The Washington Capitols were a former Basketball Association of America (forerunner of the National Basketball Association) team based in Washington, D.C. from 1946 to 1951. The team was coached from 1946 to 1949 by NBA Hall of Famer Red Auerbach.

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The NBA returned to the Washington, D.C. area in 1973, when the Baltimore Bullets became the Capital Bullets, now known as the Washington Wizards. The Capitols were founded in 1946 as a charter BAA team; it became a charter NBA team in 1949.

Mar 28, 2024 · WASHINGTON (AP) — When Ted Leonsis told District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser late last year that the NBA’s Washington Wizards and NHL’s Washington Capitals he owns would probably be leaving Washington for Virginia, she told him no, they would not. Ultimately, she proved to be right.

Capital One Arena is home to the NBA’s Washington Wizards, the NHL’s 2018 Stanley Cup Champion Washington Capitals, and the NCAA’s Georgetown Hoyas men’s basketball team.

Mar 27, 2024 · WASHINGTON -- The NBA's Washington Wizards and NHL's Washington Capitals are staying in the District of Columbia for the long term after ownership and the city reached an agreement on a $515...

Mar 27, 2024 · The City of Alexandria, Va. announced Wednesday that negotiations aimed at luring the NHL's Washington Capitals and the NBA's Washington Wizards to relocate to the city have ended, and...

Apr 1, 2024 · Leonsis’ handshake deal with Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin to relocate the teams to a taxpayer-backed arena in Alexandria collapsed Wednesday, weeks after a bumpy slog of a defeat in the Virginia General Assembly.

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Dec 14, 2023 · Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has a tentative agreement with the parent company of the NBA’s Washington Wizards and NHL’s Washington Capitals to move those teams out of D.C. to northern Virginia.