News, notes and highlights from the NBA's slate of action on Tuesday night.

Only because John Wall vs. Greg Monroe is the funniest one-on-one rivalry no one ever cares to speak on.

Magic wand not included.

Nick Young gets scrappy, Oden returns, Victor O. puts up 30+.

"We should’ve never ever let Michael Jordan play for the Wizards." Truth.

First pair of Wizards to score 30 or more since together Gilbert Arenas and Antawn Jamison in 2009.

Guard's 31 points lead Wiz over the sinking Knicks.

<a href="http://uproxx.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/horizontal_1382625062.jpg"></a>Words by <a href="http://twitter.com/bansky" target="_blank">Bansky</a> Is it possible to be the home of the world champions, and still be the worst division in basketball.

In tonight's preseason game against the Washington Wizards, Miami Heat superstar LeBron James opened up with a one-handed alley oop dunk.

For the Washington Wizards' newest lottery pick, Otto Porter, Jr.

NBA center Jason Collins came out today via magazine cover (the best way to come out, I think, if you have that luxury), and I encourage you to read everything you can about it.

Sometimes life gives you a do-over.

Only three games were on the schedule last night, but as is the case every night in the NBA, storylines were abundant.

Amongst basketball enthusiasts (on Twitter, at least), John Wall has been one of the more debated players of the past couple weeks.

Yo, high five to whoever invented cortisone injections.

The last time the Miami Heat lost was on my birthday (Feb.

The NBA and Hip-Hop <a href="http://smokingsection.uproxx.com/TSS/2013/02/lil-wayne-not-banned-nba" target="_blank">have intertwined tremendously</a> the past 72 hours, huh.

Want to know the biggest myth in sports.

Every rebuilding team wants to be the next Oklahoma City, brimming with homegrown talent.

The NBA's traditional Martin Luther King Day "YOU GON' WORK" schedule remained intact yesterday.