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.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Al Horford’s three-point play with 12.4 seconds remaining broke a tie in the Atlanta Hawks’ 102-98 victory over the Washington Wizards on Saturday night.
Publ.Date : Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:08:21 GMTThe struggling Washington Wizards conclude a three-game homestand Saturday by welcoming the Atlanta Hawks to the Verizon Center.
Publ.Date : Sat, 29 Nov 2008 15:33:45 GMTThe Wizards are hoping that the early-season knee problems that hindered Antonio Daniels are behind the 33-year old point guard.
Publ.Date : Mon, 01 Dec 2008 08:12:45 GMTThe Orlando Magic attempt to sweep a short two-game road trip on Thanksgiving when they arrive in the nation's capital to take on the Washington Wizards.
Publ.Date : Thu, 27 Nov 2008 15:49:46 GMTWASHINGTON -- Led, as usual, by All-Star forwards Caron Butler and Antawn Jamison, and with a boost from rookie JaVale McGee, the Washington Wizards avoided the first 0-6 start in franchise history by beating the Utah Jazz 95-87 on Wednesday night.
Publ.Date : Tue, 02 Dec 2008 06:11:31 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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