Mike Miller's return causes more pain
voices.washingtonpost.com 11/5/2009 — The bigger issue IMO is the troubling trend of the team's medical staff and trainers misdiagnosing and allowing players to continue to play with injuries: Butler (torn labrum in hip), Stevenson (back injury), Arenas (knee problems) are just a few ...

Heels in the League (NBA) 10/31/09
the5thcorner.com 11/5/2009 — As promised, it’s time to be in catch up mode, even though I am not promising that I will be caught up with this (not so) daily post of mine that I call “Heels in the League” (NBA). This post is about the games played on October 31, 2009, where the National Basketball ...

Wiz TV ratings up 93 percent
voices.washingtonpost.com 11/5/2009 — Curious what a healthy Gilbert Arenas does for local interest in the Wizards? The early indications are it helps. A lot. The crowd at Wednesday night's Heat game was definitely on the late-arriving, small and quiet side, which had me once again ...

Beasley apparently is no Super Cool Closer
blogs.sun-sentinel.com 11/5/2009 — This time I didn't even try to hide the reason for asking. Instead, after Erik Spoelstra was done with the media pack following Wednesday's victory in Washington, I walked up and said, "You know, I'm going to get about 300 e-mails again."  ...

Washington hangs tough but unable to convert against Miami
examiner.com 30 days ago — Washington battled back from an early 19 point deficit against the Miami Heat last night, but in the final seconds of the fourth quarter, the Wizards were unable to convert in the paint and fell 93-89. Dwyane Wade led Miami with 40 points while Gilbert Arenas led Washington with 32 in the loss.

Washington Wizards: Familiar Questions and Early Losses Begin to Pile Up — Bleacher Report - NBA
In their victories, the Wizards have looked impressive. In their losses, the Wizards have looked lost. Same old Wizards, but just a few new faces. Perhaps I am selling the Wizards a bit short so early in the season, but their play hasn't left ...

NBA Primetime: Slow Starts, Quick Recovery — Bleacher Report - NBA
Five games into the beautiful 2009 NBA season and already teams are starting to show their true colors. Organizations like New Jersey (0-5), Milwaukee (1-2), Minnesota (1-4), and Sacramento (1-4) were obviously not expected to turn heads this ...

Mike Miller's return causes more pain — Wizards Insider
If you want me to inspire you, Wizards. I will. (Photo by Ned Dishman/NBAE via Getty Images) There were a number of troubling developments from the game last night, but the most glaring was the sight of Mike Miller cringing and grimacing as he ...

Morning brew — Wizards Insider
We had a double dose of Michael on hand for Wednesday night's 93-89 loss to the Miami Heat. Lee not only wrote the game story, but he also gave us the big picture in his postgame blog post. Meantime, Wilbon writes about Dwyane Wade, who dropped 40, ...

Wizards' Miller sprains left shoulder — NBA.com: News
Washington Wizards guard Mike Miller sprained his left shoulder in the fourth quarter of the Wizards' game against Miami on Wednesday night and is expected to miss seven to 10 days.