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Wizards owner Abe Pollin, 85, dies

WASHINGTON
Tue Nov 24, 2009 6:34pm EST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Long-time Washington Wizards owner Abe Pollin died on Tuesday at the age of 85, his company Washington Sports & Entertainment said in a statement.

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Pollin, the longest-serving owner in the NBA, and his investment group bought the Baltimore Bullets in 1964 before moving the team to the Washington area in 1973.

Renamed the Wizards in 1997 because Pollin felt 'Bullets' had negative connotations, the franchise won the NBA Championship in 1978 by beating the Seattle SuperSonics in seven games.

(Writing by Mark Lamport-Stokes in Los Angeles, editing by Tony Jimenez)
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