Abe Pollin Washington Wizards owner dead at 85

Washington Wizards owner Abe Pollin died today, the team announced. He was 85. Pollin bought the Baltimore Bullets in 1964 and moved the team to the DC area in 1973. He changed the teams name from "Bullets" to "Wizards" in 1996 because of the negative connotations associated with the former name. With his wife Irene, Pollin was the majority owner of Washington Sports & Entertainment Limited Partnership, which also oversaw the operations of the Washington Wizards and the Verizon Center …
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