After spending their entire histories in Washington, D.C. and Maryland, two of the District of Columbia’s oldest sports teams may be on the move.
Monumental Sports & Entertainment – the group that owns wizards And capitalsas well as the Mystics — have spoken to government officials about possibly moving the two teams from Washington, D.C., to Northern Virginia, according to a report Friday night from the Washington Post. Washington Post.
“Two people familiar with the conversations, one of them a huge official, described it as preliminary and exploratory.” mail reported, noting that Monumental has also been in contact with city officials to fund potential arena upgrades.
Both teams have called Capital One Arena home since the 1998 season, and prior to that both played at the Capital Center in Landover, Md. The old building is located in Chinatown in downtown Washington, DC.
Northern Virginia, meanwhile, is the new home to Amazon’s second headquarters — a development he mentioned mail As a factor in the machinations of witches and capitals.
No NBA team has moved to a different state or territory on a full-time basis since networks He left New Jersey for Brooklyn before the 2013 season, and no NHL team has done so since becoming the Atlanta Thrashers. Winnipeg Jets Starting in 2012.