Today's links:
- Reasons why this team is hilarious: just look at all the ways they motivate themselves. You can add "Tupac tracks" to the list. [SB Nation D.C. | DC Sports Bog]
- They also got motivation from Martin Luther King [CSN Washington]
- ... and a Marine member who spoke to the team about staying together. [Katz, SB Nation D.C.]
- ... and from not eating at Subway anymore. [Wizards Insider]
- Recaps from last night's win from the home team: [Us (gamer, quotes) | CSN Washington (Miller, Jackson, Hanrahan, Johnson) | Washington Post (gamer, blog) | Washington Times | Washington Examiner (gamer, blog) | SB Nation D.C. | Truth About It (recap, quotes) | The boss | Daily Dime | WUSA9 | We Love D.C. | Wiz of Awes | District Sports Page]
- Recaps from the bad guys, featuring lots of angry words and some confusing jabs at the Wizards' crowd. [NewsOK (gamer, observations, blog) | Welcome to Loud City | SB Nation Kansas City | Daily Thunder
- Game highlights.
- The Wizards became the first team in NBA history with at least 12 losses in their first 15 games or less to bet a team with at least 12 wins in their first 15 games. [ESPN]
- Essentials: [HoopData box score | Popcorn Machine]
- A reminder of why fans stick with their team during the bad times. [Andrew Sharp, SB Nation]
- Nick Young ignited the Wizards in the second half. [Wizards Insider]
- And he was very excited about how he defended Kevin Durant. [SB Nation D.C.]
- Nazr Mohammad's hilarious half-court shot with five seconds remaining. [Eye on Basketball]
- Andray Blatche hears your boos and it's affecting his play. [SB Nation D.C.]
- Hey, it's Jason Campbell and the Leonsis family. [DC Sports Bog]
- Speaking of Leonsis, here are notes from his chalk talk session. [Us]
- Rashard Lewis would like to see basketball return to Seattle. [Wizards Insider]
- Kevin Durant hates losing in his hometown. He should. [CSN Washington]
- Russell Westbrook just got the max. [Woj]
- Scott Brooks feels for what Flip Saunders is going through. [Washington Times]
- An argument that the Wizards should be better than this and that the issue isn't a lack of talent. [CSN Washington]
- There are going to be LED billboards outside of Verizon Center, and that's making some people mad. [Prince of Petworth]
- This headline is great. [Seattle Pilot]
- Me, on SBNation.com, on the perils of early extensions.