Through the first half of the NBA season, the Washington Wizards have often been painted as a “feel-good” story of the league. They play at a wild pace. Fringe-level players have blossomed. And they’ve even managed to win 13 games, despite a slew of injuries.
But what some see as a series of moral victories, others see as little more than losing by a different name.
After another defeat last week, Bradley Beal set off alarms when he ripped the Wizards for not having a “winning attitude,” saying the team needed to change its culture.