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Andray Blatche News & Rumors

Andray Blatche: "I know I'm way better than the player I was this season"
April 30
Washington Post
 
"Andray Blatche didn't play in the Wizards' season finale, and fans should've otherwise been pleased after watching the team win its sixth game in a row with a 34-point drubbing of the Miami Heat leftovers. But there was a notable exception to their enthusiasm to end the season. When Blatche came from the locker room and stepped on the court after the game – wearing a leather hoodie jacket and, oddly enough, a Miami Marlins baseball cap – to give a fan the No. 7 jersey off his back, he received an all-too-familiar greeting from a no-longer-forgiving fan base at Verizon Center. He was lustily booed."
Season likely over for Wizards' Andray Blatche
April 19
Washington Post
 
"Andray Blatche's miserable season is likely over. Coach Randy Wittman acknowledged on Wednesday that the chances of Blatche returning with just five games remaining is "probably slim." As Wittman made the announcement at the morning shootaround, Milwaukee Bucks Coach Scott Skiles walked by and coughed as he shouted, "B.S.!" After sharing a laugh with Skiles, Wittman joked, "A lot of it, huh?" Wittman then repeated, "Probably slim, at this point.""
Andray Blatche speaks out on his disappointing season
March 24
Washington Times
 
"Andray Blatche was looking forward to returning to the Wizards' lineup on March 3, after suffering a calf injury that kept him out for five weeks. He played in nine games. His return was at best, unsuccessful and at worst, disastrous. In his ninth game, he played five minutes, scored no points and looked winded and lost. After that, Wizards coach Randy Wittman made the decision to pull Blatche from the team's rotation, and allow him the chance to work on his conditioning. Blatche said he agreed with the decision. "The coach actually had a talk with me and said 'I feel bad for you with what I'm putting you through. You should take more time off and get yourself back ready to be the player"
Andray Blatche: 'This was a bad year for me'
March 23
Washington Post
 
"One night after Andray Blatche's stat line across the box score read "NWT-Conditioning" in a 108-89 victory over New Jersey, the Wizards' one-time starting power forward spoke about a lost season, what level of responsbility he bears and the measures he's taking to ensure there won't be a repeat. The seventh-year player has missed 20 of Washington's 46 games this season, including 16 with a strained calf, and has not played since March 5. Benched on Jan. 27 in favor of rookie Jan Vesely, Blatche instead has been out so he can focus on conditioning."
Wizards plan to sit Andray Blatche until he gets in better shape
March 20
Washington Post
 
"After watching Andray Blatche labor through the past nine games and struggle to contribute, Wizards Coach Randy Wittman announced on Tuesday that he would shut down the 6-foot-11 forward until he is in better condition. Blatche missed more than a month with a strained left calf but has averaged just 5.1 points on 37.7 percent shooting and 3.3 rebounds in about 16 minutes since he returned. He played five ineffective minutes on Sunday in Memphis, where he went scoreless with one rebound, a foul and a turnover. He missed his only shot attempt, then passed on taking an open jumper to throw a pass directly to Grizzlies guard O.J. Mayo. Wittman benched Blatche for the rest of the game. "We"
Wizards still talking as trade deadline nears
March 14
Washington Post
 
"With the trade deadline less than 24 hours away, the Wizards are still working the phones to alter the roster, but as one team source said, "Need partners to dance." So far, the Wizards haven't been able to find anyone willing to step on the dance floor. The Wizards have aggressively tried to move Andray Blatche for several weeks but Blatche said he expects to be in New Orleans when the team takes the court on Thursday. Coach Randy Wittman also said that he plans on having Blatche in uniform when the Wizards take on the Hornets."
Miles from the boos at home, Wizards' Blatche is at ease
March 14
Washington Times
 
"There was just a hint of a smile on Andray Blatche's face Monday night. The Washington Wizards had just lost to the San Antonio Spurs, but Blatche had a relaxed demeanor that is no longer present at Verizon Center. Blatche has been silent after home games since his return from a calf injury that kept him sidelined for five weeks, ducking out of the locker room without speaking to the media. It's a distinct change in behavior from the normally accessible power forward. But Monday in San Antonio, a relaxed Blatche was joking with his teammates as he dressed and waited by his locker to answer reporters' questions following the 112-97 defeat."
Andray Blatche's extension haunts him and the Wizards
March 7
Washington Post
 columnist Michael Lee
"In hindsight, the Washington Wizards' forward thinking was probably a mistake. Back in the summer of 2010, the Wizards were looking ahead two summers when they signed Andray Blatche to a three-year, $28 million extension that would keep him with the franchise through the 2014-15 season. At the time, Blatche had two seasons left on his deal and was slated to become an unrestricted free agent in 2012. Fearing there might be a lockout that would wipe out the entire 2011-12 season, Wizards President Ernie Grunfeld made a bold move and locked up the versatile, 6-foot-11 big man who was coming off an impressive two-month statistical stretch. He even structured the deal to ensure that Blatche"
Wizards' Andray Blatche admits boos 'get to my head'
March 6
Washington Post
 
"Nearly five weeks of separation should've provided enough time for the hostile relationship many Wizards fans had with Andray Blatche to thaw. Turns out, it just gave many more time to clear their throats. Blatche returned last Saturday against Cleveland and the past two games have served as a reminder that mistakes he has made in his seven years with the organization have not been forgiven. And possibly never will. Before the Wizards' 120-100 loss on Monday, Golden State Warriors swingman and former Wizard Dominic McGuire had already been prepared to hear the vitriol directed toward his friend. "I heard they on Dray hard. That's crazy," McGuire said. "What'd he do, though?""
Andray Blatche "not focused on" trade rumors, boos
March 4
Washington Post
 
"Andray Blatche is the longest tenured player on the Wizards, but he doesn't know how long that will be the case. The Wizards have actively shopped him with the hopes of moving Blatche before the March 15 trade deadline, but haven't been able to find any takers yet. Blatche is aware of the speculation surrounding him but said he wouldn't let that affect the way he approaches the next 31 games – or even the next six before the deadline. "I've been here for seven years. I've seen a lot of people come and go," Blatche said. "But at this point, I'm not focused on that. I've just focused on getting back on the court and playing with my teammates and helping this organization. If in any way and"
Andray Blatche eager to get back and 'do something I love to do'
March 3
Washington Post
 
"Andray Blatche had waited so long to be back on the court, back with his teammates, that he couldn't leave the floor on Thursday immediately after the Washington Wizards concluded practice. He stayed around to play two-on-two basketball with rookies Jan Vesely, Chris Singleton and Shelvin Mack, eagerly trying to make up for more than an entire month of lost time. Blatche backed down Vesely, spun around him and rose up for a left-handed dunk. He missed, throwing the ball off the back of the rim but showed plenty of explosiveness and elevation off of the injured left calf that has kept him sidelined since Jan. 28. Blatche is expected to make his return against Cleveland on Saturday at"
Wizards' Andray Blatche returns to practice, Nick Young sits
March 2
Washington Post
 
"Andray Blatche returned to practice on Thursday after missing more than a month of action with a strained left calf muscle, but Nick Young was unable to participate after bruising his right knee the night before in the second half of the Wizards' 102-95 loss to the Orlando Magic. After Thursday's practice, Coach Randy Wittman said Young had developed swelling in his knee and would have an MRI later in the afternoon. Young, the Wizards' second-leading scorer after recently being passed by John Wall, had been benched in favor of Jordan Crawford against Orlando and scored just five points in 19 minutes. Crawford scored 18 points, with 14 coming in the third quarter, in his first start since"
Wizards' Andray Blatche hopes to return Saturday
March 1
Washington Post
 
"Andray Blatche has targeted Saturday against Cleveland for his return from a strained left calf that has kept him sidelined the past 14 games. Blatche has been out since getting injured in the first half of the Wizards' 102-99 win in Charlotte last month. "Saturday feels like Christmas for me. You know how when you're a little kid," Blatche said with a grin, before the Wizards hosted Orlando on Wednesday. "I think it's going to be a good game for me. I think it's going to be a good return. Hopefully, I can get back to being 7-Day 'Dray or something." Blatche has been working diligently the past two weeks, doing work in the pool and weight room, and even working out in preparation for a"
Can the Wizards trade Andray Blatche by March 15?
February 28
Washington Post
 
"To put it bluntly, this has been a terrible season for Andray Blatche. The 6-foot-11, seventh-year forward is shooting a career-low 38 percent, averaging just 10.3 points, has been hurt or playing hurt pretty much the whole time, and gets lustily booed at home games. For the first time in his career, Blatche will fail to improve on his scoring and rebounding production from the year before. He was benched in favor of Jan Vesely on Jan. 27, and strained his left calf in a win over Charlotte the very next day. Blatche has missed the past 13 games, and 16 overall this season. The Wizards are bad with Blatche (4-13) and without him (3-13), though Trevor Booker, John Wall and Nick Young have"
Wizards' Andray Blatche, Ronny Turiaf close to returning
February 22
Washington Post
 
"The Wizards have played the past 12 games without Andray Blatche and 28 without Ronny Turiaf, leaving the team with an inexperienced front line. Neither Blatche nor Turiaf will be back on Wednesday against Sacramento, but a team source said on Monday that both are expected to return soon after the team comes back from the all-star break. Turiaf, acquired on the first day of training camp in a three-team deal with New York and Dallas, broke a bone in his left hand in the fourth game against the Celtics. It was the same hand that he damaged last summer playing for France in the European Olympic qualifying tournament."
Wizards' Trevor Booker gets another chance with Andray Blatche down
February 1
Washington Post
 
"Trevor Booker received some disappointing news when he arrived at practice on Tuesday and realized that a left-handed jump hook that he was credited with making during the Wizards' 102-99 victory last Saturday over Charlotte actually belonged to Kevin Seraphin. The NBA corrected the mistake, so, instead of scoring 16 points on 6 for 6 shooting, he actually had 14 points on 5 for 5 shooting. "I took his two points, now they gave it back. I didn't want to give it back, but they took it back," Booker said, jokingly."
Andray Blatche out three to five weeks
January 31
Washington Post
 
"Andray Blatche will miss three to five weeks with a strained calf muscle in his left leg, Wizards interim coach Randy Wittman said on Monday during his pregame news conference. Tightness in Blatche's calf kept him out of most of Saturday's 102-99 victory over Charlotte, and subsequent evaluation and an MRI exam revealed the injury. Blatche played eight minutes against the Bobcats, scoring four points before the muscle tightened and forced him to the bench with his calf wrapped. Blatche is the Wizards' second-leading rebounder and is averaging 10.3 points per game. Wittman said there "there is a lot of bleeding in there, which leads to inflammation" in the calf. Blatche stayed home from"
Wizards need to part with Andray Blatche, JaVale McGee and Nick Young
January 22
Washington Post
 columnist Jason Reid
"Maybe someday, the Washington Wizards will get serious about rebuilding. To this point, they've only dabbled in it unsuccessfully. Until owner Ted Leonsis moves on without Andray Blatche, JaVale McGee and Nick Young, he's not truly committed to winning. Leonsis sets the agenda. He instructed Washington's basketball staff to start over and build through the draft. Ultimately, it will be his call to finally give up on Blatche, McGee and Young — most likely for little or nothing in return — after years of investing heavily in them. The correct choice is clear. Granted, dumping three core players, none of whom has turned 27, would be difficult for any owner. Typically, that's not how things"
Andray Blatche visits shoulder specialist
January 14
Washington Post
 
"Andray Blatche did not travel with the team to Philadelphia and instead flew to New York to visit a shoulder specialist. He met with a doctor to have his sore right shoulder examined on Friday, when the Wizards held a shootaround in advance of their game against the 76ers at Wells Fargo Center. Blatche dressed but did not play on Wednesday, when the Wizards lost 78-64 to the Chicago Bulls – and set a franchise record for fewest points in a game. Afterward, Blatche said that the injury would probably keep him out a few games. He is listed as day-to-day. Blatche is averaging just 11.8 points on 39 percent shooting and was recently benched in favor of Trevor Booker. Coach Flip Saunders said"
Winless Wizards not listening to Saunders
January 8
CBSSports.com
 
"There's no question which team is the worst in the NBA. That would be the Wizards, in case you didn't know -- and hopefully you don't, because that would imply that you haven't seen them. To see them is to understand that the 2008-09 Nets' NBA-record 0-18 in start just might be in jeopardy. In a performance labeled "sickening" and "embarrassing" by Andray Blatche, whose own performance also could've been thusly described, the Wizards fell to 0-8 Sunday with a 93-72 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Afterward, Blatche (10 points in 31 minutes on 5-for-16 shooting) attempted to get coach Flip Saunders' back, but ended up making his coach look bad in the process. It's been that kind of"
Andray Blatche is not qualified to be Washington Wizards captain
December 28
Washington Post
 columnist Jason Reid
"Washington Wizards forward and captain Andray Blatche, who is about as qualified to lead a team as he would be a space shuttle mission, struggled Monday while Washington squandered a 21-point first-half lead in its season-opening loss to the New Jersey Nets. Outscored, outrebounded and — worst of all — outhustled by his Nets counterparts, Blatche, beginning his seventh NBA season, reaffirmed that he's still clueless when he criticized Coach Flip Saunders for failing to use him correctly. Only a few hours after thanking fans at Verizon Center for supporting the Wizards, Blatche turned on Saunders, the man he is expected to back the strongest."
Wizards' Andray Blatche response to critics: 'Shut up'
December 28
Washington Post
 
"Andray Blatche was not made available on Tuesday, a day after he expressed his frustrations about how he was used in the Wizards’ opening night loss to the New Jersey Nets. He sneaked through the back exit after practice, and avoided crossing paths with reporters, but didn’t necessarily go quietly. He responded to criticisms of his criticism of the coaching staff for not getting him the ball in the low post by again going on Twitter to write, “Every body need to shut up I didn’t call out my coach or team mates I said I had a bad game need it n the post instead of jump shots.” Coach Flip Saunders glossed over what Blatche had to say after practice, saying he was relieved to finally hear"
Wizards hoping leadership message is getting through to Andray Blatche
December 12
Washington Post
 
"Before the NBA lockout, Washington Wizards Coach Flip Saunders gave forward Andray Blatche a book on leadership to read in the coach's continual quest to transform Blatche from jester to shepherd on one of the youngest teams in the league. Hey, what was the name of that book, anyway, Andray? "I forgot the title of it because I only read like half of it," Blatche said with a sheepish laugh after practice Saturday night. "Because after a while it was like, all right, I got the message." Give him extra credit for honesty, but whether that message has finally seeped through, after years of haranguing, will be a determining factor this season as the Wizards hurdle into a whirlwind 66-game"
Wizards Evans, Blatche support union cause but miss playing
November 16
Washington Times
 
"They should be on the court together right now, these two new Wizards teammates. One, the veteran swingman with the poise and polish of a leader who came to Washington less than a year ago. The other a still-young 7-footer who finally is ready to embrace the leadership role that his talent destined him to one day embrace. But the two are miles apart. One, Maurice Evans, has been camped out in New York as he fulfills his duties as vice president of the NBA Players Association. Evans always is front and center, standing right beside union president Derek Fisher and executive director Billy Hunter, usually clad in shirtsleeves, tie, and a button-down vest."
Blatche wants to quiet critics, but lockout drags on
November 8
Washington Times
 
"Andray Blatche was counting on this season to prove a few naysayers wrong The Wizards center has heard the criticism of his inconsistent play and was ready to take on a leadership role with Washington this year, his seventh. Blatche organized team workouts this summer and skipped the summer league circuit to focus on charity work. Blatche said he's still hopeful, but he's also concerned that the NBA season could be in jeopardy."
Charitable work keeps Wizards' Blatche busy
October 4
Washington Times
 
"Washington Wizards center Andray Blatche has avoided the traveling summer league all-star shows that many NBA stars, including several of his teammates, have kept busy with, preferring to work out and focus on his foundation activities. The Andray Blatche Foundation mainly involves working with children, but he's expanded his focus to include the Wounded Warriors program, which helps returning veterans and their families. In partnership with the USO, and the USO of Metropolitan D.C., Blatche hosted a reception Friday for a group of injured veteran and their families aboard the USS Sequoia, the former official presidential yacht. Blatche donated $10,000 to Operation Enduring Care for the"
No laps in judgment for Blatche
September 14
Washington Examiner
 
"If it's September, it's time to start talking expectations for Andray Blatche. Not even an NBA lockout is going to stop this annual Wizards rite. This year, fill in the blanks with "Lapdance Tuesdays" and "shoulder" for the off- and on-court issues that the 25-year-old needs to put behind him following a season only he could have, one in which career numbers (16.8 points and 8.2 rebounds a game) were outweighed by general disappointment. With his seventh NBA season just around the corner -- maybe -- Blatche has attempted to take charge. He invited teammates to work out this week at Columbia Gym in Clarksville, Md., only to be undercut in participation by the Impact League in Las Vegas."
Andray Blatche: 'I have to make changes'
September 11
Washington Post
 
"Andray Blatche wants to get it right this time. He has made pledges before about turning serious and getting attention for his accomplishments on the court rather than his missteps away from it. He changed his jersey number before his fifth season, but two years later, Blatche realized that the path toward maturity doesn't come through empty promises. After determining that he had yet to truly turn his potential into more than flirtations of production, Blatche has taken some steps toward getting better. He recently hired powerful agent Andy Miller after going without representation for all of what turned out to be a difficult season — even after he had secured a lucrative extension with"
Andray Blatche to go on charity mission to Jamaica
June 30
Washington Post
 
"Andray Blatche plans to join several NFL players on Sunday for a three-day goodwill mission to Jamaica. Blatche told the Miami Herald that he expects to contribute $50,000 toward the renovation of the athletic facility at Kingston College. He will also donate basketballs, sneakers and T-shirts to sports camps in Negril and Kingston. "It was mind blowing to see some of the conditions that these kids have to learn under," Blatche told the newspaper. "I saw it with my own eyes what little they have. For them to deal with those circumstances really impressed me. My family and I are trying to help out in whatever way we can.""
Blatche getting on roll as season nears close
April 5
Washington Examiner
 
"The season is almost over, just in time for Andray Blatche to play like he wants it to never end. After missing 10 games with a sprained right shoulder, the Wizards forward is playing perhaps his best basketball this season, averaging 25 points and 14.7 rebounds in the last three games, including a combined 61 points and 36 rebounds in the last two. "I'm just happy to be back," Blatche said after matching his career high with 36 points and setting a career high with 19 rebounds, including a franchise-record 16 offensive boards, against Cleveland on Friday. "I had a chance to look, and I was kind of hurt, not playing a couple weeks. I didn't want to take it for granted, and now I'm just"
A motivated Andray Blatche has a career-best two-game stretch
April 5
Washington Post
 
"Inside the giddy visitor's locker room at Charlotte's Time Warner Cable Arena on Sunday, the last remaining Washington Wizards players were getting dressed and wondering if they were going to get back to Washington in time to catch some of the after parties following rapper Lil Wayne's concert at Verizon Center. Moments before, Andray Blatche was singing a much different tune. He emerged from the shower, holding his towel, and belting out at the top of his lungs, the theme from the movie, "Dirty Dancing," which has regained some popularity through the Black Eyed Peas. "I've. Had. The time of my life," Blatche sang, "and I never felt this way before .?.?." Blatche repeated the phrase over"
Blatche helps Washington pick up another road win
April 4
Washington Post
 
"They were bumbling, breaking down and giving it away. A 19-point second-half lead appeared to be ample cushion for the Washington Wizards against a depleted Charlotte Bobcats team. But the Wizards have rarely been in positions of power on the road this season, and they showed that the prosperity was too much to handle, letting the lead eventually get whittled down to six in a matter of minutes. What should've been an easy victory turned into a hard-fought battle, but the Wizards proved to have more than enough with rookie Jordan Crawford confidently stemming the initial run with a series of crucial, long jumpers and Andray Blatche providing the finishing touches, continuing his dominance"
Andray Blatche's career-high 36 points, Crawford's triple-double carry Washington
April 2
Washington Post
 
"Jordan Crawford swatted Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Baron Davis's shot, grabbed the ball, then spun around a frozen Davis as Wizards fans at Verizon Center gasped and cheered with approval. But Crawford was hardly finished. Crawford zipped up the floor, scanned the court, and when he reached the foul line, he dropped a between-the-legs pass behind to Andray Blatche for a two-handed dunk. "I knew it was going to come," Blatche said, "but I didn't know how it was going to get there. When it got there, I just had to go ahead and finish it off." John Wall wasn't anywhere near the building during Friday night's 115-107 win over the Cavaliers, as the No. 1 overall pick was forced to serve a"
Andray Blatche in, Trevor Booker out — possibly for the season
March 30
Washington Post
 
"The Wizards' five-game West coast trip ended on a high note, with the team defeating the Utah Jazz, but when it was welcomed with some possibly disconcerting news upon arrival back in Washington. Coach Flip Saunders said rookie Trevor Booker "might be done for the year" after an MRI on Tuesday may have revealed a crack on the bottom of his foot. Saunders said Booker will seek another opinion on the foot that he injured in the fourth quarter of the Wizards' 114-94 loss on Friday in Denver. Booker averaged 11.4 points and 7.6 rebounds in eight starts in March, getting the opportunity after Andray Blatche and later Josh Howard went down with injuries. An initial X-ray in Denver didn't show"
Nick Young out against Portland, Andray Blatche could join team in Denver
March 23
Washington Post
 
"Nick Young will be out with a bone bruise in his left knee as the Wizards open their five-game West coast trip in Portland on Tuesday. Young said he would still be "questionable" on Wednesday against the Los Angeles Clippers, but the Wizards are hoping that he will be available for that game. "He has a tendency to play well in LA," Coach Flip Saunders said of Young, the Southern California alum and Los Angeles native. "We'll have to see how he does." Young said he has been playing with soreness in his left knee for much of the second half of the season, but got bumped in the leg while scoring 31 points against the Golden State Warriors and hasn't been the same since. He sat out the next"
Blatche is listed as day-to-day
March 10
Washington Examiner
 
"No serious damage was revealed in an MRI on Wednesday for Wizards forward Andray Blatche, who remains day-to-day after straining his right shoulder in a fall and exiting Washington's loss to Milwaukee on Tuesday. But the Wizards (16-47) remain severely depleted in the experience department as Rashard Lewis (right knee soreness) didn't practice Wednesday and is in the midst of seeking a second medical opinion after saying last week that season-ending knee surgery seemed likely. Josh Howard has missed the last three games with a strained left hamstring, leaving career journeyman Maurice Evans as the only healthy member of the Washington roster with more than three years of experience. "When"
Andray Blatche has right shoulder strain
March 9
Washington Post
 
"Starting power forward Andray Blatche has a strained right shoulder, and according to Washington Wizards officials, the status of the team's second-leading scorer is day-to-day after an MRI this morning revealed no structural damage. Blatche hurt his shoulder in the opening minutes of last night's 95-76 loss to Milwaukee at Verizon Center. Trapped in a double-team on the Wizards' defensive end, Blatche attempted to gather a loose ball in between the Bucks' Brandon Jennings and Luc Mbah a Moute and landed hard on his right side. With Blatche clearly in pain on the court, play continued in the other direction, and it wasn't until the Wizards called a 20-second timeout that athletic trainers"
Andray Blatche injures shoulder as Washington has woeful performance, 95-76
March 9
Washington Post
 
"In a season rife with unremarkable games and on occasion abject failure, the Washington Wizards found a way to mine the depths of futility even further on Tuesday in a 95-76 loss to Milwaukee at Verizon Center. The empirical evidence to confirm just how unwatchable Washington's ninth loss in 10 games actually was included the Wizards' tying a season low for points and shooting 38 percent from the field, and the starting back court missing 21 of 30 shots. The Wizards (16-47) also shot just 53 percent from the foul line, more than 20 points below their norm, and missed 10 of 12 from three-point range. Then consider that the Bucks (24-38) came in 15 games below .500 and among the least"
Blatche sees latest injury as just another twist in his 'roller-coaster' season
January 15
Washington Post
 
"For a few days, the wackiness of Andray Blatche's season could be found in the bizarre pattern of twists and turns that he had carved into the left side of his head. Blatche explained that the haircut represented his "roller-coaster" life, which had seen him go from breaking his foot last summer, to signing a huge extension before training camp, to struggling to regain his conditioning, to leading the team in scoring, to having an altercation at a Washington nightclub with teammate JaVale McGee, to hearing that the Washington Wizards were open to trading him. He was slumping and his confidence was shaken, especially when he heard his own fans booing him at home games. But Blatche said he"
Andray Blatche doubtful against Minnesota with right shoulder sprain
January 13
Washington Post
 
"Andray Blatche was voted best-dressed Wizard on Tuesday by the fans in attendance at Verizon Center, as he walked into the arena before the Sacramento Kings game wearing a red sweater, with a black skull cap, scarf and tie. He won over the crowd when he lifted his pant leg and revealed his coordinating skills, with a pair of red and black striped socks. Blatche is hoping that he won't have wear similar attire during games over the next few days after suffering a mild right shoulder sprain in the fourth quarter of the Wizards' bizarre 136-133 overtime victory. Blatche didn't participate in Wednesday's brief practice, as the team prepared for Minnesota. He is listed as day-to-day and Rashard"
Wizards' Andray Blatche battles through shooting slump
January 4
Washington Post
 
"After another poor shooting night in the Washington Wizards' 92-81 loss to the New Orleans Hornets on Saturday, forward Andray Blatche said he's trying to mentally break out of a recent offensive slump. From Oct. 30 to Dec. 20, a span of 21 games not counting those missed because of injury or suspension, Blatche failed to reach at least 10 points just once - he had four points on Nov. 13 in a 103-96 loss to the Chicago Bulls. Three times in his last five games, however, Blatche's production has dipped. The fifth-year forward, who is averaging 16.4 points per game, shot just 4 for 12 from the field and had eight points against the Hornets, one night after going 4 for 16 with eight points in"
Wizards are gauging interest in trading Andray Blatche
December 30
Washington Post
 
"The Wizards have already made one huge trade this season, sending former face of the franchise Gilbert Arenas to Orlando in exchange for Rashard Lewis. But they might not be done dealing. According to two Western Conference executives, the Wizards are gauging interest in Andray Blatche to determine if trading the skilled 6-foot-11 forward is best for the organization moving forward. Blatche leads the Wizards in scoring (16.8 points) and is second in rebounding (7.9). The trade deadline is Feb. 24. Blatche was involved in an altercation last week with teammate JaVale McGee outside of a Washington club. Blatche and McGee both received one-game suspensions and later apologized for the"
Wizards gauging interest in McGee and Blatche
December 29
CBSSports.com
 
"Over the past two seasons, the Washington D.C. has been ground zero for weird NBA stories. That whole Gilbert Arenas thing happened -- something the Wizards are still recovering from -- but most recently JaVale McGee and Andray Blatche tried to punch each other's faces out in front of a night club. The Wizards moved on from the Arenas incident recently by trading him. And the same fate may face either Blatche or McGee. Or maybe both. According to HoopsWorld, the Wizards are shopping McGee and Blatche to gauge how much interest there might be. This of course could be a result of the fight or it could just be something Ernie Grunfeld had planned on doing. My guess is that it's all related."
Andray Blatche: 'I'm very sorry for the incident' with JaVale McGee
December 27
Washington Post
 
"Wizards forward Andray Blatche issued an apology a day after he and teammate JaVale McGee were suspended for conduct detrimental to the team. Blatche and McGee will both miss the Wizards' game on Sunday against the San Antonio Spurs after the two had a dispute outside of an area club last week. "I'm very sorry for the incident," Blatche wrote in a text message. "I had no intention of this ever happening. I apologize for my behavior, to my family, the whole Wizards organization, my fans, my teammates and coaches." McGee also expressed regret on his Twitter account. "I wanna apologize to the fans and the [W]izards organization for the immature acts that I was involved in," he wrote."
Andray Blatche and JaVale McGee suspended for game against San Antonio
December 26
Washington Post
 
"Andray Blatche and JaVale McGee have both been suspended for one game for conduct detrimental to the team and will miss the Wizards' game on Sunday against the San Antonio Spurs. Blatche and McGee were involved in an altercation outside of an area club early Friday morning, in which two league sources said the starting frontcourt players exchanged curse words and punches. Another source said police were called to breakup the disruption. A Wizards spokesperson said on Friday that it was "simply a disagreement between teammates," but a day later, President Ernie Grunfeld determined that the dispute went much deeper. "After further investigation into an incident on Thursday night, we"
Wizard's Andray Blatche, JaVale McGee reportedly get into altercation
December 25
Washington Post
 
"The Wizards have been dysfunctional on the court this season, but may also have some disharmony off it. Multiple league sources have confirmed that teammates Andray Blatche and JaVale McGee were involved in an altercation outside an area club early Friday morning. Witnesses have said that the players were screaming expletives at each other, but two league sources added that Blatche and McGee also exchanged several punches at the Shadow Room in Northwest Washington. A Wizards spokesman released a statement late Friday that read, "The team looked into the matter earlier today and determined it was simply a disagreement between teammates." According to one source, speaking on condition of"
Long night for Blatche as Wiz fall to Bulls, 87-80
December 23
Washington Examiner
 
"Andray Blatche picked the ball clean off Kurt Thomas and headed down the court for an unguarded, wide-open layup in the first quarter. But when the ball inexplicably leapt from his hands as he rose for an easy two points, Blatche knew it would set the stage for a long night of struggles in a defensive-themed 87-80 loss to Chicago. "After that layup, I knew it was going to be a long night," said Blatche (seven points), who despite missing 11-of-14 shots and racking up four turnovers found himself on the floor in the fourth quarter, when the crowd of 18,011 at Verizon Center accordingly serenaded him with boos every time he touched the ball. "I tried to prepare myself for it mentally. That"
Wizards hope to have Josh Howard and Andray Blatche against Miami
December 18
Washington Post
 
"The Wizards have been plagued by injuries all season, but they are moving closer to being whole, with Josh Howard possibly set to make his season debut and Andray Blatche returning from a two-game absence on Saturday when the Miami Heat makes its first appearance to Verizon Center. Both players will be game-time decisions, but Coach Flip Saunders said after practice on Friday that he expects to add two veteran forwards to the lineup. "Based upon today, I would say both of guys will play some. That's my inclination." Saunders said the Wizards would "probably not" have John Wall, who will likely miss his 10th game of the season. Howard said he is "very anxious" to get back on the court after"
John Wall, Andray Blatche out against Los Angeles Lakers
December 14
Washington Post
 
"John Wall and Andray Blatche will both be out when the Wizards face the two-time defending champion Los Angeles Lakers at Verizon Center. Wall is battling tendinitis in his right knee, while Blatche had the swelling in his left knee drained on Monday."