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The Wizards moved to the MCI Center (later Verizon Center and then Capital One Arena) in 1997. In November 1995, owner Abe Pollin announced he was changing the team's nickname, [91] because Bullets had acquired violent overtones that had made him increasingly uncomfortable over the years, particularly given the high homicide and crime rate in ...
Capital One Arena is an indoor arena in Washington, D.C. Located in the Chinatown section of the larger Penn Quarter neighborhood, the arena sits atop the Gallery Place rapid transit station of the Washington Metro. The arena was opened on December 2, 1997 as MCI Center but renamed to Verizon Center in 2006 when MCI was acquired by Verizon ...
Abe Pollin was the chairman of the board, chief executive, and the majority shareholder of his company, Washington Sports and Entertainment, which owned the Wizards and the Verizon Center, amongst other entertainment interests. He was also the builder and owner of the Capital Centre, former home of the Washington Bullets (Now Wizards) and Capitals.
Cortex Innovation Community, Cortex Innovation District, or Cortex is an innovation district in the Midtown neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. [5] A 200-acre hub for technology and biological science research, development, and commercialization, [6] Cortex is a main location for the city's technology startup companies.
The 2013–14 Washington Wizards season is the 53rd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 41st in the Washington, D.C. area. Having a record of 44–38, their best record since the 2004-05 NBA season, including a 22-19 road record, their best since the 1996-97 NBA season as the Washington Bullets, the Wizards clinched playoff berth for the first time ...
Coaches[edit] Doug Collins coached the Wizards for two seasons from 2001 to 2003. Eddie Jordan was the head coach for the Wizards from 2003 to 2008. Randy Wittman was the head coach for the Wizards from 2012 to 2016. Scott Brooks was the head coach for the Wizards from 2016 to 2021. Wes Unseld Jr. was the head coach for the Wizards from 2021 to ...
The 2011–12 Washington Wizards season was the 51st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 39th in the Washington, D.C. area. The Wizards finished the lockout-shortened season with a 20–46 record and in 14th place in the Eastern Conference. It was the last season of Flip Saunders as Washington's head ...
2 [1] Website. tedstake .com. Theodore John Leonsis (born January 8, 1957) is an American businessman. He is a former senior executive with America Online (AOL), and the founder, chairman, and CEO of Monumental Sports & Entertainment, which owns the Washington Wizards, Washington Capitals, Washington Mystics, and Monumental Sports Network .