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Barkley: Wizards "Dumbest Team In History"
Charles Barkley has never been one to hold his tongue. And during TNT's NBA Playoff conference call yesterday, the opinionated analyst called out the Washington Wizards for their pre-playoff trash talk. DeShawn Stevenson fired the first missile when he called LeBron James "overrated," then Gilbert Arenas begged for the Cavaliers in the first round in his blog. Now they've got Cleveland and Barkley wonders what the Wizards were thinking. "I think the Washington Wizards have...Please click on the title ...
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Wizards vs. Cavaliers: A History of Talking Trash
Truth About It - Washington Wizards Blog — ... said. ''I'll read the clippings and it'll help me get some more gas under my belt.'' April 15, 2008 Gilbert Arenas' blog: "I’m excited because Cleveland is the last team I played against in the playoffs and the last memory everybody has of me from the playoffs are the free throws I missed and the shot by Damon Jones. So I get a chance to redeem myself for that series." Charles Barkley on the Wizards (during a TNT NBA Playoff conference ...

Did someone forget
SportSayers.com — ... Through all this, perhaps Charles Barkley was right. The Wizards are the “dumbest team in the history of civilization.” Besides essentially knocking themselves out of the playoffs, they have surprisingly whipped the Cavs… I mean LeBron James back into his dangerous form. The Wizards should probably send an apology to the Boston Celtics. ...

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Stet Sports Blog — ... NBA pundits think they're the dumbest team in civilization for riling one of the leagues most talented players. Their second best guard is involved in a rap beef that has resulted in a ...

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