Wizards Media Day Quotes
I was not able to attend the Washington Wizards Media Day, due to a personal matter that arose; however, the Wizards PR staff did release a list of noteworthy quotes from the event that took place on Friday, September 26th.
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Bio: Rashad Mobley graduated with a B.S. in English Education, from Hampton University in Hampton, VA in 1996. He is a government consultant for the Department of Justice in Washington D.C., where he currently resides. Rashad is will be covering the Washington Wizards for HoopsAddict.com during the upcoming NBA season.
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Young To Return Friday
While the rest of teammates were in Europe enjoying the culture and battling the New Orleans Hornets in two exhibition games, second-year guard Nick Young was advised by team doctors to stay behind and take care of his ailing knee. As you can imagine, this was a difficult task.
Wizards Find Positives And Negatives In Loss
Prior to yesterday’s game against the New Orleans Hornets in Barcelona, Spain, there was plenty for the Washington Wizards to feel good about. Forward Antawn Jamison’s injured knee had healed much quicker than expected and he was inserted into the starting lineup. Juan Dixon, who had missed all of preseason with an injured calf, was also scheduled to see his first action of the preseason. Unfortunately neither player could help prevent the Wizards from losing their third game in a row.
Wizards Lose Preseason Opener And Possibly Much More
At the end of training camp, Washington Wizards head coach Eddie Jordan said that his primary goal was to keep to his team healthy through the preseason so they would be at full force when the season started with the exception of Gilbert Arenas. Just four minutes into their 108-82 preseason loss to to the Dallas Mavericks that goal was already in jeopardy.
Wizards Training Camp - Notable Quotes From Day Three
After the third consecutive day of training camp, Washington Wizards head coach Eddie Jordan was nice enough to speak to the media. Also, the two point guards who will pick up the slack in Gilbert Arenas’ absence, Antonio Daniels and Dee Brown, said a few words as well.
Abdur-Rahim Retires Quietly
Sacramento Kings forward Shareef Abdur-Rahim retired from the NBA last Tuesday after 12 seasons. During his career Abdur-Rahim averaged 18.1 points, 7.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists while playing for the Vancouver Grizzlies, the Portland Trailblazers, the Atlanta Hawks and the aforementioned Kings.
He was also a member of the 2000 U.S. gold medal Olympic basketball team in Sydney, Australia, and he was an 2002 selection for the Eastern Conference All-Star team.
Wizards Training Camp: Notable Quotes From Day Two
The Washington Wizards held their second day of training camp on Sunday, and Coach Eddie Jordan, and forward Dominic McGuire spoke to the media a bit afterwords. All quotes come courtesy of the Wizards PR staff.
Wizards Training Camp: Notable Quotes From Day One
The Washington Wizards held their first day of training camp at Virginia Commenwealth University in Richmond, Virginia where former Minnesota Timberwolves and Detroit Pistons coach Flip Saunders and legendary Boston Celtics’ coach K.C. Jones were special guests.
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