Before the Wizards’ three-game winning streak came to a halt, fans had their say about the deal to keep the Wizards and Capitals in D.C. Most seemed pleased.
Outside Capital One Arena on Wednesday night, demonstrators against the construction of a new arena in Virginia enjoyed something of a victory lap. A cold, rainy evening with the struggling Brooklyn Nets in town to play the Washington Wizards meant the early-bird crowd outside of Capital One Arena on Wednesday afternoon was a meager one.
Littlejohn and her husband Timothy have been attending Wizards, Capitals and Commanders games since the Wizards played in Landover, Md., at US Airways Arena, which shuttered in 2002. Their joy at Wednesday’s news echoed that of most fans who were pleased to be spared the drive to Northern Virginia and that Washington’s teams are remaining in Washington.
Virginia residents Michael Dean and Sachiko Adams similarly relish the feeling of driving in from the suburbs to enjoy a Wizards game. Dean and Adams are first-year season-ticket holders and, despite the Wizards’ 14-59 record, already re-upped for the 2024-25 season in part because they enjoy the experience surrounding games in addition to the action on court.
Shannon Curtis, who lives in the Del Ray neighborhood of Alexandria, said she hoped that there were “lessons learned” for lawmakers about how to approach such a major deal.She called community engagement “anemic,” as residents felt like backroom dealing shaped the arena proposal rather than transparent public meetings. “I hope this is a very important lesson in how to treat your voters, your residents, and how not to do politics around these arenas,” Curtis said.
under consideration for the possible new facility. Bowser said in the news conference the Mystics and Capital City Go-Go, the Wizards’ G League affiliate, would remain at Entertainment and Sports Arena in Southeast Washington.What, Timothy Littlejohn thought, might that mean for the NFL team that plays in his neighborhood?
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