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• Austin Rivers to play important role for Wizards
Early in the summer the Wizards traded Marcin Gortat to the Clippers in exchange for Austin Rivers, a move that boosted the team’s backcourt depth and provides another option in small-ball lineups. The trade kicked off a busy offseason for Rivers, who has worked to adjust to life on the East Coast while adding a child to his family. As Zach Rosen writes for the team’s website, Rivers will look to ...2018
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• Austin Rivers bids farewell in Instagram post after trade
Austin Rivers was traded to the Washington Wizards by his own father’s team on Tuesday, and if he’s bitter about the move he is not showing it.Following the trade that sent him to Washington in exchange for veteran big man Marcin Gortat, Rivers thanked the Clippers organization, his teammates and the fans for their support over the last four seasons. He also wrote about how much it meant to play f...2018
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• Sources: Clips deal A. Rivers to Wiz for Gortat
Austin Rivers will no longer be taking cues from his dad, as the Clippers have dealt their coach's son to the Wizards for center Marcin Gortat, league sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski....2018
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• Twitter reacts to Austin Rivers being traded by father’s team
Now that Doc Rivers is no longer running the Los Angeles Clippers’ front office in addition to coaching the team, the franchise finally traded away his son. The reactions to the news of the trade were as funny as you’d expect.Austin Rivers on Tuesday was traded to the Washington Wizards for Marcin Gortat after spending four seasons playing for his father, Doc. Doc had traded for Austin and then si...2018
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• Lonzo Ball, Lakers get the best of John Wall's Wizards
There’s a good chance the Lakers have a new storyline before every game this season.After Lonzo Ball and the Lakers dropped Sunday’s contest to the New Orleans Pelicans (119-112), his father LaVar had a few things to say. I know—surprise surprise, right?“[The Wizards] better beware cause Lonzo ain’t losing again… not in the same week!”Well, Wizards’ big man Marcin Gortat would take issue with that...2017
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• John Wall states he’ll take ‘no mercy’ on Lonzo Ball
LaVar Ball may have put his son, Lonzo, in a difficult situation heading into Wednesday’s game against the Wizards.Ball poked the bear known as John Wall on Monday, when he said the Wizards had “better beware” of Lonzo. That didn’t sit well in the Wizards locker room, with Marcin Gortat being the first one to laugh off Ball’s comments.Wall, on the other hand, didn’t seem to find it as funny.“Nah, ...2017
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• John Wall says he will show ‘no mercy’ against Lonzo Ball
The Big Baller Brand is officially being threatened by the Big Waller Brand.Before the Washington Wizards played the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday, Wizards guard John Wall was asked if he planned to let up on Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball in their highly-anticipated matchup.“Nah, no mercy,” replied Wall, per Candace Buckner of the Washington Post. “Certain matchups you really get up for. Like when yo...2017
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• Lonzo Ball vs. John Wall: A showdown in L.A
Another day, another Lavar Ball-fueled storyline to follow in tonight’s NBA action. A few days ago, father Ball said that his son, No. 2 overall pick Lonzo Ball “ain’t losing again. Not in the same week.” Now, Lavar Ball says a lot of things that some people find funny, absurd or just wrong, but center Marcin Gortat of the Washington Wizards, the team the Lakers play next, did not take Lavar’s com...2017
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• Lakers take offense to smack talk from Wizards about Lonzo Ball
The Los Angeles Lakers have taken offense to some smack talk about Lonzo Ball out of the Washington Wizards ahead of Wednesday’s showdown between the teams at Staples Center.Wizards center Marcin Gortat got the ball rolling on Twitter Monday reacting to a tweet about some boisterous bravado — shocking — out of the Lakers rookie’s father, LaVar Ball.Gortat tweeted Wizards point guard John wall inte...2017
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• Marcin Gortat tweets apology to young crying Wizards fan
A young Washington Wizards fan was shown on camera crying Wednesday night as his team lost to the Philadelphia 76ers, but his frown was quickly turned upside down after the game thanks to his favorite player.
The fan, who was there with his family supporting Marcin Gortat, broke the hearts of viewers when the Wizards were trailing by 13 in the fourth quarter.
TFW you're really, really hoping for ...2016