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NBA Star Kevin Durant Shares Thoughts On Wizards Move To Virginia

NBA Star Kevin Durant Shares His Thoughts On The Recent News of Monumental Sports Moving The Wizards to VA

Candi Waller

NBA Star Kevin Durant Shares Thoughts On Wizards Move To Virginia
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This week’s hot topic in DC Sports was the announcement that Monumental Sports plans to move its professional basketball team Washington Wizards and professional hockey team Washington Capitals to the Potomac Yards area located in Northern Virginia. The announcement has been met with varying reactions from fans and a last-minute attempt by DC to try to keep both teams playing on their current home court/ice, Capital One Arena.

NBA All Star Kevin Durant, a native of the Washington DC Metropolitan area, was recently asked by the media his thoughts on the news that the Washington Wizards are moving to Virginia. Durant had this to say about the move:

“I think it would mean everything to the city. I think t’s still going to be DC’s team. VA is like right there on the border. I think fans will still have access to the team and come to watch the games. But the better venue with more activities around is only better for the city.”

As Inside The Wizards Staff Writer David Harrison shared in his report on the move, the project is not fully green lit, however as more red tape needs to be cut, it’s looking more likely than that D.C.’s NBA and NHL franchises will soon call Virginia home with the most likely landing date coming in 2028.

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While this news is a blow to a Washington D.C. mayoral leadership team that believes all the professional sports team in DC should call DC their home, the possibility of an entire entertainment venue for fans from all over is quite enticing.

Inside The Wizards will keep readers informed as this will be a hot topic for the foreseeable future. 

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Candi Waller
CANDI WALLER

Candi Waller also known as "CWall" is the Founder and CEO of CWall® Sports & Entertainment, President of the CWall Foundation, Inc, the Managing Publisher of the Fan Nation Inside the Wizards site, and President of Bowie Television. A native of Gorgeous Prince George's County, Maryland, Candi has been an authentic lover of all sports since her childhood. She was such a sports fan at an early age that she notes one of her favorite childhood shows as the legendary "George Michael Sports Machine". Candi holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Hampton University, Master of Arts in Human Resource Development from The George Washington University and a certificate in Sports Industry Essentials from Columbia University.  Prior to and during her work in the sports industry, Candi has established her identity as a results-driven, relationship building advocate and professional with extensive years of experience leading and implementing successful strategic change, communications, and stakeholder engagement programs across geographically dispersed organizations. She’s worked across Big Four and Government Trusted Advisor consulting firms such as IBM, Deloitte, and the MITRE Corporation. She is an active member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, Women in Sports & Events (WISE), the National Press Club (NPC), the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), the Prince George’s County Chamber of Commerce and is an ambassador for the National Museum of African American History and Culture. In terms of what she likes to do for fun, that’s just it…anything that is considered fun, she’s all for it! She’s very close to her parents, brother, and sister, and has a host of nieces, nephews, and godchildren. 

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