Ben Simmons put a spin move on Russell Westbrook that sent him sprawling to the floor several minutes before a leg injury, as the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Washington Wizards 120-95.
Jayson Tatum scored 32 of his 50 points in the second half, and the Boston Celtics rallied to beat the Washington Wizards 118-100 in the play-in round.
When the Wizards and Pistons meet up in late February, it's hardly must see T.V. Both teams are a combined 34 games under .500 and only competing for lottery ping pong balls at this point.
The greatest basketball player to ever lace 'em up, Michael Jeffrey Jordan, turns 49 years old today. It's hard to fathom that MJ is almost 50, but nobody stays young forever. Jordan is as much a brand and pseudo-deity as he is a human being anymore...
Randy Culpepper knows his road to the NBA will be tough, but that hasn't stopped him from making the most of every opportunity. Culpepper is currently working out for the Washington Wizards. This Morning Randy put on such an impressive dunking clinic that he prompted Washington Post staff writer Gene Wang to write about it.