Links: Wizards begin a new losing streak

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• The Wizards got annihilated yesterday. Sadness recaps: [Us | SB Nation DC | Washington Post | Washington Times | CSN Washington | WashingtonWizards.com | Poasting and Toasting | SB Nation New York | NY Times | NY Daily News | NY Post | WSJ | ESPN]
• Chris Singleton played some heroic defense to help secure the Wizards' first win against the Blazers, but he also made a dumb play at the end. [Truth About It]
• Ted is high on the Wizards' character, and keeps comparing them to the once-dreadful-turned-spectacular Caps. If only the Wiz had two top-10 talents on the roster... [Ted's Take]
• So it begins. An early plea for the Wizards to draft Shabazz Muhammad. [Blog So Hard Sports]
• Friday's roundup of NBA scores. [SB Nation]
• The NBA has fined the Spurs $250,000 because Gregg Popovich is a fan of doing what's best for his team. That is so David Stern. [SB Nation StoryStream]
• More on bench-gate. [AP | SI | Yahoo! Sports | ESPN | Wizards Insider | Washington Times]
• Pretty much everyone with a brain is with Popovich on this one, even LeBron James. [FoxSports Florida]