Originally Posted by DesertRat
There was already a rather atrocious facility known as US Air Arena in Landover, Md. (Wizards have since moved to MCI). I'm guessing they didn't want any confusion.
The Capitals and the Bullets/Wizards played at a place once known as Capital Centre before the obscene naming-rights craze began.
It has been demolished and the area is being redeveloped.
http://www.c-b.com/services/projects...=601&servid=89