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buh-bye kwame!!!

WASHINGTON -- The Washington Wizards suspended forward Kwame Brown on Tuesday for the remainder of the playoffs.

The announcement came after Brown, coach Eddie Jordan and president of basketball operations Ernie Grunfeld met for about 10 minutes before the team's practice.

"We had some philosophical differences," Grunfeld said, "and we're putting those behind us and focusing on the job at hand."

Brown won't travel with the team or participate in any practices for the remainder of the season. The Wizards are tied with the Chicago Bulls 2-2 in their Eastern Conference first-round series. Game 5 is Wednesday in Chicago.

"We're not going to get into specifics. We're going to do things a certain way. These players are committed to that," said Grunfeld, referring to the remaining players on the roster. "And those are the type of players we want around us."

Brown played only four minutes in the Game 3 victory Saturday, then didn't attend practice Sunday and Game 4 Monday. The team had said he was absent because of a stomach virus.

Asked whether Brown was sick, Grunfeld said: "He talked to our trainer and he told him he had a stomach flu."

Asked whether Brown was upset over a lack of playing time, Grunfeld said: "Everybody likes to play as much as they can. That's typical for the NBA."

The team's action throws into doubt Brown's future with the team. He turned down a multiyear contract extension last fall, which means he will become a restricted free agent at the end of the season. Grunfeld had previously said he would like to keep Brown. On Tuesday, he was more ambiguous.

"He's still part of our organization," Grunfeld said. "We'll deal with that in the offseason. He's going to be a restricted free agent in the summer, and we'll deal with that at the appropriate time."

A message left for Brown's agent was not immediately returned.

Brown has been a major disappointment for the Wizards since becoming the first high school player chosen No. 1 overall in the NBA draft in 2001. After a miserable two years dealing with the demanding Michael Jordan, Brown showed glimpses of his potential last season when he followed a 30-point, 19-rebound game against Sacramento with a 27 and 11 performance against Atlanta, but he often languished in single digits.

He averaged 10.9 points and 7.4 rebounds for the season, just enough improvement for the Wizards to hope that his long awaited breakout was on the horizon.

But Brown broke a bone in his right foot during a pickup game last summer and started the season on the injured list. He played in just 42 games, starting 14, and was essentially a big-body role player off the bench. He averaged 7.0 points and 4.9 rebounds and was frequently booed at home.

Brown's numbers were much better on the road, a result, he claimed, of the treatment he received from the Wizards' fans. Gilbert Arenas even appealed to fans not to boo Brown before the Wizards' first home playoff game Saturday. The fans responded by cheering Brown graciously when he entered the game for his four minutes of play.

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i had picked the kings. i thought that they would be more physical than the sonics and shoot just as well. oh well. sonics-spurs (when they beat the nuggets) should be a great series. i think the sonics beat them 2 out of 3 this year.

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Damn, i only missed one pick in round 1 (i picked the bulls over the wizards)...

I sooo rock. lol j/k :rock:

MY PICKS FOR ROUND TWO!!

Washington vs. Miami.....................MIAMI

Detroit vs. Indy.........................PISTONS :D

Dallas vs. Phoenix..........................SUNS

Seattle vs. San Antonio......................SPURS

:pint:

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The Pacers playud a great game last night. I'm looking foward to tonights game w/ the Heat.

GO Wizards!

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sorry pookie, no one wants to hear your garbage here anymore

dont worry though, your e-coolness is only a couple clicks away..

**points to bump board**

i dont usually get between u 2 ladies....because its fuckin hysterical...

but i post on Bump....and ...i dont c the problem with it

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god. someone please, give miami a game. i never recal seeing any one team having SUCH an easy route to a conference championship.

btw, VERY surprised with the sonics. i thought they could win 1 game in seattle, but winning 2 was really a surprise.

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