Washington Wizards: Loss to Hornets highlights major Wizards’ weaknesses

In their first game since the All-Star break, the Washington Wizards fell on the road to division foe Charlotte Hornets, despite 46 points from Bradley Beal.

If the Washington Wizards were hoping to remedy some of their weaknesses over the All-Star break, they didn’t show it in their first game back. In a 123-110 loss to the Charlotte Hornets, the squad displayed much of what has ailed them through the first two-thirds of the season.

What made this loss sting (no Hornets pun intended) in particular was it came at the expense of a herculean effort from Bradley Beal. Returning to the Spectrum Center after last weekend’s All-Star Game, Beal did everything he could with 46 points, 6 rebounds, and…