r/washingtonwizards • u/TheAthletic • 12h ago

[Robbins] Justin Champagnie, Washington’s rebounding wizard, is proving himself

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CHICAGO — If height was the only trait that matters in basketball, Justin Champagnie would not be as important to the Washington Wizards as he’s been early this season. He stands a shade under 6 feet 6 in bare feet, a less-than-ideal size for someone who specializes in rebounding.

Desire, smarts and toughness matter, too, and Champagnie possesses all of those characteristics in abundance.

Champagnie proved his mettle yet again late in Saturday night’s third quarter against the Chicago Bulls. After a Bulls player missed a 3-pointer from the top of the arc, the loose basketball deflected off Washington’s Trae Young and Chicago’s Matas Buzelis and careened toward Champagnie and Chicago’s Jalen Smith.

Smith is a 6-foot-9 center, and his wingspan is nearly five inches longer than Champagnie’s.

The physical advantage belonged to Smith. The ball belonged to Champagnie.

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r/washingtonwizards • u/TerryG111 • 13h ago

I just hope AJ stays healthy after this and when he does come back; he just balls out and shows everyone why he deserved to be the #1 overall pick

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r/washingtonwizards • u/z3mcs • 2h ago

Player News [Greg Finberg] Keefe: "AJ is progressing in a very positive way. He did a little bit more with his teammates today, so he's doing well."

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r/washingtonwizards • u/nba-hub • 3h ago

Game Thread: Washington Wizards (2-1) vs Charlotte Hornets (2-1) Live | NBA | Oct 26, 2026

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🏀 WSH 36 - 43 CHA

LIVE · 3:12 - 2nd

Game info	Details
Tipoff	Monday, October 26, 2026 · 7:00 PM ET
Arena	Spectrum Center, Charlotte, NC
Watch	MNMT (WSH) · NBA League Pass (WSH)
Officials	Ed Malloy, Eric Dalen, Biniam Maru

Team	1	2	3	4	T
WSH 2-1	21	15	-	-	36
CHA 2-1	19	24	-	-	43

Last play

Q2 3:12 · CHA · Hornets Full timeout

Situation	Now
Possession	CHA
Team fouls	WSH 4 · CHA 4
Timeouts left	WSH 4 · CHA 5
Win probability	CHA 75%

Game flow	Detail
Biggest lead	WSH by 4 (Q1 2:16) · CHA by 9 (Q2 3:28)
Lead changes	8

Latest plays

Time	Team	Play	WSH	CHA
Q2 3:12	CHA	Hornets Full timeout	36	43
Q2 3:12	🏀 WSH	Anthony Davis makes dunk (Bub Carrington assists)	36	43
Q2 3:28	🏀 CHA	Sion James makes 26-foot three point jumper (Christian Anderson assists)	34	43
Q2 3:45	🏀 WSH	Anthony Davis makes driving layup (Bub Carrington assists)	34	40
Q2 3:53	🏀 CHA	Sion James makes 6-foot jumper	32	40

Game leaders

Team	Player	Line
WSH	Anthony Davis	14 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
CHA	Brandon Miller	11 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
WSH	Kyshawn George	7 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST

Washington Wizards

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	FG	3PT	FT
A. Davis	15	14	3	0	6-11	0-0	2-2
K. George	13	7	2	2	3-7	1-1	0-0
A. Sarr	11	4	2	0	1-1	0-0	2-4
T. Young	13	4	0	2	2-7	0-1	0-0
B. Coulibaly	13	1	5	1	0-1	0-1	1-2
K. Middleton	4	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0
J. Champagnie	4	2	2	0	1-1	0-0	0-0
D. Ayton	6	0	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0
B. Carrington	13	0	0	2	0-4	0-2	0-0
W. Riley	4	2	0	0	1-1	0-0	0-0
T. Johnson	8	2	1	0	1-3	0-2	0-0
A. Gill	DNP
F. Okpara	DNP
T. Mann	DNP
Team		36	17	8	15-36	1-7	5-8

Steals (2): A. Davis 1, T. Young 1
Blocks (1): A. Sarr 1
Turnovers (6): K. George 3, T. Young 1, B. Carrington 1, W. Riley 1
Fouls (9): K. George 3, B. Coulibaly 2, A. Davis 1, K. Middleton 1, J. Champagnie 1, B. Carrington 1
Plus-minus: J. Champagnie +6, A. Davis +3, K. George +2, T. Johnson +1, K. Middleton -1, B. Carrington -2, A. Sarr -6, D. Ayton -7, W. Riley -8, T. Young -10, B. Coulibaly -13
Did not play: A. Gill, F. Okpara, T. Mann (Coach's decision)

Charlotte Hornets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	FG	3PT	FT
M. Diabate	14	4	9	0	2-2	0-0	0-0
B. Miller	13	11	1	0	5-12	1-4	0-0
N. Reid	13	2	5	0	1-6	0-2	0-0
D. Schroder	12	4	1	3	2-5	0-2	0-0
S. James	11	5	1	1	2-3	1-2	0-0
R. O'Neale	7	0	0	1	0-1	0-1	0-0
T. Salaun	8	5	3	0	2-3	1-2	0-0
R. Kalkbrenner	7	4	1	0	2-3	0-0	0-0
G. Allen	11	5	2	0	1-6	1-4	2-2
C. Anderson	8	3	3	1	1-2	1-2	0-0
H. Steinbach	DNP
P. Hall	DNP
L. McNeeley	DNP
Team		43	26	6	18-43	5-19	2-2

Steals (3): B. Miller 1, G. Allen 1, C. Anderson 1
Blocks (3): M. Diabate 2, B. Miller 1
Turnovers (5): G. Allen 2, M. Diabate 1, B. Miller 1, N. Reid 1
Fouls (9): B. Miller 2, N. Reid 2, D. Schroder 2, M. Diabate 1, S. James 1, G. Allen 1
Plus-minus: B. Miller +10, S. James +10, T. Salaun +6, D. Schroder +5, R. Kalkbrenner +4, M. Diabate +3, C. Anderson +2, N. Reid +1, R. O'Neale -1, G. Allen -5
Did not play: H. Steinbach, P. Hall, L. McNeeley (Coach's decision)

Team stats

Stat	WSH	CHA
Field goals	15-36	18-43
FG %	42%	42%
3-pointers	1-7	5-19
3PT %	14%	26%
Free throws	5-8	2-2
FT %	63%	100%
Rebounds	17	26
Assists	8	6
Steals	2	3
Blocks	1	3
Turnovers	6	6
Points in paint	20	24
Fast break pts	0	5
Fouls	9	9
Largest lead	4	9

Eastern Conference standings

#	Team	CONF	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
1	Pistons	3-0	3	0	1.000	-	W3
2	76ers	3-1	3	1	.750	0.5	L1
3	Hawks	2-0	2	1	.667	1	L1
4	Raptors	2-0	2	1	.667	1	L1
5	Pacers	1-0	2	1	.667	1	W1
6	Hornets	2-1	2	1	.667	1	W1
7	Wizards	2-1	2	1	.667	1	W1
8	Celtics	1-1	1	1	.500	1.5	W1
9	Cavaliers	1-1	1	1	.500	1.5	W1
10	Magic	1-1	1	2	.333	2	W1
11	Bulls	1-2	1	2	.333	2	L1
12	Knicks	0-3	0	3	.000	3	L3
13	Bucks	0-3	0	3	.000	3	L3
14	Nets	0-3	0	3	.000	3	L3
15	Heat	0-2	0	3	.000	3	L3

Seeds 1-6 make the playoffs; 7-10 go to the play-in.

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r/washingtonwizards • u/Ok-Wash-9386 • 1h ago

Do the Wizards want to make it impossible to legally watch their team in their own market?

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I’m a Hawks fan, but the Wizards have become my second team for obvious reasons. I’m currently in the DMV visiting family and I can’t use league pass for the wizards and my family has cable but they don’t have monumental sports network because it’s a 40 dollar monthly upcharge on the cable bill then the online subscription is an outlandish 20 bucks a month. I hate piracy because I don’t wanna risk slowing my computer down with viruses (not for ethical reasons). I’m probably the 100th person to complain about this but I decided to complain anyway! Why isn’t it easier to watch the local team? What sense does that make??

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r/washingtonwizards • u/nolaras • 42m ago

I can’t watch the game despite paying for monumental

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Basically the title, it keeps showing the blue annoying ass screen with music. It’s 5 minutes into the first quarter.

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