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AJ Dybantsa (right), the first pick in the 2026 NBA draft, poses with NBA Commissioner Adam Silver at Barclays Center in New York on Tuesday.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 24, 2026
Wizards pick AJ Dybantsa No. 1 overall in NBA draft
The Wizards tabbed Dybantsa ?over Kansas guard Darryn Peterson, who had a checkered college season at Kansas. The Utah Jazz then selected Peterson second overall.
BYU Cougars forward AJ Dybantsa passes the ball during a practice session ahead of the first round of the men's 2026 NCAA Tournament at Moda Center in Portland, Oregon, on March 18.
BASKETBALL / NBA
May 12, 2026
AJ Dybantsa odds-on favorite to go No. 1 to Wizards
The 2026 draft class ?is considered to have multiple potential stars, setting the stage for some drama atop the June 23-24 event in New York.
Heat center Bam Adebayo dunks against the Washington Wizards during the second half at Kaseya Center in Miami on Tuesday.
BASKETBALL
Mar 11, 2026
Bam Adebayo scores 83 points, second highest in NBA history
Adebayo¡¯s astonishing performance surpassed the 81 points scored by the late Kobe Bryant for the Los Angeles Lakers against the?Toronto Raptors in 2006.
Wizards guard Trae Young (left) shoots the ball as Jazz forward Blake Hinson defends in the first half at Capital One Arena in Washington on Thursday.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Mar 6, 2026
Jazz end 7-game skid to spoil Trae Young¡¯s Wizards debut
Young finished with 12 points, six assists, and three turnovers in 19 minutes
Hawks guard Trae Young courtside before the game against the Pelicans at State Farm Arena in Atlanta on Wednesday
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jan 8, 2026
Hawks ace Trae Young heading to Wizards
Young, 27, a four-time All-Star, joins Washington near the midpoint of his eighth season with Atlanta.
Wizards guard John Wall during a game against the Suns in Phoenix on Mar. 20, 2013
BASKETBALL / NBA
Aug 20, 2025
Five-time All-Star John Wall announces retirement
Wall, who will turn 35 on Sept. 6, last played in the league with the Los Angeles Clippers during the 2022-23 season.
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver next to Zaccharie Risacher after he was selected first overall by the Atlanta Hawks, at Barclays Center in New York on Wednesday.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 27, 2024
Hawks select Zaccharie Risacher No. 1 overall in NBA draft
Risacher most recently played for JL Bourg-en-Bresse of LNB Elite, France¡¯s premier division of professional basketball.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 23, 2023
Veteran guard Chris Paul headed to Warriors in trade
Veteran guard Chris Paul is headed from the Washington Wizards to the Golden State Warriors in exchange for guard Jordan Poole, media reports said before the NBA draft on Thursday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 19, 2023
Suns close to acquiring Wizards guard Bradley Beal in trade
The Phoenix Suns are finalizing a deal to acquire All-Star shooting guard Bradley Beal from the Washington Wizards in exchange for veteran point guard Chris Paul, shooting guard Landry Shamet and multiple second-round draft picks and pick swaps, The Athletic and ESPN reported Sunday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Oct 3, 2022
Warriors and Wizards look ahead after Japan trip
While the Wizards are hoping to improve enough to earn a spot in the playoffs, the Warriors will be hoping to defend their NBA title.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Oct 2, 2022
NBA and Wizards celebrate Rui Hachimura¡¯s Japan homecoming
The 24-year-old forward has been the star of the show since his team arrived on Wednesday for their two-game preseason series with the reigning NBA champion Warriors.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Sep 30, 2022
Warriors beat Wizards as NBA preseason returns to Japan
Rui Hachimura and Stephen Curry were the stars of the night at Saitama Super Arena as the reigning NBA champion Warriors led throughout.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Aug 20, 2022
NBA going global again after COVID-19 hiatus
The reigning NBA champion Golden State Warriors will visit Japan for preseason games against the Washington Wizards and Japan¡¯s Rui Hachimura on Sept. 30 and Oct. 2
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Sep 28, 2021
Wizards¡¯ Bradley Beal not getting vaxxed for ¡®personal reasons¡¯
The three-time All Star contracted COVID-19 over the summer, preventing him from playing in the Tokyo Olympics.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Sep 26, 2021
Wizards¡¯ Rui Hachimura to miss start of camp for personal reasons
The team said the Japan forward¡¯s absence was excused and that further updates would be provided in the future.
Japan Times
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Jan 16, 2021
North American leagues in renewed struggle against COVID-19
The NBA postponed three more games and the NHL pushed back the Dallas Stars' season opener again amid a surge of COVID-19 cases that has put professional sports on notice in North America
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Dec 20, 2020
Russell Westbrook debuts for Wizards in preseason win over Detroit
Russell Westbrook made his Washington Wizards debut. Nikola Vucevic pushed Orlando out to a fast start against the Charlotte Hornets.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Dec 18, 2020
Social slam dunk: Washington Wizards scoring high with Japanese media strategy
The club has capitalized on Rui Hachimura¡¯s first season with localized content that has generated enthusiasm in Japan and drawn praise from NBA officials.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jul 12, 2020
Rui Hachimura ready to carry Wizards in Orlando
The rookie small/power forward is expected to play a major role in the absence of teammates who have elected to skip the NBA¡¯s expanded playoff tournament.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jul 4, 2020
Rui Hachimura¡¯s desire to play outweighs worry as Wizards prepare to resume NBA season
Going to Orlando to resume the NBA season was a no-brainer for the Wizards¡¯ Japanese forward.
Japan triples departure tax in push to combat overtourism
Tourists in Yanaka Ginza, Tokyo, on Wednesday. Japan tripled its International Tourist Tax (departure tax) to ?3,000 from ?1,000 on Wednesday for all travelers leaving Japan, regardless of nationality.
¡®My dream is broken¡¯: Japan visa rules push out foreign residents
A man orders from a kebab shop in the Okubo district in Tokyo.
More facilities in Japan placing sanitary bins in men¡¯s restrooms
A sanitary bin with an awareness sticker placed in a men's restroom in the Nagasaki Municipal Government building
Inside Japan¡¯s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
Why is the yen so weak and what can Japan do about it?
Japan spent ?11.7 trillion ($73 billion) between late April and late May to prop up the weak yen.
Six of the best: rikishi of note in each sumo division
Kazuma (right) faces off against future <i>yokozuna</i> Onosato during the All Japan Amateur Sumo Championships at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo in December 2020.
Some startups see opportunity in an aging Japan
Yasmin Baba, CTO of Amilis, wins the Grand Prize at the Pitch2Tokyo Grand Final on Feb. 19.
Japan¡¯s fertility system offers few safe paths for same-sex couples
A Tokyo Pride parade participant holds a sign that says "we want to be a married couple, not a couple."
Life inside Japan¡¯s largest prison for women
Western-style rooms spanning the size of four tatami mats with hardwood floors, a toilet and soft mattresses on bed frames are designated for foreign nationals and those with health conditions at Tochigi Prison.
Inside Japan¡¯s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.

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