Two weeks ago against the Miami Heat, the Washington Wizards played their hearts out for three quarters, only to fall short in the fourth, 102-90. John Wall was ejected, but Jordan Crawford stepped up admirably and scored 39 points in a valiant, but losing effort. After the game, the Heat’s Dwyane Wade had some interesting comments about Crawford’s performance.

Andray Blatche, who’s played great basketball in Gilbert Arenas’s absence, told the Associated Press, “Gil’s going to come back next season humble.” The best that Wizards fans can hope for is that Gilbert Arenas comes back next season fit. He’s had plenty of humbling moments in his career. Who can forget when LeBron James iced Agent Zero at the free-throw line in the Eastern Conference quarter finals back in 2006? And it’s not a lack…

One must beware the dreaded Andre Blatche karate chop. Just ask Joakim Noah. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) Wizards 101, Bulls 95: In the wake of all the shuffling, the Washington Wizards were left with two players who had been with the team since 2007. One is Nick Young. The other is Andray Blatche. Despite five years with the team, Blatche hadn’t logged 40 minutes in a game all season — in fact, to find a…