Ted Leonsis, the billionaire owner of the Washington Wizards, Capitals, and Mystics, is facing pushback over his $2 billion arena project in Northern Virginia. He believes that sports arenas and stadiums provide economic benefit, but there are rising tensions and calls for the owners to step up or get out. Leonsis penned an open letter to garner support for moving his teams to Alexandria, Virginia.
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Ted Leonsis, billionaire owner of the Washington Wizards, Capitals, and Mystics, wants to move his teams to Alexandria, Virginia. Amidst rising tensions over the $2 billion project, Leonsis himself penned an open letter in an attempt to garner support.
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I accepted @TedLeonsis' invitation to share a photo offering my thoughts on the arena proposal in Alexandria. https://t.co/NsMEH8rGVu https://t.co/vYlByjtjaA
Wizards/Caps/Mystics owner Ted Leonsis says he finds "the notion that sports arenas and stadiums do not provide economic benefit to be simply illogical." @AEricFisher covers the pushback over the $2B arena project in Northern Virginia in this @FOS story. https://t.co/PWTMq00KDK
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