Shane Connuck, Author at WizardsXTRA

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Mystics’ season ends at buzzer after blown fourth quarter lead

Posted at 9:52 am on September 16, 2020

Shey Peddy snatched a lob from Skylar Diggins-Smith in the right corner. With Leilani Mitchell hastening toward her with her right hand raised to block a potential shot, she wavered for a split-second.…

Bryant’s and Brown’s double-doubles not enough as Nets outlast Wizards

Posted at 8:32 pm on August 2, 2020

The Washington Wizards fell to the Brooklyn Nets, 118-110, in a seesaw battle that featured 16 lead changes and that was tied 13 times at the NBA Campus in Orlando.After Wizards head coach…

Wizards fall to Lakers in high-scoring final scrimmage

Posted at 8:26 pm on July 27, 2020

Rui Hachimura’s 19 points were not enough for the Wizards this afternoon, as Washington fell to the Los Angeles Lakers, 123-116, in their last tune-up before seeding games begin.Although the score was close…

NBA Seeding Games Schedule Released: Celtics, Pacers, Thunder Among Teams Wizards Will See

Posted at 10:17 pm on June 27, 2020

Washington Wizards basketball will return on Friday, July 31, at 4 p.m. The ninth-ranked squad in the East will face the Phoenix Suns at the HP Field House in Orlando, Florida, in the…

COVID-19: It’s impacting everyone. The virus is doing so in more and more drastic ways.

Posted at 6:24 pm on March 22, 2020

I was walking down the stairwell of Elkton Hall at the University of Maryland. My father and I had driven down to College Park, Maryland, from my hometown of Randolph, New Jersey, on…

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