Wizards release schedule for the second half of the 2020-21 NBA season

On Wednesday, the Washington Wizards released the second half of their 2020-21 NBA season schedule. You can look at the entire schedule below.

Here are some notes on the schedule:

• There will be 38 games in the second half due to the team’s coronavirus outbreak back in January — As you may remember, the Wizards missed six consecutive games due to a coronavirus outbreak that affected seven players on the team. Two games originally scheduled for the second half were moved to the first half. This is good news for Washington since they will still have an opportunity to play a full 72-game schedule.
• There are seven sets of back-to-backs — Back-to-backs are never fun, but the good news for Washington is that five of these back-to-back series will be at home.
• Washington will still have no nationally televised games besides NBA TV — Based on record alone, this isn’t surprising. But Bradley Beal is an All-Star starter and Russell Westbrook is still a bigger household name than Beal is. I found this to be a bit disappointing.
• There is nothing imminent about fans returning to games at Capital One Arena — Coronavirus cases are going down nationwide including here in the D.C. area. However, there was nothing in the Wizards’ release indicated that fans will be in home games yet.