John Wall Upset With ESPN Removing One Of Wizards' Rare National Broadcasts

Wizards G John Wall claims the team is "treated as a little brother" by the NBA after the Wizards were "bumped from an ESPN showcase game on Jan. 11" against the Celtics, according to Candace Buckner of the WASHINGTON POST. The move to take one of the Wizards five national broadcasts away comes despite the fact the team "currently is surging toward respectability and has climbed to within a half-game of the playoff picture." Wall said, "We don't get national exposure. ... We had five (national games) at the beginning of the year, and now we have four. And you never know, they might take another one. I feel like it's back to what I said before: If you don't have League Pass or NBA TV, you don't see the Wizards." ESPN will air Grizzlies-Thunder in place of Wizards-Celtics (WASHINGTON POST, 12/29).