The year was 1997. And fan reaction to the Washington Bullets' new nickname, the “Wizards,” was not so magical. “You're kidding me?” one fan said to a WUSA9 reporter after being informed ...

Fortunately for me, but unfortunately for Wall, it doesn't look like Washington will be denouncing the Wizards in favor of the Bullets anytime soon, or ever. Pro Basketball Talk's Dan Feldman ...

Washington's basketball team hit the hardwood as the Wizards in 1997 after 30 years of being known as the Bullets. Unlike the Redskins, corporate interests did not pressure Bullets owner Abe ...

And in 1996, the city’s NBA team, the Washington Bullets, announced it would become the Wizards. The Bullets were not one of the NBA’s marquee franchises, like the Boston Celtics or Los ...

(NBA Photos/Getty Images) Gheorghe Muresan posts up Rony Seikaly during a 1994 Bullets-Heat game. (Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images) Rasheed Wallace, who played his rookie season with Washington ...