Washington Wizards

The Washington Wizards basketball team plays as one of five teams in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The team went through five other names before the Washington Wizards – the Chicago Packers, Chicago Zephyrs, Baltimore Bullets, Capitol Bullets and the Washington Bullets. They currently play in the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C.

Abe Pollin, former owner of the WNBA Washington Mystics and NHL Washington Capitals, currently owns the NBA Washington Wizards.

The Washington Wizard logo depicts a blue wizard conjuring a gold basketball across a golden basketball designed crescent moon. A large "W" rests in the center of the wizard's body. The Wizard's logo remains the only NBA logo design with two basketballs.

The team players wear Washington Wizards jerseys of blue, gold and white. The NBA store sells official team apparel for Wizard fans who wish to own Washington Wizards basketball jerseys, or even a Washington Wizard shirt with the team logo.

The Washington Wizard's cheerleaders are known as the Wizard Dancers. The multi-talented Washington Wizards dance team train to proudly represent their team and city at every Wizard home game.

Washington Wizards Deshawn Stevenson started his NBA career fresh out of high school. He first played for Utah Jazz, then Orlando Magic. In 2006 he signed a two-year contract with the Washington Wizards. Stevenson is now one of the Washington Wizards basketball teams most valuable players.

In 2006, the Phoenix Suns and Washington Wizards played against each other in the Finals. The Washington Wizards won against the Phoenix Suns, 144-139. Their win ended the Suns fifteen game winning streak, their best ever under the franchise. That year the Washington Wizards broke two record streaks. The second broke the Dallas Mavericks eleven game-winning streak.

In 1978, despite numerous player injuries and one point having one less than the league's minimum requirement, the Wizards won the championship. At that time, fans still knew them as the Washington Bullets. Believing the team had the championship in their grasp, the Bullets coach, Dick Motta, wore the "rattiest sports coat" he could find to save his good coats from getting covered in beer. Basketball player Wes Unseld, who planned to retire, received the Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award the same year. The Washington Wizards basketball team also won four conference titles and seven division titles.

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