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Welcome to Milwaukee and the NBA Finals, Dave Chappelle.
The comedian was one of the celebrity fans in the crowd at Game 4 between the Phoenix Suns and the Milwaukee Bucks. And he was not alone among the presumably rich and definitely somewhat famous.
ABC, in a rare shot of celebrity fans, showed Chappelle, actor Chris Tucker and former New York Yankee (and Texas Ranger) Alex Rodriguez.
Before each game the NBA releases a list of celebrities and notable people expected to attend; Wednesday’s list included Chance the Rapper, who was there Sunday, and singer Sheryl Crow, who tweeted her disappointment Sunday about not being able to attend.
Elvin Hayes protecting the rim for the Bullets
The 2020-2021 Washington Wizards are a bad defensive team. And that might actually be an understatement. Given the personnel, it seems unlikely that this group will magically turn into a good defensive team anytime soon.
Larry Hughes and I have talked a lot about the team’s porous defense on the Bleav in Wizards podcast. On this week’s show, Hughes explained what it takes to be a good defensive team in the NBA and how they could improve.
We also discussed if anyone on this roster had the potential to make the jump to be an above-average individual defender. We both feel Rui Hachimura is one of the few guys with the potential to make a major leap defensively. We haven’t really seen that from Hachimura so far this season but he’s still young and should continue to make strides on that side of the ball.