professionally with the Washington Wizards

Northern Burlington County Regional High School

Cedric Jackson (born 1986), basketball player who has played in the NBA for the Cleveland Cavaliers, San Antonio Spurs and Washington Wizards.

Ray Clay

Jordan was then playing for the Washington Wizards, and Chicago Sun-Times columnist Jay Mariotti asked Clay how he was going to introduce the ex-Bull.

UCLA Bruins men's basketball

Seven of Lavin’s former Bruin recruits became roster members of NBA teams: Trevor Ariza (Washington Wizards), Matt Barnes (Los Angeles Clippers), Baron Davis, Dan Gadzuric, Ryan Hollins (Los Angeles Clippers), Jason Kapono (Panathinaikos B.C.), and Earl Watson (Utah Jazz).

Washington Mystics

With many people believing that the rafters are reserved for achievements in sports and not by the fans and thinking it is insulting to have banners for championships (such as the '84 Georgetown Hoyas and the '78 Washington Bullets) and retired numbers (for the Washington Wizards and the Washington Capitals) hang next to "attendance champion" banners.

The team is owned by Monumental Sports & Entertainment (led by Ted Leonsis), who also owns the Mystics' NBA counterpart, the Washington Wizards.


see also

2001–02 Washington Wizards season

After retiring from the Chicago Bulls in early 1999, Michael Jordan became the Washington Wizards’ president of basketball operations as well as a minority owner in January 2000.