Faced with the horror of elimination from play-in contention, Washington Wizards head coach Wes Unseld Jr. cut the rotation to eight players and the team blasted the Minnesota Timberwolves 132-114 to keep their postseason hopes alive...
EDITORIAL INTERJECTION: The Wizards were eliminated from play-in contention on April 1.
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In a clever-but-humorous twist, Washington Wizards head coach Wes Unseld Jr. waited until April 5 to unveil his April Fool’s joke. It was a classic trolling of fans by trimming the rotation after the team had been eliminated from qualifying for postseason play.