The Wizards have developed a reputation for letting their fans down. I’ve lived in DC for a little more than four years, and I’ve never realized a city can be so jaded by its professional sports teams.
The Verizon Center, I’ve noticed, has very few banners, especially for the basketball team. Only those with the name “Bullets” hang in the rafters, an ode to the team’s previous life in the 1970’s. No Wizards player proper has ever had his jersey retired, nor have they raised a banner for a NBA title, conference title or division title since making the name change.