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A Boost On Defense, But Another Surprise Addition To The Injury Report

Delon Wright is available tonight for the Washington Wizards but Will Barton is now added to the injury report
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A Boost On Defense, But Another Surprise Addition To The Injury Report
A Boost On Defense, But Another Surprise Addition To The Injury Report

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Delon Wright is available tonight for the Washington Wizards as they face the Sacramento Kings in Sacramento. Wright’s return has been a long time coming and he has certainly been missed on the defensive side on the ball.

Delon suffered a grade two strain of his right hamstring which he suffered in the fourth quarter against the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday, October 25. He had continued to be re-evaluated and in recovery. Now he is back and ready to go.

This injury was a loss to the team’s back court depth as Wright had already shown he would be a valuable piece to the Wizards in the first four games of the season. As the backup to Monte Morris, Wright had contributed 6.5 points, 3.3 assists, and 2.5 rebounds per game. With Delon in the mix, there wasn’t visibly a ton of drop off in the back court contributions of the first and second unit.

With Delon Wright out for that extended length of time, it was never consistent on how the Wizards replaced his 22 minutes per game. At times, there was a split between Will Barton and Monte Morris. Jordan Goodwin was a pleasant surprise during this time. This could have also been an opportunity for rookie Johnny Davis but that did not come to fruition.

Speaking of Will Barton, he is now listed as out tonight against the Sacramento Kings. Deni Avdija is out again as well. Both are experiencing back soreness.

Rui’s back. Delon’s back.

Hopefully Kristaps Porzingis, Deni, and Will are back soon as well, and things could be looking up for the Wizards very soon. 

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CANDI WALLER

Candi Waller also known as "CWall" is the Founder and CEO of CWall® Sports & Entertainment, President of the CWall Foundation, Inc, the Managing Publisher of the Fan Nation Inside the Wizards site, and President of Bowie Television. A native of Gorgeous Prince George's County, Maryland, Candi has been an authentic lover of all sports since her childhood. She was such a sports fan at an early age that she notes one of her favorite childhood shows as the legendary "George Michael Sports Machine". Candi holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Hampton University, Master of Arts in Human Resource Development from The George Washington University and a certificate in Sports Industry Essentials from Columbia University.  Prior to and during her work in the sports industry, Candi has established her identity as a results-driven, relationship building advocate and professional with extensive years of experience leading and implementing successful strategic change, communications, and stakeholder engagement programs across geographically dispersed organizations. She’s worked across Big Four and Government Trusted Advisor consulting firms such as IBM, Deloitte, and the MITRE Corporation. She is an active member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, Women in Sports & Events (WISE), the National Press Club (NPC), the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), the Prince George’s County Chamber of Commerce and is an ambassador for the National Museum of African American History and Culture. In terms of what she likes to do for fun, that’s just it…anything that is considered fun, she’s all for it! She’s very close to her parents, brother, and sister, and has a host of nieces, nephews, and godchildren. 

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