The Wizards were blown out by the 76ers on Wednesday. Joel Embiid wasn’t even playing, and Philadelphia went up by 24 points before winning 109-102. Instead of telling you what Washington players are thinking, we’ll show you this.
The Wizards might just be bad, and that’s making everyone sad
And instead of describing how Wizards fans must be feeling, you can just watch this.
It gets worse because Bradley Beal is injured, though it doesn’t appear to be serious. The Wizards are bottom-10 in both offense and defense, and the team’s playoff aspirations are already in big trouble.
The schedule repents the rest of the month. Washington will play three straight home games against the Knicks, the Heat and the Suns before traveling to play the Magic. Those last two teams might be the worst in the NBA, and none of the four are on a back-to-back.
But a 2-8 start hasn’t left the Wizards any room for error. The team can’t just play at a slightly above .500 pace — it requires a concerted effort to even get back to .500, and then win a few more games to pick up a low seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs. Washington can do it, of course. We’re halfway through November. But its first 10 games aren’t doing the last 72 any favors.
So that’s why any Wizards fans you might come across in the near future look like this.
