Wizards release their Spanish language social media accounts

The Washington Wizards released their Spanish language social media accounts on Twitter and Instagram this past Thursday. They will release an Arabic language set of social media accounts soon.

The Wizards are only one of seven NBA teams to offer Spanish-language social media accounts. The others are the Chicago Bulls, Dallas Mavericks, Oklahoma City Thunder, Philadelphia 76ers, Phoenix Suns and San Antonio Spurs. I found that to be surprising, considering that Spanish is the most commonly spoken language in the United States after English.

In a press release by Monumental Sports & Entertainment, Chief Commercial Officer Jim Van Stone said the following:

We are thrilled to launch our new…