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Varun Shankar @byvarunshankar.bsky.social · 7h

Will Riley nice cut counter: ♾️

Varun Shankar @byvarunshankar.bsky.social · 8h

Half: Wizards up 75-52 over the Knicks.

Kyshawn George leads all scorers with 11 points. Bub Carrington 8p, 3/3 shooting and 4 assists.

Varun Shankar @byvarunshankar.bsky.social · 8h

Tre Johnson looks a lot more comfortable on the court today. Nice pull up three in transition there.

Varun Shankar @byvarunshankar.bsky.social · 8h

Sarr, Middleton, McCollum healthy scratches for tonight btw

Varun Shankar @byvarunshankar.bsky.social · 8h

Nice sequence for Whitmore. Good cut for a dunk and then anticipation to deflect a pass. Defensive awareness and playmaking is a question for him — a good moment there.

Wizards preseason opener features buzzer-beater and brotherly battle

Varun Shankar @byvarunshankar.bsky.social · 8h

End of the first, Wizards up 36-26 over the Knicks.

George, Vukcevic and Bagley tied with 6p each. Bagley with 7r. Bub Carrington has two assists

Varun Shankar @byvarunshankar.bsky.social · 8h

The Cam Whitmore experience: Hits two jump shots and then commits a charge while driving on a 2v1

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Varun Shankar @byvarunshankar.bsky.social · 1d

Doing something new for @postsports.bsky.social this season. Gonna track the Wizards season in this link, starting with tonight’s preseason opener.

What happened, what mattered and a video about Alex Sarr playing his brother 👇🏾

www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

Olivier Sarr — the older brother of second-year center Alex Sarr — scored an alley-oop layup as time expired to give the Raptors a 113-112 win.

Wizards preseason opener features buzzer-beater and brotherly battle

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Varun Shankar @byvarunshankar.bsky.social · 1d

Doing something new for @postsports.bsky.social this season. Gonna track the Wizards season in this link, starting with tonight’s preseason opener.

What happened, what mattered and a video about Alex Sarr playing his brother 👇🏾

www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

Olivier Sarr — the older brother of second-year center Alex Sarr — scored an alley-oop layup as time expired to give the Raptors a 113-112 win.

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Varun Shankar @byvarunshankar.bsky.social · 1d

Perfect preseason ending. Wizards rally from 16 down to take a one-point lead with .1 seconds left...

And then give up a buzzer-beating lob to Alex Sarr's older brother.

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Varun Shankar @byvarunshankar.bsky.social · 1d

Strong finish by Sarr over two defenders gives the Wizards a 53-52 lead at the end of the first half.

Sarr with 12p, 8r and two blocks.

Five shot attempts, just one of them a three.

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Varun Shankar @byvarunshankar.bsky.social · 1d

Khris Middleton, entering his 14th season, takes a charge in the first half of a preseason game. A good example for a young team.

Varun Shankar @byvarunshankar.bsky.social · 1d

The Sarr brothers share the court

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Varun Shankar @byvarunshankar.bsky.social · 1d

Lovely deceleration from Kyshawn George there.

Varun Shankar @byvarunshankar.bsky.social · 1d

Tre Johnson entering the game now

Varun Shankar @byvarunshankar.bsky.social · 1d

That's a nice finish by Sarr. Went straight up.

Varun Shankar @byvarunshankar.bsky.social · 1d

Wizards hype video is set to Big Dawgs by Hanumankind.

Great song!

Varun Shankar @byvarunshankar.bsky.social · 1d

What I'm looking for in today's Wizards preseason game:
- Stay healthy
- Who are the guys the offense runs through?
- What level of physicality does Alex Sarr play with?
- Which young wings stand out?
- TOR was a bad offense last year. Can the Wizards stop them?
- Stay healthy

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Varun Shankar @byvarunshankar.bsky.social · 1d

Tre Johnson and Kyshawn George warm up pregame.

With season ticket prices up and fortunes down, some Wizards fans tap out

Varun Shankar @byvarunshankar.bsky.social · 3d

The Wizards are poised to make great use of the G League, @joshrobbins.bsky.social explains on the latest episode of @everybodyeatspod.bsky.social

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Varun Shankar @byvarunshankar.bsky.social · 3d

📰🗞️

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Varun Shankar @byvarunshankar.bsky.social · 4d

The Wizards increased 34 of the 41 pricing tiers for season tickets that carried over from last season. The jumps come as the team is in an aggressive rebuild.

Some fans are discontent with what they deem an imbalance between the on-court play and how it’s priced.

“They’re f---ing terrible."

As Washington’s rebuild carries on, even the most loyal supporters are experiencing sticker shock ahead of the 2025-26 NBA season.