Wizards stranded again after 2nd snowstorm

By MIKE CRANSTON
AP Sports Writer

CHARLOTTE, N.C.(AP) — Eventually the Washington Wizards will make
it home.

Tuesday night? No such luck.

The Wizards were told before losing 94-92 in Charlotte that they
wouldn’t be able to fly into either Washington-area airport
after the game because of the second major snowstorm to hit that
area in five days.

It meant another night scrambling to find a hotel and more
uncertainty for a team that hasn’t been home since it left for
what it thought was a brief road trip on Feb. 2.

“We’ve been away from home for a long time,” guard Randy Foye
said. “It’s tough because we were supposed to go home and now
we’re supposed to go home again. But we have to sleep in a hotel
room again tonight.”

After losing in New York on Feb. 3, the Wizards traveled to
Orlando and upset the Magic on Friday night. They were supposed
to fly home right after the game and face Atlanta on Saturday,
but the airports in Washington were closed.

The Hawks game was eventually postponed and the Wizards decided
to stay in Orlando until a flight to Charlotte on Monday.

“I had to go shopping, get more clothes and drawers and stuff,”
forward Andray Blatche said. “This was tough with the weather.
The weather messed me up.”

Now they’re about to make Charlotte home for at least an extra
night. But at least the latest storm won’t affect any games.

The Bobcats game was Washington’s final contest before the
All-Star break. Many players weren’t expected to take the
late-night Tuesday flight back home anyway. Instead, they were
staying in Charlotte and then flying home or to vacations spots.

Antawn Jamison was lucky. He grew up in Charlotte.

“I felt sorry for these guys. I was in my bed comfortably
(Monday night),” Jamison said. “I know they want to get to their
families and just get home. It’s crazy weather. Hopefully it’s
only a one-day delay.”