Trae Young Rumors

Marc J. Spears: Wizards say Trae Young re-injured his right quadriceps, sustaining a contusion against Golden State on March 16. Related imaging, due to ongoing back pain, confirmed lower back irritation. Both injuries are being treated conservatively and will not require surgery at this time.

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Washington Wizards star Trae Young left their 125-117 loss to the Golden State Warriors early on Monday night due to a leg injury. Young collided with Warriors guard Will Richard while trying to get through a screen midway through the third quarter at Capital One Arena, and was called for an offensive foul after knocking Richard down. Young immediately started limping as officials called the foul, clearly shaken up.

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Among the things to be happy about was how Young and center Alex Sarr ran the pick-and-roll and connected on a pair of lobs from Young that ended with Sarr baskets. In just his third game with the Wizards, on a minutes restriction of approximately 21 minutes, Young finished with 15 points and six assists. Sarr had 16 points and five blocks, also with a minutes restriction. “I’m definitely getting used to playing with him, seeing pick-and-roll angles,” Sarr said. “We’re just working, getting extra reps right now. That’s very valuable.” Still, the stretch run late in the fourth quarter is what made Washington’s players optimistic, providing a Band-Aid to what happened in Miami. “People can laugh about us now,” Young said. “In the future, I don’t think people are going to be laughing about us.”

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The Adebayo game left the Wizards embarrassed and angry. “It’s not something you want to be a part of and things like that, but you see everybody’s reaction and how he got it,” Young said. “We were all thinking the same way, how it was kind of weird, them fouling (with less than) two minutes (left) just to give him more possessions. It was a weird thing. It wasn’t very Erik Spoelstra-like. He’s an unbelievable coach and has done some great things. “(Bam) scored a lot of points. You’ve got to give him credit. But the way it happened and the way it went down, you see the reaction from people around the league. Around everybody, it’s kind of the same. So we had a similar mindset, but at the same time, we allowed it to happen in the first half and gave him a rhythm to even have the confidence to think he was going to get that. So the way we bounced back is the way we needed to bounce back tonight. I’m just happy with the way that we did that.”

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Marc J. Spears: Wizards say Trae Young (right knee injury management) is now out for tonight's matchup.

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Josh Robbins: Final: Jazz 122, Wizards 112 Young: 12 pts., 2 rebs., 6 assts. Reese: 18 pts., 20 rebs., 2 assts. T. Johnson: 15 pts., 8 rebs., 2 assts. Coulibaly: 17 pts., 3 rebs., 2 assts.

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Patrick Beverley: Wait wait. Looky looky what happen?? Aww ok I guess I wasn’t wrong!! And why didn’t a contending team want him? And why did ATL trade franchise? PatBev™️

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But Young posted on X: “Don’t expect me to get ejected too many more times D.C.,” adding a laughing emoji. “… But I’m definitely bringing that energy & competitiveness when I’m back for my brothers!” Young’s action made a positive impression on teammates. “He’s been really involved since he got here on the court, off the court, at practice, when we take the plane, when we’re in different cities and all that,” wing/forward Bilal Coulibaly said. “He’s been really, really involved in it. Yeah, he just showed everybody today. So, that’s great.”

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Oh No He Didn't: Kevin Durant on the Wizards: "(Trae is) gonna make the game easier for everybody else on the floor. I'm excited for the hometown team, excited for AD to put the jersey on too and represent the city. I see bright things in their future"

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SportsCenter: Trae Young gets his first ejection as a Washington Wizard before he's played a game

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Trae Young: Don’t expect me to get ejected too many more times D.C. .. but I’m definitely bringing that energy & competitiveness when I’m back for my brothers!

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Marc Stein: Wizards coach Brian Keefe told reporters today that Trae Young will play 17-to-20 minutes Thursday against Utah in what would be Young’s first NBA game action since Dec. 27. More on Trae’s Wizards future in my Monday Best around-the-league notes: http://tinyurl.com/2vyjskye

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Bryson Akins: Trae Young via Instagram: “March 5th.”

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Shams Charania: Washington Wizards star Trae Young will make his team debut on Thursday against the Utah Jazz at home.

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