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Wizards Host Military Appreciation Night

Washington Wizards Hosted Their Annual Military Appreciation Night Presented By Leidos

Candi Waller

Wizards Host Military Appreciation Night
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The Washington Wizards big win over the Indiana Pacers last night was not the only news for the night. The team hosted their annual Military Appreciation Night as part of their continued effort to celebrate and acknowledge those who have served the United States Of America. This season the Wizards have donated over 7, 850 tickets to military veterans and their families. In honor of the night, the first 10,000 fans in attendance received a Wizards City Edition themed camo beanie.

Prior to the game, a Military Basketball Tournament featuring six military base recreational basketball teams took place at Capital One Arena. There were several food and drink specials as well as an opportunity to engage with Wizards alumni Michael Adams and Harvey Grant.

Army ROTC Cadets from several Historically Black Colleges and Universities were honored during the game's halftime. 

Army ROTC Cadets from several Historically Black Colleges and Universities were honored during the game's halftime. Tommy Gilligan USA Today Sports

The Washington Wizards put on quite the collective effort to defeat the Indiana Pacers 137-123 in front of their home crowd at Capital One Arena. Earlier this week, it was announced that Monumental Sports plans on moving the Washington Wizards and National Hockey League Team Washington Capitals to northern Virginia much to the dismay of Wizards fans. This win was a huge one to get in front of the home crowd against the NBA In Season Tournament Eastern Conference winning Indiana Pacers.

Two standout performances came from Wizards guards Tyus Jones and Jordan Poole.

Jones recorded the second triple double of his career with 13 points, a team high 11 assists, and 10 rebounds. Also to add to Jones’ stat sheet are two blocks and two steals in the win.

Wizards guard Jordan Poole had a season high 30 points for the second time this season. Also adding to his stat sheet, Poole had a season high eight assist, four rebounds and one steal. 

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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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