For years, one of the biggest jokes in Washington was that the only Mystics-related banners hanging in Verizon Center were those of WNBA "attendance championships." The banners were especially laughable because they were raised during a period when the Mystics were a lot more, um, "creative" in how they reported crowds from games.
Now Ted Leonsis, the majority owner of the Mystics, Capitals and now the Wizards, has decided to take down the banners.
In his latest blog entry, he writes:
"The only banners we should display revolve around winning a division or conference or league championship. So to all of the folks who have emailed me your thoughts over the years about the attendance banners– as a heads up know they are no longer up in the rafters. I hope we can put up some real championship banners based on team performance soon." Not sure what took Leonsis so long, but I guess this is part of ushering in a new way of doing things now that he owns the Verizon Center and three major teams in the city.
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