Washington Wizards Praised for NBA Cup Court

The washington wizards started their nba cup run against the atlanta hawks but fell to a 129-117 loss at State Farm Arena Friday night.

Every NBA Cup game takes place on a special court built by designers, and some look better than others.

For the Wizardsthey ranked No. 7 on Bleacher Report writer Andy Bailey’s ranking of all 30 court designs.

“Washington took the ‘logo behind the logo’ concept and twisted it a bit. It has the more modern ball, star and Washington monument at center court, on top of the cup and a silhouette of the hand tapping the ball you on the other side saw the chest of Wes Unseld, Elvin Hayes and Manute Bol,” writes Bailey. “The concentric circles stand out a little more here than on other floors (thanks to a more dramatic color gradient). And the gray framing from the sidelines and baselines works too.”

The only teams with courts ranked higher on the list were the Los Angeles Lakers, Houston Rockets, New York Knicks, Charlotte Hornets, Minnesota Timberwolves and Portland Trail Blazers.

Some courts have caused some controversy for having poor designs and difficult to view color, but the WizardsSubtle gray and red should be easy on the eye, both for viewers at home and for those watching live at Capital One Arena.

The Wizards are hoping the field will give them some luck as they try to bounce back from their group-opener loss to the Hawks to start the tournament.

The Wizards will take to the field for their East Group C matches against the Boston Celtics next Friday and on Tuesday, November 26 when they host the Chicago Bulls.

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