Magician at a Washington Wizards NBA Game: Performing at Capital One Arena
Returning as a Washington Wizards NBA game magician for the 2025-26 season was the kind of full-circle moment that doesn’t happen often. What started in 2023 as a single team-side event has, two seasons later, turned into a working relationship with the Wizards and Monumental Sports that includes pre-game and in-arena performances at Capital One Arena.
About the Event
The Washington Wizards play out of Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., and Monumental Sports – the Wizards’ parent organization – runs an active calendar of premium-seat, sponsor, and community programming around home games. By the time the 2025-26 season opened, I’d already shot a Schedule Release video with the Wizards’ creative team and was part of the franchise’s broader entertainment ecosystem.
The contact on the Monumental Sports side is Valerie Webster, with the larger creative team producing in-game and game-night content.
My Role at the Event
The 2025-26 NBA season work covered a few formats: close-up magic in premium lounges before tip-off, a short featured spot for sponsor and partner activations, and continued support of the Wizards’ content team for on-brand video pieces.
The customizations included Wizards references, season-specific moments, and material calibrated for a fast-flow sports environment where guests are mingling, watching warmups, and grabbing food – not seated for a 40-minute set.
Becoming a recurring Washington Wizards NBA game magician means re-earning the room every visit. Capital One Arena is not a static venue. The Tuesday game in November feels different from a Saturday national-broadcast night.
Why Hire a Washington Wizards NBA Game Magician
If you’re producing premium-seat hospitality, sponsor activations, or in-arena content around a pro-sports game, here’s what the performer needs to bring:
- Speed. You have minutes before tip-off, not a 90-minute window. The set has to be tight, repeatable, and high-impact in 5-8 minutes.
- Camera awareness. The Wizards’ content team is filming. Performers who block lenses or misread sightlines get cut from B-roll. Performers who help the shot get more work.
- Brand fluency. References to the franchise have to be current, accurate, and respectful. A wrong jersey number ends the joke.
- Stamina. Pre-game, halftime, post-game – there are multiple performance windows in one night. The performer has to be as fresh in the fourth quarter as in the first.
- Discretion with players and ownership. Same rule as any private event. Whatever you see, you don’t say.
Takeaways
A few things I’m carrying forward from a season of being a Washington Wizards NBA game magician:
- Relationships compound. The 2023 booking became a multi-year, multi-format relationship that includes broadcast video work and in-arena performances. That doesn’t happen without showing up every time like it’s the first time.
- Respect the operations crew. Production, security, and ushers at Capital One Arena have seen every kind of performer. Be the one they want back.
- Build the set for the format. A 6-minute pre-game close-up performance in a premium lounge is its own art form. Don’t try to do a 35-minute parlor show in that slot.
- Be the easy yes. When Monumental’s creative team needs someone for a quick on-camera spot, the person who answers fast and shows up clean gets the call.
Book Me for Your Next Event
If you’re a sports franchise, premium-hospitality producer, or sponsor partner looking for in-arena or pre-game entertainment that holds up next to professional athletes, use the form below and tell me what you’re planning. I’ll be in touch.
