Lee Newman

OKC Recap: The Wizards lost on Saturday night by 39 points and it was still by far one of my favorite games I’ve ever been to ⬇️ Finally got a chance to write this morning about this trip — wow the energy at Paycom for the @okcthunder was beyond incredible. Maybe it’s because they’ve been so ridiculously good for the last few seasons or maybe it’s because they don’t have another major league sports team. But regardless of the reason, it’s the coolest thing ever how the whole city is obsessed with the team. The entire arena does a prayer together before the game and then stands cheering until first basket. You can’t go fifteen feet around the city without seeing the Thunder logo. It’s truly just a tremendous basketball atmosphere and the fans and OKC staff couldn’t have been nicer. You might not think of OKC as a standout travel destination but don’t sleep on it. The Bricktown canal is a gorgeous area full of lively bars and delicious restaurants. The National Memorial & Museum honoring the victims of the 1995 bombing was exceptionally powerful. The city is honestly a fantastic place for a fall weekend trip. Going to an away game is such a fun experience because it gives you the opportunity to stand out while supporting your team. Right away we were lucky enough to connect pregame with a few Wizards staff and media members in OKC and also say hi to some of the players. A special shoutout to Anthony Gill, who made it a point to come over to my wife and I during warmups and thank us for making the trip out to OKC. All the players gave us some form of wave or nod, but that was really uniquely awesome. What a guy. Although the game didn’t go quite as hoped, it’s still such a privilege to get to cover this team in any fashion and I deeply appreciate everyone who supports my account on here. (Especially if you’re still reading this! 😂) Anyways, that’s my recap, hoping to do another road game later this season, if you have any reccs for favorite cities/stadiums let me know! But until then it’s back to Capital One Arena for six November home games. Let’s get some wins Wizkids! 🧙‍♂️ @WashWizards 🫶 | #ForTheDistrict

Had to link up with GM pregame 🤝

Before the season gets started, I want to say another thank you to all the Wizards fans (new and old) who have followed along 💙 Last year we started the season with less than 2,000 followers… This year we open at over 6,500‼️ The goal by end of season: Hit 10K 👀🔥 I don’t know if we’ll get there, but what I do know is we’ve got a REAL FUN season ahead I can honestly say I haven’t been this excited as a Wizards fan since walking out of the building following John Wall’s game 6 shot I’m gonna try to do some more giveaways and other new interactive content all year, so if you aren’t already following please do And if you are going to any games please shoot me a message and let’s grab a drink! NOW LET’S HAVE OURSELVES A YEAR 👏 Much love, SleeperWizards aka DC Lee (@LNewmanDC)

Does Justin Champagnie finally see more playing time in tonight’s preseason game⁉️ even REAL dogs can’t help loving him 🐶