Former Wizards Star John Wall to Appear Across Game and Studio Coverage; Chase Hughes Named New Sideline Reporter
Washington, D.C. (October 14, 2026) – Monumental Sports Network (MNMT) announced today that five-time NBA All-Star and former Washington Wizards star John Wall will return to the network’s broadcast team for the 2026–27 NBA season, appearing across live game and studio coverage. MNMT also announced that 76 regular season Washington Wizards games will air on the award-winning local media platform during the upcoming season.
The network’s Wizards schedule will include the team’s home opener at Capital One Arena on Wednesday, Oct. 21, when they take on the Milwaukee Bucks. The highly anticipated night will also mark Wall’s debut on the game broadcast team, alongside a special one-hour pregame show on MNMT live from the network’s Vanda Pharmaceuticals Studios.
“We are as excited as our fans to get this season started. From the Wizards’ highly anticipated opener at Capital One Arena to John Wall’s return to our broadcast team, the 2026–27 season is filled with can’t-miss moments for Wizards fans,” said Friday Abernethy, General Manager of MNMT. “As we do every season, Monumental Sports Network will deliver comprehensive live game coverage, studio programming and original content that brings fans closer to the stories and the team shaping the season across the platforms they use every day.”
The Wizards broadcast team this upcoming season will feature play-by-play announcer Chris Miller, color analyst Drew Gooden and new sideline reporter Chase Hughes. A familiar voice to Wizards fans, Hughes has covered the team across MNMT’s digital and on-air platforms and co-hosts the network’s weekly Off the Bench podcast with Miller. Brendan Haywood will also serve as a color analyst for a package of games, while Wall will contribute as a game analyst on select broadcasts, bringing his firsthand perspective and deep connection to the franchise to MNMT’s coverage throughout the season.
All preseason and regular season Wizards games will be televised locally on MNMT, with the exception of exclusive nationally broadcast games. The Wizards announced the team will have six nationally televised games during the upcoming season:
Monday, Nov. 9 – Washington @ Detroit (Peacock)
Tuesday, Nov. 24 – Boston @ Washington (NBC)
Wednesday, Dec. 16 – Washington @ Boston (ESPN)
Tuesday, Jan. 12 – Washington @ Philadelphia (NBC)
Saturday, Jan. 27 – Washington @ Utah (Prime)
Monday, Mar. 1 – Washington @ Pheonix (Peacock)
Wizards games on MNMT will be bookended by live gameday programs Wizards Pregame Live and Wizards Postgame Live. Airing from MNMT’s state-of-the-art Vanda Pharmaceuticals Studio, the programs will deliver the latest Wizards news, analysis and commentary for 30 minutes before and one hour after each game. Wes Hall returns as the full-time host and will be joined by a dynamic rotation of analysts, including Wall, Jason Smith, Christy Winters Scott, Tony Massenburg, Jimmy Patsos and Greivis Vásquez, along with appearances from Ron Thompson and Glenn Consor. The network’s Wizards coverage will also include the magazine show Beyond the Buzzer; Off the Bench, a new weekly podcast hosted by Wizards sideline reporter Chase Hughes and play-by-play announcer Chris Miller; and the District of Basketball podcast, hosted by Craig Hoffman, featuring in-depth conversations and analysis of the Wizards and the wider NBA landscape. Additional original programming, including Hometown with Rachel Nichols, will highlight the top on- and off-court stories and voices shaping the team and the broader basketball conversation.
Live Wizards games on MNMT are available to fans through a variety of platforms, including traditional cable and satellite TV providers such as Verizon Fios, Xfinity and DIRECTV, streaming platforms and direct-to-consumer offerings. Wizards fans can tune in using their TV provider or TV Everywhere log-in, on monumentalplus.com, or by accessing the award-winning Monumental+ app on iOS, Android, Apple TV, Chromecast, DAZN, Fire TV, Prime Video, Roku, X1 and Xfinity Xumo, and by signing up for a Monumental+ subscription.
Fans can also listen to the Wizards wherever they are with all 82 regular season games on the Washington Wizards Radio Network. 106.7 The Fan, 980 AM and 1500 AM serve as the flagship stations for the ten-station Wizards Radio Network. Additionally, all games are broadcast on Wizards Radio 24/7 and are available on the Wizards App or wizardsradio247.com. Each Wizards radio broadcast will be bookended by 15 minutes of pregame and 30 minutes of postgame coverage. Dave Johnson returns for his 30th season as the radio voice of the Wizards and is joined by analyst Glenn Consor, who is entering his 20th season. Former Georgetown star Chris Wright and play-by-play announcer Bryan Albin will provide additional coverage for the games and Wizards Radio 24/7.
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About Monumental Sports Network
Monumental Sports Network is wholly owned and operated by Monumental Sports & Entertainment (MSE). The network holds exclusive local television media rights for the NHL’s Washington Capitals, NBA’s Washington Wizards and WNBA’s Washington Mystics games. MNMT is also the TV and digital home to the NBA G League’s Capital City Go-Go and the NBA 2K League’s Wizards District Gaming as well as exclusive behind-the-scenes content and original sports and entertainment programming. The network also boasts the most comprehensive regional high school and collegiate sports programming in the greater Washington D.C. metro area. For more, visit: www.monumentalsportsnetwork.com.