The Washington Wizards showed off their new "District" jerseys last night against the visiting Brooklyn Nets. That and Dwight Howard's (pictured above) monstrous double-double were the only bright spots of the evening. Howard fouled out, but he finished 25 points and 17 rebounds before doing so. Brooklyn got great nights out of D'Angelo Russell (23 points) and Spencer Dinwiddie (25 points), but most importantly was they way they chased the Wizards off the three point line. Fo

Wizards 5-9 vs Nets 6-9 When: Friday, November 16, at 7p.m. Where: Capital One Arena in Washington D.C. TV: NBC Sports Washington/ YES / Radio: 1500 AM, WFAN Injury Wizards: None Nets: Caris LeVert (Out, Right Foot Dislocation), Treveon Graham (Out, Strained Left Hamstring), Jarrett Allen (Day to Day, Illness) Wizards - 111.6 - points per game 116.9 - points against 45.5 - Field goal % Nets - 109.0 - points per game 110.7 - points against 44.7 - field goal % Keep an eye on: D

On Polish Heritage Night the Washington Wizards hosted the Brooklyn Nets in the last part of their season series. The Nets were looking to complete the clean sweep while the Wizards were looking to avoid such a fate. After building a 20 point lead in the first half, the Wizards relaxed and Brooklyn stormed back into the game in the third and fourth quarter. A big shot by Quincy Acy forced overtime and then Washington finally closed out the Nets. Credit Brooklyn for playing in

Wizards (24-18) vs Nets (16-26) When: Saturday, January 13th at 7 p.m. Where: Capital One Arena in Washington D.C. TV: NBC Sports Washington / Radio: 1500 AM Injury: Wizards: Sheldon Mac (Out, Achilles), Chris McCullough (G-League assignment ) Nets: Jeremy Lin (Out, Knee), D'Angelo Russell (Out, Knee) Notes - The Wizards shot 54-95 (.568) from the field in the game, the 14th time this season the team has shot at least 50 percent from the field. Washington is 11-3 in those gam

Wizards (14-12) vs Nets (10-15) Preview - Tuesday, December 12 at 7:30 p.m. ET Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York How to view/listen: TV: NBC Sports Washington / Radio: 1500 AM Injuries: Wizards: John Wall (Out, Knee), Sheldon Mac (Out, Achilles) Nets: Jeremy Lin (Out, Knee), D’Angelo Russell (Out, Knee Washington has won 12 of the last 14 games in the series, including seven in a row. Washington has swept Brooklyn in two consecutive seasons for the first time in franchise

In this first My Journey series, I decided to have someone speak honestly about their respective journey in basketball. A lot of options ran through my mind, should I contact an elite high school prospect, a college star, maybe a pro vet, all viable options. Then it hit me with the NBA Draft closing in on us fast, why not have a draft prospect speak on how it REALLY is to go through various workouts and interviews with NBA personnel, all in an attempt to prove that you indeed