Monumental Sports & Entertainment Foundation hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony to unveil the courts it refurbished at Ferebee Hope Recreation Center in Ward 8 on Nov. 19. Participants included Monumental Sports & Entertainment Chairman and CEO Ted Leonsis, Washington Mystics Head Coach and General Manager Mike Thibault, Monumental Basketball Vice President of Player Engagement John Thompson III, Washington Bullets/Wizards Alumni Association member Tony Massenburg, Wizards mascot G-Wiz, Ward 8 Councilmember Trayon White, Director of the DC Department of Parks and Recreation Delano Hunter and 50 students from nearby Hendley Elementary School.
The three courts are the newest refurbished recreational space by the Foundation and are MSE-themed, with a red, gray and blue color scheme featuring marks of the basketball teams under the Monumental Sports & Entertainment umbrella: the Go-Go, Mystics and Wizards.