On Wednesday, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that an ongoing indoor face mask mandate will end, effective Monday, Nov. 22. It was implemented on July 31 due to the spread of the Delta variant of the coronavirus.
Since the Washington Wizards play their home games in Chinatown, or in the middle of downtown, this decision could affect how things operate at Capital One Arena during games. Monumental Sports & Entertainment posted a tweet Tuesday afternoon, announcing that they will no longer require face masks for events on Monday, except for certain seating sections that are in “player-proximate” areas for Wizards games due to NBA rules.