The Washington Wizards are hosting the Charlotte Hornets Friday night in an attempt to fight off the record books. The Wizards have lost 16 straight games, tying a franchise record, and Friday’s game presents an opportunity to avoid the negative attention inevitable with breaking such a record of futility.
The game against almost-but-not-quite-as-bad Charlotte is Washington’s best chance in the coming weeks to snap their losing streak. The Wizards’ next game against a comparably bad team after Charlotte will come 12 games from now against the Detroit Pistons on March 30. For those with a keen eye, this means the Wizards could potentially walk into that game with a league record-tying active 28-game losing streak — a record set by those very Pistons earlier this season.