Nobody could question Washington Wizards guard John Wall’s effort after he scored a career-high 52 points against Orlando on Tuesday. Wall himself, however, was left questioning the effort his teammates were giving, because the team lost the game.
“Our job is to wake up and just play hard,” Wall told reporters Tuesday, via ESPN. “Before you made it to the NBA or got a college scholarship, you played hard every day to get to where you wanted to.
“To still be talking about playing hard, that’s something that you should be able to do after just waking up. Everybody has a job and they have to go work hard. Our job is to come here and play hard and compete. That’s the easiest thing that you should do without any contracts or any money, just come in and play basketball. … If I had the answer we wouldn’t be in this situation.”
The Wizards are just 7-13, and between this and previous comments made by another player, there’s clearly some frustration building in the locker room. It’s easy to understand. Wall scored 52 points. When you do that, you expect to get enough help from your teammates to win the game.
