Ted Leonsis, right, owner of the Washington Wizards NBA basketball team and Washington Capitals NHL hockey team, speaks during a news conference with Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, left, and D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson, center, at the Capitol One Arena in Washington, Wednesday, March 27.
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The majority owner of the Washington Wizards and Capitals, Ted Leonsis, told a crowd in December that he had “goosebumps” at the thought of moving his NBA and NHL teams from Washington to Virginia, “if all goes as planned.”
