Wizards blow another lead, enter all-star break with loss to Bucks: While most of the NBA was enjoying the first day of the league’s all-star break Thursday, the Washington Wizards had one last game on their slate, opposite the Milwaukee Bucks at Bradley Center, before dispersing. Some players are going home. Others are vacationing in warmer climates. And one, John Wall, is traveling to Toronto for the league’s all-star weekend. -- The Washington Post

John Wall unsure if he’ll play in all-star game after injuring right knee: Washington Wizards point guard John Wall will travel to Toronto to attend the NBA’s All-Star weekend festivities but is not sure if he will participate in his third all-star game Sunday after bruising his right knee in the first quarter of the Wizards’ 99-92 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks. -- The Washington Post

Ted Leonsis loves music so much he used a bust of Elvis as a wingman in college: When Ted Leonsis was in college at Georgetown — long before he became a billionaire with America Online, and certainly before he bought the Washington Wizards, Capitals and Mystics — he hung out with Elvis Presley. Well, not the actual Elvis. Leonsis was simply carrying a bust of The King around campus to, you know, meet girls. -- The Washington Post

Bradley Beal is still headed toward max deal: Now that Bradley Beal is back in the starting lineup, playing starter's minutes and playing in back-to-backs, it's worth revisiting whether or not his status as a max player going into restricted free agency has changed. So far, it hasn't. In 13 games he has played with the Wizards going into the All-Star break, after returning from a stress reaction in his lower right leg for the fourth year in a row, Beal is shooting 83 of 153, 54.2%, from the field. -- CSN Mid-Atlantic

Wizards Rewind: Bucks hand Wiz loss before AS break: The Wizards couldn't capitalize on a hot start in Milwaukee, as the Bucks handed Washington a loss before the All-Star break. -- CSN Mid-Atlantic

Bucks dominate the boards, beat Wizards 99-92: Five takeaways: Would the Washington Wizards enter the All-Star break with a two-game winning streak or a ninth loss in 13 contests? Depending on when you checked in during the first three quarters of Thursday's matchup at the Milwaukee Bucks, the answer may have seemed clear. -- CSN Mid-Atlantic