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For Ted Leonsis, the scariest part of the 2011 NBA lockout had to be how nobody gave a rip that the Washington Wizards weren’t around. Even arena management—at the venue Leonsis owns!—seemed indifferent to the absence of a major tenant. The December schedule on the Verizon Center web site still lists games with the Miami Heat, New Orleans Hornets, Memphis Grizzlies, and Houston Rockets that will never take place. Look for every negative attendance record in franchise history to be broken this season.