When my podcast partner, Kevin Sheehan, mentioned to Leonsis that it is tough for Wizards fans to go through this process of welcomed losing — even if it may be the only way to change the direction of the franchise — Leonsis interrupted him, responding, “I’m going to take exception to that it is tough to watch because young players who have upside and they are appreciative of the opportunity and they want to accomplish something together.”
LOVERRO: Rooting for the Wizards boils down to cheering for a ping-pong ball
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Longtime local radio host Kevin Sheehan said he thinks 2009 — the final year of Jim Zorn and Gilbert Arenas’ locker-room gun controversy — was a “rock bottom” sports year for the area.
Capitol Sadness: D.C. no longer 'District of Champions,' far from it
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