WASHINGTON — Their unlikely friendship started under dire circumstances.
Nitin Ramachandran, a 13-year-old boy fighting brain cancer, asked the Make-A-Wish Foundation of the Mid-Atlantic to make one of his dreams come true: He wanted to meet Washington Wizards players.
Ted Leonsis, the principal owner of the team and Monumental Sports & Entertainment, felt compelled to grant that wish. Given the severity of Nitin’s illness, Leonsis knew he could not ensure a happy outcome for Nitin and his family. But Leonsis believed that he and his staff could help make that day — March 27, 2015 — one of the best of Nitin’s life.
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The Wizards pulled out all the stops. Team officials
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