The National Basketball Association's franchise located in Washington, DC, USA, the Wizards were founded in 1961. They won an NBA Championship in 1978, when they were known as the Washington Bullets. Hall Of Famers to play for the franchise include Walt Bellamy, Elvin Hayes, Earl Monroe and Wes Unseld. Other notable players to have played for the franchise include Manute Bol, Bernard King and
Michael Jordan.
ATLANTA (AP) - Marvin Williams hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 26 seconds left and the Atlanta Hawks overcame Caron Butler’s 32-point effort to beat the Washington Wizards 91-87 on Wednesday night.
Publ.Date : Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:24:16 GMTThe Atlanta Hawks will try regain their early-season form when they open a short two-game homestand tonight versus the Washington Wizards at Philips Arena.
Publ.Date : Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:56:24 GMTIf the Heat could somehow arrange to play the broken down Washington Wizards 40 times this season Miami would be a playoff team, maybe even the Eastern Conference's top seed.
Publ.Date : Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:35:51 GMTA pair of Southeast Division rivals square off tonight, when the Washington Wizards welcome the Miami Heat to the Verizon Center.
Publ.Date : Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:10:50 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) -- Gilbert Arenas is already thinking about the possibility of a last-place finish for his Washington Wizards -- and finding the silver lining.
Publ.Date : Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:34:04 GMT
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The franchise has gone through many name changes. They started as the Chicago Packers (1961-1962) and then became the Chicago Zephyrs
(1962-1963). Then they moved to Baltimore, where they became the Baltimore Bullets (1963-1972). Moving to Washington, DC, they became the Capital Bullets (1973-1974) and then the Washington Bullets (1974-1997) before changing their name again in 1997 to the Washington Wizards to move away from the violent overtones of the Bullets name.
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