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District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser, left, Ted Leonsis, owner of the Washington Wizards NBA basketball team and Washington Capitals NHL hockey team, and District of Columbia Councilmember Brooke Pinto chat after an event announcing the start of work on a new Capital One Arena Gallery Place Atrium, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser, left, Ted Leonsis, owner of the Washington Wizards NBA basketball team and Washington Capitals NHL hockey team, and District of Columbia Councilmember Brooke Pinto chat after an event announcing the start of work on a new Capital One Arena Gallery Place Atrium, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Members of the Washington Wizards NBA Basketball team listen during an event announcing the start of work on a new Capital One Arena Gallery Place Atrium, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Members of the Washington Wizards NBA Basketball team listen during an event announcing the start of work on a new Capital One Arena Gallery Place Atrium, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, left, and Ted Leonsis, owner of the Washington Wizards NBA basketball team and Washington Capitals NHL hockey team, attend an event announcing a new Capital One Arena Gallery Place Atrium, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, left, and Ted Leonsis, owner of the Washington Wizards NBA basketball team and Washington Capitals NHL hockey team, attend an event announcing a new Capital One Arena Gallery Place Atrium, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Members of the Washington Wizards NBA Basketball team pose for a photograph with Ted Leonsis, owner of the Washington Wizards NBA basketball team and Washington Capitals NHL hockey team, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser, and other officials, during an event announcing the start of work on a new Capital One Arena Gallery Place Atrium, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Members of the Washington Wizards NBA Basketball team pose for a photograph with Ted Leonsis, owner of the Washington Wizards NBA basketball team and Washington Capitals NHL hockey team, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser, and other officials, during an event announcing the start of work on a new Capital One Arena Gallery Place Atrium, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Members of the Washington Wizards NBA Basketball team listen as Ted Leonsis, owner of the Washington Wizards NBA basketball team and Washington Capitals NHL hockey team, speaks during an event announcing the start of work on a new Capital One Arena Gallery Place Atrium, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Members of the Washington Wizards NBA Basketball team listen as Ted Leonsis, owner of the Washington Wizards NBA basketball team and Washington Capitals NHL hockey team, speaks during an event announcing the start of work on a new Capital One Arena Gallery Place Atrium, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, left, and Ted Leonsis, owner of the Washington Wizards NBA basketball team and Washington Capitals NHL hockey team, attend an event announcing a new Capital One Arena Gallery Place Atrium, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, left, and Ted Leonsis, owner of the Washington Wizards NBA basketball team and Washington Capitals NHL hockey team, attend an event announcing a new Capital One Arena Gallery Place Atrium, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

From left, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, Ted Leonsis, owner of the Washington Wizards NBA basketball team and Washington Capitals NHL hockey team, Washington DC Mayor Muriel Bowser, and Washington DC Councilmember Brooke Pinto, sledgehammer through a printed piece of drywall during a ceremonial first swing of demolition, at an event announcing a new Capital One Arena Gallery Place Atrium, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

From left, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, Ted Leonsis, owner of the Washington Wizards NBA basketball team and Washington Capitals NHL hockey team, Washington DC Mayor Muriel Bowser, and Washington DC Councilmember Brooke Pinto, sledgehammer through a printed piece of drywall during a ceremonial first swing of demolition, at an event announcing a new Capital One Arena Gallery Place Atrium, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)