The Washington Wizards on Thursday announced a celebration of John Wall’s legacy.
Wall’s legacy will be celebrated on Jan. 29 during Washington’s game against the Milwaukee Bucks at Capital One Arena. The first 15,000 fans will receive John Wall bobbleheads.
The contest will be broadcasted in Prime Video, where Wall serves as an NBA analyst.
The Wizards teased a video
Thursday of Wall’s iconic shot in Game 6 of the 2017 playoffs to propel the Wizards of the Boston Celtics and force a Game 7, which led many fans to speculate the team might retire Wall’s No. 2 jersey.
But for now, it appears Jan. 29’s celebration won’t include hoisting Wall’s jersey into the rafters.
Wall, 35, was selected by Washington with the No. 1 pick in the 2010 NBA Draft and spent nine seasons in D.C.
He led the Wizards to four playoff berths and advanced to the second round three times, with the farthest run coming in 2017 when Washington lost in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.
Wall’s Wizards resume is a decorated one:
- 5x All-Star
- All-NBA Third Team
- All-Defense Second Team
- All-Rookie First Team
- Franchise leader in assists (5,282) and steals (976)
- 573 games played
- Averaged 19.2 points and 9.0 assists for Washington
Wall’s most iconic moment in a Wizards uniform came in Game 6 of the 2017 Eastern Conference semifinals against the Boston Celtics, when, with just 3.5 seconds remaining, he rose up and sunk a go-ahead 3-pointer to give Washington a 92-91 lead. The Wizards won that game to keep their season alive, and after the final buzzer, Wall climbed onto the scorer’s table and pointed down, saying, “This is my city.”
Wall’s best season in Washington came during the 2016-17 campaign, in which he earned All-NBA Third Team honors after averaging 23.1 points and 10.7 assists per game. Wall finished 7th in MVP voting that year and made his fourth All-Star game.
