Washington Wizards - Washingtonian https://www.washingtonian.com The website that Washington lives by. Thu, 28 Mar 2024 17:58:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://www.washingtonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/cropped-washingtonian-favicon-gigantic-138x138.png Washington Wizards - Washingtonian https://www.washingtonian.com 32 32 The Potomac Yard Stadium Deal Is Dead—Here Are the Winners and Losers https://www.washingtonian.com/2024/03/28/the-potomac-yard-stadium-deal-is-dead-here-are-the-winners-and-losers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-potomac-yard-stadium-deal-is-dead-here-are-the-winners-and-losers https://www.washingtonian.com/2024/03/28/the-potomac-yard-stadium-deal-is-dead-here-are-the-winners-and-losers/#respond Thu, 28 Mar 2024 17:47:43 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1680380 It’s official: there will be no new $2 billion stadium complex in Alexandria’s Potomac Yard, and the Washington Capitals and Wizards are staying in DC. Ted Leonsis, the owner of the teams, and DC Mayor Muriel Bowser announced the news at a press conference Wednesday. Here’s who came out ahead—and who, much like the 2023-24 […]

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Instead of Asking Maryland for a New Arena, Ted Leonsis Should Take DC’s Money https://www.washingtonian.com/2024/03/21/instead-of-asking-maryland-for-a-new-arena-ted-leonsis-should-take-dcs-money/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=instead-of-asking-maryland-for-a-new-arena-ted-leonsis-should-take-dcs-money https://www.washingtonian.com/2024/03/21/instead-of-asking-maryland-for-a-new-arena-ted-leonsis-should-take-dcs-money/#respond Thu, 21 Mar 2024 17:36:26 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1679591 Ted. Teddy. Theodore. What are you doing, buddy? I mean, I get what you’re trying to do, which is to get paid. Score a juicy government handout. Privatize the profits, socialize the risks. Always and forever make the line go up. It would arguably be business malpractice for you, a certified Rich Guy Sports Owner, […]

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So, Is the Potomac Yard Stadium Deal Dead? https://www.washingtonian.com/2024/03/07/so-is-the-potomac-yard-stadium-deal-dead/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=so-is-the-potomac-yard-stadium-deal-dead https://www.washingtonian.com/2024/03/07/so-is-the-potomac-yard-stadium-deal-dead/#respond Thu, 07 Mar 2024 20:26:55 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1678329 The Virginia General Assembly released its final state budget of the legislative session on Thursday, with one notable item left out—the $2 billion deal to fund construction of a new stadium for the Washington Wizards and Capitals in Alexandria’s Potomac Yard neighborhood. While the deal isn’t dead yet, it represents a massive setback for Virginia […]

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The Cost of the Potomac Yard Arena “Has Just Gone Up” for Youngkin https://www.washingtonian.com/2024/02/13/the-cost-of-the-potomac-yard-arena-has-just-gone-up-for-youngkin/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-cost-of-the-potomac-yard-arena-has-just-gone-up-for-youngkin https://www.washingtonian.com/2024/02/13/the-cost-of-the-potomac-yard-arena-has-just-gone-up-for-youngkin/#respond Tue, 13 Feb 2024 19:43:26 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1676183 The Virginia House of Delegates passed a bill Tuesday that’s a key step toward the Capitals and Wizards leaving DC for a proposed new arena in Alexandria. But where the project goes from here is a question of how much Democrats, who control the Commonwealth’s legislature, can extract from Governor Glenn Youngkin, a Republican who […]

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The Caps and Wizards Are Leaving DC: Who’s to Blame? https://www.washingtonian.com/2023/12/21/the-caps-and-wizards-are-leaving-dc-whos-to-blame/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-caps-and-wizards-are-leaving-dc-whos-to-blame https://www.washingtonian.com/2023/12/21/the-caps-and-wizards-are-leaving-dc-whos-to-blame/#respond Thu, 21 Dec 2023 13:00:10 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1668882 Last week, Ted Leonsis shocked the Washington region by announcing an agreement to uproot the Capitals and Wizards from their longtime home at Capital One Arena and relocate them to a new stadium in Potomac Yard. Though the deal is non-binding—and DC officials are still working to retain the teams—local business leaders, political figures, and […]

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DC Political and Business Figures Are Concerned Over Possible Loss of Caps and Wizards https://www.washingtonian.com/2023/12/13/dc-political-and-business-figures-are-concerned-over-possible-loss-of-caps-and-wizards/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dc-political-and-business-figures-are-concerned-over-possible-loss-of-caps-and-wizards https://www.washingtonian.com/2023/12/13/dc-political-and-business-figures-are-concerned-over-possible-loss-of-caps-and-wizards/#respond Wed, 13 Dec 2023 20:45:33 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1667924 Members of DC’s political and business establishments expressed concern Wednesday following the unveiling of a plan to move the city’s NHL and NBA teams to Virginia.  “It will be a huge blow to our downtown recovery,” former DC Mayor Anthony Williams, who now serves as CEO of the Federal City Council, said in a statement.  […]

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The Capitals and Wizards Are Ditching DC for NoVa. Here’s Everything You Need to Know. https://www.washingtonian.com/2023/12/13/the-capitals-and-wizards-are-ditching-dc-for-nova-heres-everything-you-need-to-know/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-capitals-and-wizards-are-ditching-dc-for-nova-heres-everything-you-need-to-know https://www.washingtonian.com/2023/12/13/the-capitals-and-wizards-are-ditching-dc-for-nova-heres-everything-you-need-to-know/#respond Wed, 13 Dec 2023 20:35:17 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1667845 It’s official: The Washington Capitals and Wizards are planning to leave Washington for Northern Virginia. Team owner Ted Leonsis and Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin appeared together Wednesday in Alexandria to announce a $2 billion development project in Potomac Yard that would include a new arena and practices facilities for both professional sports teams, as well […]

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A First Look at the Capitals’ and Wizards’ New Arena–in Virginia https://www.washingtonian.com/2023/12/13/a-first-look-at-the-capitals-and-wizards-new-arena-in-virginia/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-first-look-at-the-capitals-and-wizards-new-arena-in-virginia https://www.washingtonian.com/2023/12/13/a-first-look-at-the-capitals-and-wizards-new-arena-in-virginia/#respond Wed, 13 Dec 2023 18:19:30 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1667688 The Capitals and Wizards are getting a new arena—in Alexandria. Monumental Sports, which owns the NBA and NHL teams, announced plans this morning to relocate the teams to a multipurpose entertainment district in Potomac Yard. The project still needs approval from Virginia lawmakers, and is scheduled to be completed by 2028. The vision for the […]

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The Caps and Wizards Are Moving to Virginia https://www.washingtonian.com/2023/12/13/the-caps-and-wizards-are-moving-to-virginia/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-caps-and-wizards-are-moving-to-virginia https://www.washingtonian.com/2023/12/13/the-caps-and-wizards-are-moving-to-virginia/#respond Wed, 13 Dec 2023 17:50:04 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1667634 Monumental Sports & Entertainment will move the Washington Capitals and Washington Wizards to Alexandria, Monumental CEO Ted Leonsis announced Wednesday morning at a press conference alongside Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin, US Senator Mark Warner, Alexandria Mayor Justin Wilson, and Virginia House Majority Leader-elect Charniele Herring. A public-private partnership that also includes area real estate giant […]

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Rejoice! The Washington Wizards’ New Uniforms Are Celebrating DC’s, Uh, Boundary Stones. https://www.washingtonian.com/2023/11/01/rejoice-the-washington-wizards-new-uniforms-are-celebrating-dcs-uh-boundary-stones/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rejoice-the-washington-wizards-new-uniforms-are-celebrating-dcs-uh-boundary-stones https://www.washingtonian.com/2023/11/01/rejoice-the-washington-wizards-new-uniforms-are-celebrating-dcs-uh-boundary-stones/#respond Wed, 01 Nov 2023 18:17:32 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1660379 Have you been waiting patiently for DC’s boundary stones to get their day in the sun, and by sun, I mean somehow serve as the inspiration for a National Basketball Association team’s alternate jersey? If so, then good news: your time has come! On Friday, the Washington Wizards will debut their new “city edition” uniforms, […]

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