The Washington Wizards are bad, and Tuesday night’s win over the Los Angeles Clippers won’t make up for that. John Wall’s 30-point night won’t make up for that. Any kind of staid quotes from the coaches or players won’t make up for that.
The story is that this team just plain doesn’t like each other, and it’s hard to see how that will change enough to keep this core together. The Wizards front office is already taking calls for potential trades, and teams like the Charlotte Hornets are inquiring about stars like Bradley Beal.
Of course, fans in D.C. are not taking the news of the team’s pending separation lightly. As folks started to pour into the Capital One Arena on Tuesday, at least one fan showed up with the universal symbol of a vote of no confidence.
Via Twitter:
The state of Wizards fans... pic.twitter.com/eqU3Rqfza7
— Fred Katz (@FredKatz) November 21, 2018
Wizards fans are booing the Wizards right now.
— Jovan Buha (@jovanbuha) November 21, 2018
Washington beat Los Angeles, 125-118, but that won’t make up for the general malaise surrounding the franchise.
Given how long the Jimmy Butler Saga continued with the Minnesota Timberwolves, I don’t have any confidence in NBA teams to get trades done in a timely fashion anymore. But the tipping point seems to have been reached in our nation’s capital, and the Wizards will probably shake things up soon.
