The Wizards, without their starting backcourt of Jordan Poole and Malcolm Brogdon, gave Butler a chance and he seized upon it, posting a career night.

Jared Butler joined a group of NBA legends with his performance in the Washington Wizards loss to the Philadelphia 76ers.

The Washington Wizards lost a heartbreaker to the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday, but one player in particular saw years of hard work pay off. Two-way guard Jared Butler scored a career-high 26 points (11-of-19 FG,

Butler logged 26 points (11-19 FG, 3-3 3Pt, 1-2 FT), four rebounds, seven assists and one steal across 20 minutes during Wednesday's 109-103 loss to the 76ers. Butler provided a significant boost off Washington's bench Wednesday,

Zach LaVine scored 33 points and the Chicago Bulls beat the Washington Wizards 138-105. Nikola Vučević had 23 points and 13 rebounds, and Coby White and Jalen Smith each scored 15 points for the Bulls.

Washington Wizards point guard Bub Carrington is only ... “I think Bub is very intellectually sound,” Wizards point guard Jared Butler said. “I think he can catch on the things very fast ...

The Wizards gave the Sixers a battle throughout the night, but Philadelphia eventually would hold on for a 109-103 win after holding off a huge Washington rally. Guerschon Yabusele gave the Sixers a huge lift all night and finished with 21 points, eight rebounds, and three assists to get the job done for Philadelphia.

The ineffectiveness of the Wizards’ opening lineup continues to be an issue in a 130-123 loss that included a late comeback that came up short.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Domantas Sabonis had 29 points and 18 rebounds, and the Sacramento Kings beat the Washington Wizards 123-100 on Sunday night.

The Sixers got their first look of the season at the Wizards in a showdown of the walking wounded. Joel Embiid and Paul George were out.

The Los Angeles Lakers have less than a month before they could seriously bolster their roster and enter the category of 'contender' in the NBA.  The Lakers are