Leonsis said Monumental Sports and Entertainment has not had layoffs or furloughs for any of its 600 full-time employees. “We have probably been hurt the most, if you will, because we own many teams and we own the building,” Leonsis said. “Remember there’s many teams that play in a building that is owned by the state.”
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When asked how realistic the prospects …
When asked how realistic the prospects of playing out the season were, Leonsis cited Dr. Anthony Fauci’s recommendation that it could be possible, if the leagues commit to playing games without fans and quarantining players and necessary staff members in hotels. “The NBA is like our federal government, if you will,” Leonsis said. “It will take its lead from governors and the federal government and all of the public health associations, and we listen to them. We can’t play games on our own. We are operating in a suspended mode and all of our focus is on what to do about the remainder of the season.”
Candace Buckner: Spoke with Ted Leonsis …
Candace Buckner: Spoke with Ted Leonsis this afternoon about @MSE paying arena workers, roughly 500 people, who were scheduled to work the 16 remaining events this month. While MSE leadership met Wednesday to plot of different scenarios, the group voted unanimously to pay the part-timers
Much of what Brown will do to lift …
Much of what Brown will do to lift Monumental Basketball’s teams is still in the works, he says. The Wizards, for instance, have made strides with analytics including with the hiring of assistant coach Dean Oliver. But more can be done both for them and the other franchises. Brown said there are plans to build out a more robust analytics operation for the defending-champion Mystics. “Having data be part of the information that we consider when we are making these really important decisions and complex decisions, is I think a wise practice and something we fully embrace from Ted Leonsis and his partnership group all the way on down,” Brown said.
Fred Katz: Sheppard on Bertans: “When …
Fred Katz: Sheppard on Bertans: “When somebody tells me this is where they want to be, I take em at face value for that… His agent, Ted Leonsis and everyone on down, everyone in our organization has made it clear: ‘Davis, this is a great place for you and you’ve been great for us.’”
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Leonsis was on the forefront of the …
Leonsis was on the forefront of the league’s shift on betting and was one of the owners Silver consulted with on the op-ed. “My notion was what are we afraid of, when we know all this money is being spent offshore [with bookmakers] in an unregulated, untaxed and unmindful way?” Leonsis said in a phone interview Tuesday. Today, the professional leagues’ opposition to sports betting has vanished. Their focus now is on how to monetize the growing regulated industry through data and fees based on the amount wagered on the games.