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Washington Capitols
The Washington Capitols were an American professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C. from 1946 to 1951 that played in the Basketball Association of America, the National Basketball Association and the American Basketball League. The team was coached from 1946 to 1949 by NBA Hall of Famer Red Auerbach and owned by entrepreneur Mike Uline who immigrated to the US from the Netherlands at age 16.