Ted Leonsis, owner of the Washington Capitals and Wizards, has decided to move the teams to Virginia, causing a significant rift with the city of DC. This move follows years of investment in DC and concerns over crime and economic impact. Residents in Alexandria are expressing their opinions on the potential relocation.
Alexandria residents making their voice heard on the potential move of the Caps/Wizards to VA. https://t.co/w7ZiqABbyz
Ted Leonsis’s decision to pull the Washington Wizards and Capitals out of the city represents a consequential rupture between a three-term mayor and an owner who had invested in the District for more than two decades and pledged to stay there. https://t.co/5dT9RqGjPG
DCers can sound off on Ted Leonsis, but don’t lose sight of the staggering failures by @MayorBowser & DC Council that let it get to this point. Losing the Wizards and Caps could devastate the economy downtown. And for what? Per WaPo, an inability to address crime and a refusal to… https://t.co/W6Q9yM5Mk7
Great deep dive on Ted Leonsis falling out of love with DC and deciding to move the Caps and Wizards to Virginia https://t.co/BMyOOPLvPz
There should be zero doubt now why the Washington Capitals and the Wizards want to get the heck out of DC. https://t.co/eLqf7GuqXC