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For one Wizards fan, one long journey 9 years in the making

Many Wizards fans often endure long, unpleasant journeys to get the pleasure of seeing their home team play. Mostly, that's just driving in from Northern Virginia or dealing with the unpredictably of Washington's metro system.

None of the matches the journey of Dutch Wizards fan Jules, who trekked all the way from Brussels, Belgium through New York to make it to the Verizon Center for the Wizards home playoff game against the Toronto Raptors.

If you are surprised someone would make such a trip, you aren't alone. The Wizards aren't a global brand in the way of NBA stalwart franchises like the Lakers or Bulls; put it another way, when you see Americans rooting for European football teams it is far more likely to be Manchester United or FC Barcelonan than West Ham United or Granada.