The Washington Wizards suffered more than just a 123-105 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday night. On top of the defeat, two Wizards players went down in the middle of the fourth quarter as the game was slipping away from them.

The Oklahoma City Thunder will host the Washington Wizards on Monday. They returned home after a brutal travel schedule last week. This is OKC's only game in a five-day span. The Thunder (22-5) have won seven in a row sans the NBA Cup finals.

The Oklahoma City Thunder avoided an upset with a 123-105 win over the Washington Wizards on Monday. It took until the fourth quarter for the title contender to run away from the league's worst team.

The Los Angeles Lakers have emerged as early frontrunners, according to Bleacher Report, with LeBron James reportedly tying his potential return to the team's ability to add impact talent. Both head coach J.J. Redick and Anthony Davis have apparently endorsed the idea of adding another center of Valanciunas' caliber to the roster.

The Washington Wizards are reportedly "eager to find a trade partner for Kyle Kuzma" before the NBA trade deadline on Feb. 6, according to NBA insider

The Washington Wizards have been one of the more active teams in the trade market despite not yet pulling the trigger on a deal this season as the Feb. 6 trade deadline quickly approaches. Washington currently sits at the bottom of the Eastern Conference with a 4-22 record,