The Verizon Center isn’t necessarily known for having a hostile environment.
Visiting teams have become used to being booed while shooting free throws – but only in the fourth quarter, when the Washington Wizards give away free chicken sandwiches if an opponent misses two straight from the line.
Those putting on the Wizards’ uniform have voiced their concern about the crowd in the past, too.
Given how close other cities are to the nation’s capital, the Wizards have often found themselves playing away at home, with the opponent (like the Celtics or Knicks, for instance) getting cheered instead.