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Wizards, MSE, KPMG, Giant Food and WTOP News Surprise Long-Time Wizards Play-By-Play Radio Host, Dave Johnson, with $100,000 Combined Donation to the National MS Society

WASHINGTON D.C. – Monumental Sports & Entertainment (MSE) and the NBA’s Washington Wizards hosted “MS Awareness Night” during tonight’s game against the NBA’s Indiana Pacers and made a surprise $25,000 donation to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society in honor of the 25-year tenure of award-winning play-by-play radio host Dave Johnson to advance research to find a cure for Multiple Sclerosis (MS). The donation was matched by KPMG, Giant Food and WTOP News for a combined total of $100,000. Additionally, Johnson has registered for Bike MS: Nation’s Capital Presented by KPMG, with the goal of achieving $25,000 in donations, and fans are encouraged to contribute to Dave Johnson’s fundraising page in increments of $25.