{"id":2424612,"date":"2025-04-17T10:37:01","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T14:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nba-star-helps-lead-derided-team-to-upset-win-after-glorifying-the-bible\/"},"modified":"2025-04-17T10:40:02","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T14:40:02","slug":"nba-star-helps-lead-derided-team-to-upset-win-after-glorifying-the-bible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nba-star-helps-lead-derided-team-to-upset-win-after-glorifying-the-bible\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Star Helps Lead Derided Team to Upset Win After Glorifying the Bible"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnba-star-helps-lead-derided-team-to-upset-win-after-glorifying-the-bible%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2424612&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Dallas Mavericks&#8217; troubled season will extend for at least one more game as they secured a surprising 120-106 victory over the Sacramento Kings in the NBA\u2019s play-in round. PJ Washington was a key player for the Mavericks, contributing 17 points, 9 rebounds, and 4 assists to help the 10th-seeded team keep their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nhl-roundup-bruins-lock-down-atlantic-division-title\/\" title=\"NHL roundup: Bruins lock down Atlantic Division title\">playoff hopes alive<\/a>. Despite the team\u2019s struggles and injuries, Washington has turned to his faith for support, carrying a Bible everywhere and stressing its importance in his life. In an interview with Andscape, he expressed how being closer to God has made him happier and more fulfilled. Washington encourages his teammates and fans to prioritize faith in challenging times. The Mavericks, facing a tough year filled with injuries and major changes like the controversial trade of Luka Doncic for Anthony Davis, will next play against the Oklahoma City thunder if they win their upcoming match against Memphis.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>To the surprise of many &mdash; perhaps even the players themselves &mdash; the tortured season of the Dallas Mavericks will continue for at least one more game after the team pulled off the upset road win, 120-106, against the Sacramento Kings, in the NBA&rsquo;s play-in round.<\/p>\n<p>Helping the Mavs procure the win, starting forward PJ Washington finished with 17 point, 9 rebounds, and 4 assists<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>in the season-saving win for the 10th-seeded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-fans-leave-travis-kelce-stunned-viciously-boo-dallas-mavericks-game\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mavericks<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In what&rsquo;s been a glimmer of something to celebrate in an otherwise brutal season (more on that shortly), nobody would blame Mavs stars like Anthony Davis and Klay Thompson for celebrating with some libations.<\/p>\n<p>But Washington? He&rsquo;s likely got his face buried in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news-crew-finds-bible-open-poignant-message-amid-wreckage-community-destroyed-tornado\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bible<\/a> &mdash; and he should be commended for proudly sharing that with the world.<\/p>\n<p>In a piece <a href=\"https:\/\/andscape.com\/features\/dallas-mavericks-forward-p-j-washington-locks-in-ahead-of-play-in-tournament-thanks-to-his-bible\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">published<\/a> by Andscape hours before the critical play-in game, the site spoke to Washington about how his Bible travels everywhere with him these days.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=vizqo9x0\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>(And, as an aside, a rare bit of kudos to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/notre-dame-coach-takes-espns-race-baiting-question-quietly-obliterates-front-entire-stadium\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">notoriously leftist<\/a> ESPN for allowing this piece to be published on a site it owns.)<\/p>\n<p>The outlet said that Washington takes his Bible &ldquo;everywhere for worship and daily guidance,&rdquo; after finding it at his home after a game against the Charlotte Hornets (Washington&rsquo;s former team) in January.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to that, Washington had been using a Bible app.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I just felt the need to just bring with me every day,&rdquo; Washington told Andscape. &ldquo;I know [God is] with me every step of the way, but He&rsquo;s definitely here more now. Just being in the Word more, I just feel like it just opens up everything just in life. I&rsquo;m just so much happier, and I just feel a lot better about myself &hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I just felt the need to get closer to God. I&rsquo;ve been praying more and being in the word only helps me. I just encourage everybody else to do the same. God offers so much for all of us, and we wouldn&rsquo;t be here in this position without Him. So, He deserves all the praise, glory and worship, and we deserve to do that for Him.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Washington explained that the faith-forward approach extended to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-vote-to-keep-liz-cheney-in-leadership-reports\/\" title=\"House Republicans Vote To Keep Liz Cheney In Leadership: Reports\">entire team<\/a>: &ldquo;[W]e all keep <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/american-freed-taliban-captivity-speaks-thank-god-back-white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">God<\/a> first and are just trying to go out there and fight for Him.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jaquez-siblings-helping-ucla-men-women-succeed-on-court\/\" title=\"Jaquez Siblings Helping UCLA Men, Women Succeed on Court\">6-foot-7 forward<\/a> also cited one verse in particular that has helped him during a brutal year.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Proverbs%203%3A5-6&amp;version=ESV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Proverbs 3:5-6<\/a>. It was also my first tattoo [on my chest],&rdquo; Washington said. &ldquo;&lsquo;Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. Always submit to Him, and He will leave your path straight.&rsquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Leave it all up to Him. That&rsquo;s all we can do. Keep praying, keep worshiping and keep believing. Just keep fighting.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>About that brutal year: Few sports teams have gone through the sort of disastrous year that the Mavericks have just gone through &mdash; and that&rsquo;s coming from a longtime MFFL, or &ldquo;Mavs Fan for Life,&rdquo; who was there when the team won 24 games <em>total&nbsp;<\/em>in two seasons (1992-94).<\/p>\n<p>No, this was the sort of sports year for the Mavs that truly does test one&rsquo;s faith.<\/p>\n<p>For starters, injuries have ravaged this team, which has never been fully healthy at any point this season. Various contributors like Dante Exum, Daniel Gafford, and Derek Lively II have all missed a large number of games.<\/p>\n<p>That&rsquo;s to say nothing of Mavs superstar Kyrie Irving &mdash; one of the most electric ball handlers in the sport&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mi-lawmakers-just-made-it-easier-to-commit-election-fraud\/\" title=\"MI Lawmakers Simplify Process for Election Fraud\">history &#038;mdash<\/a>; tearing his ACL in early March.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, every team has had a season or three torpedoed by rampant injury, but the Mavs made things so much worse by trading their then 25-year-old wunderkind Luka Doncic to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-bronny-james-fire-saying-never-thought-playing-lebron-drafted-lakers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">loathsome<\/a> Los Angeles Lakers for the aforementioned Davis in a blockbuster Feb. 1 trade.<\/p>\n<p>Davis is a great player and an NBA champion, but is also 32 and suffering through an injury-riddled season. Doncic, meanwhile, had a deep connection with the Mavs fan base, to say nothing of the fact that he&rsquo;s generally considered a top 5 current NBA player by anyone with even a passing knowledge of basketball.<\/p>\n<p>The trade has <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">seemingly caused irreperable harm<\/a> between those MFFLs and the entire Dallas front office regime, including Governor Patrick Dumont, general manager Nico Harrison and head coach Jason Kidd.<\/p>\n<p>Having a player <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/larry-bird-2-0-nba-superstar-accomplishes-feat-mj-wilt-magic-lebron-kobe-never\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the caliber<\/a> and age of Doncic and trading him for any player on the backside of their prime was NBA malpractice. The Dallas front office has made it so much worse with the way it&rsquo;s tried to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/story\/_\/id\/44685264\/mavs-gm-nico-harrison-no-regrets-luka-doncic-trade\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">explain it away<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And that&rsquo;s trickled onto the players. The fans&rsquo; love for Doncic was so deep that it almost seems like they resent Davis, who is little more than an innocent bystander in all of this.<\/p>\n<p>When Doncic scored 45 points in an easy Lakers win over the Mavericks in Dallas on April 7, the home fans actually cheered for the road Slovenian Laker star.<\/p>\n<p>That&rsquo;s got to be a surreal feeling for the home players.<\/p>\n<p>And yet, those players clearly have the ultimate guidance through all of that noise, if Washington&rsquo;s indeed being truthful that the whole team takes a Christ-forward approach to life.<\/p>\n<p>At the very least, Washington takes a Christ-forward approach to his social media, where he&rsquo;s just as likely to be praising God as he is to be posting a team highlight.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">God is undefeated<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; PJ Washington (@PJWashington) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PJWashington\/status\/1152635145360461825?\">July 20, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>When he&rsquo;s not posting about it, he&rsquo;s re-posting about it:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Jesus saw the ugliest version of me and still didn&rsquo;t walk away. That&rsquo;s love I can&rsquo;t explain.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Holy Gabbana (@holygabbana) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/holygabbana\/status\/1907890103256563950?\">April 3, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The future may not be bright for the Mavs as a basketball team, but as men? They appear to be doing just fine.<\/p>\n<p>The Mavericks next play Friday in Memphis in the final play-in round. 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Contributing to this win was starting forward PJ Washington, who recorded 17 points, 9 rebounds, and 4 assists in a crucial match for the Mavericks, who are seeded 10th. In what has been a rare moment of joy amid a tough season (more details on that later), it wouldn&#8217;t be surprising if Mavs stars like Anthony Davis and Klay Thompson celebrated with drinks. However, Washington is likely focused on his faith\u2014something he openly shares with others. In an article released by Andscape just hours before this pivotal game, Washington discussed how he carries his Bible everywhere these days since discovering it at home after a game against his former team in January. Before that moment, he relied on a Bible app but felt compelled to have a physical copy with him daily. He expressed that being more engaged with scripture has brought him happiness and clarity: &#8220;I just felt the need to get closer to God&#8230; God offers so much for all of us.&#8221; Washington emphasized that this faith-driven mindset is shared among teammates as they strive to honor their beliefs while competing.<\/p>\n<p>Reflecting on their difficult year: Few sports teams have faced such adversity as the Mavericks have this season\u2014a sentiment echoed by long-time fans who remember when they won only 24 games over two seasons (1992-94). Injuries plagued them throughout; key players like Dante Exum and Kyrie Irving missed significant time due to injuries. The situation worsened when they traded star player Luka Doncic\u2014a fan favorite\u2014to the Los Angeles Lakers for Davis in February; while Davis is talented and experienced at age 32, he&#8217;s also battling injuries himself. This trade has strained relationships between fans and management significantly.<\/p>\n<p>Despite these challenges both on and off-court dynamics affecting team morale\u2014evidenced by fans cheering Doncic during games against Dallas\u2014the players seem guided through turmoil by their faith approach led by Washington\u2019s example on social media where he often shares messages about God alongside team highlights.<\/p>\n<p>While prospects may look dim for Mavs basketball-wise moving forward\u2014they will face Memphis next in another play-in matchup\u2014their personal growth appears promising as individuals navigating life&#8217;s complexities together<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2424613,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/PJ-Washington.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[5250,50761,7873,3847,53632],"class_list":["post-2424612","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-faith","tag-inspiration-2","tag-nba","tag-sports","tag-upset-win"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/PJ-Washington.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2424612","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2424612"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2424612\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2424616,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2424612\/revisions\/2424616"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2424613"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2424612"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2424612"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2424612"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}