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NBA Wizards and NHL Capitals set for 2028 move to suburbs
Breitbart ^ | 12/13/2023 | AFP

Posted on 12/16/2023 9:46:34 AM PST by ChicagoConservative27

The NBA’s Washington Wizards and NHL’s Washington Capitals plan on moving to a proposed new arena in suburban Virginia in 2028, ownership group chairman Ted Leonsis announced on Wednesday.

The $2 billion deal would see an entertainment district constructed at Potomac Yard in Alexandria, about four miles south of the current home arena for the clubs, Capital One Arena in the heart of the nation’s capital.

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To: ChicagoConservative27

What no one in the sports reporting world is touching on is the main reason for this move (other than the money of course): many people don’t want to come in downtown DC. Because of the crime.


21 posted on 12/16/2023 4:42:40 PM PST by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized of man)
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To: bankwalker

The Caps and Wizards moved from Landover to downtown DC over twenty years ago. Their home in Landover the old Capitol Center has been razed.


22 posted on 12/16/2023 4:46:21 PM PST by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized of man)
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To: Dilbert San Diego
As I recall they were similar timelines in Georgia where both the Braves and Falcons had new stadiums built in the mid-1990s, but then they were deemed inadequate , and each team now has a new Stadium built in recent years.

Atlanta seems to build new facilities every decade. I attended Braves games at the long defunct Fulton County Stadium (the Falcons played there too). The Braves have moved twice since that era. The Hawks and Flames played at The Omni. The Omni is long-gone too, followed by the Georgia Dome which had a life of how long before being replaced by the Mercedes Benz facility.

23 posted on 12/16/2023 4:56:44 PM PST by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized of man)
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To: Rummyfan

thanks ... I haven’t paid attention for a long time I guess ...


24 posted on 12/16/2023 5:29:02 PM PST by bankwalker (Repeal the 19th ...)
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To: MinorityRepublican

You are familiar with the area like me. Had 2 mayors which cleaned up crime and got investment in the city. They were have been displaced by the racial old dem party of Barry, which have now turned the city towards becoming a dump again.


25 posted on 12/16/2023 11:09:17 PM PST by KC_Conspirator
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To: KC_Conspirator

Yep I used to live there. But still have family in the area so I still go there to visit.


26 posted on 12/16/2023 11:14:37 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
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