Jordan Poole has plopped down on the floor of an animal shelter. He’s sitting crisscross applesauce and playing with kittens. He takes one of those colorful cat charmers from Cindy the volunteer and twirls it in front of Cheeto the dancing cat. Dander sticks out on his all-black attire, and Poole doesn’t care.

On Thursday evening, the Washington Wizards played the LA Clippers in California. The Wizards lost by a score of 110-93 to fall to 6-37 in 43 games. Despite t