National Audience Gets First Look at Washington Wizards
For the first time this season the Washington Wizards will be viewed by a national audience as they face the Golden State Warriors.
It is the only nationally televised game scheduled this year for the Wizards.
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ESPN is broadcasting the game tonight at 10:00 PM E.S.T.
All this is mainly because it is Washington guard Jordan Poole's return to San Fransico play the Warriors for the first time.
This offseason the Wizards acquired Poole in exchange for guard Chris Paul, all of this was the fallout from Washington trading former guard Bradley Beal to the Phoenix Suns.
Poole was a major part of Golden State's fourth championship and without him they may not have won and the perspective on the Warriors dynasty may look a lot different.
Washington Wizards guard Jordan Poole (13) reacts to a teammate's three point shot as he sits court side with fans during the third quarter against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden.
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Between the infamous punch he took from Warriors forward Draymond Green to the on-court ridicule he took from the fan base; you can imagine the last year for Poole wasn't fun.
It was supposed to be the first time Green and Poole met on the court as competitors, but the Golden State forward was, of course, suspended again for punching Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkic.
The good news about Green being suspended is Poole won't have to worry about getting punched tonight.
All jokes aside, it may be an emotional visit for the Wizards guard and ESPN made sure they weren't going to miss it.
With ESPN tuning in tonight it'll be an opportunity for Washington rookie forward Bilal Coulibaly to show off how good he really is and bring more attention to his NBA All-Rookie first team bid.
It will also be a chance for Wizards forward Kyle Kuzma to show the country he is All-Star worthy.
The Wizards will try and carry the momentum over from the win against the Portland Trail Blazers and show the country what they have building.
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