Whereas, on October 10, 2019, the Washington Mystics won the 2019 Women’s National Basketball Association (referred to in this preamble as the WNBA ) championship; Whereas that October 10, 2019, win is the first WNBA championship won by the Washington Mystics in the 22 years that the Washington Mystics have been in the WNBA; Whereas the Washington Mystics beat the Connecticut Sun in the WNBA finals; Whereas the Washington Mystics— (1) dominated the competition in the regular season, with 26 wins and 8 losses, the best record of any team in the WNBA; and (2) earned the top seed in the playoffs; Whereas the Washington Mystics play home games at the Entertainment and Sports Arena in Southeast Washington, DC; Whereas the 2019 roster of Washington Mystics players includes— (1) Ariel Atkins; (2) Natasha Cloud; (3) Elena Delle Donne; (4) Tianna Hawkins; (5) Myisha Hines-Allen; (6) Kiara Leslie; (7) Emma Meesseman; (8) Kim Mestdagh; (9) Aerial Powers; (10) LaToya Sanders; (11) Kristi Toliver; and (12) Shatori Walker-Kimbrough; Whereas Emma Meesseman received the 2019 WNBA Finals Most Valuable Player award; Whereas Elena Delle Donne received the 2019 WNBA League Most Valuable Player award; Whereas Natasha Cloud received the 2019 WNBA Dawn Staley Community Leadership award; Whereas the 2019 Washington Mystics coaching staff includes— (1) Head Coach Mike Thibault; (2) Assistant Coach Marianne Stanley; and (3) Assistant Coach Eric Thibault; Whereas Ted Leonsis, founder, chairman, principal partner, and chief executive officer of Monumental Sports & Entertainment, which owns the Washington Mystics, has built a culture of success and contributed greatly to Washington, DC, and the surrounding region through philanthropy; Whereas the Washington Mystics have exhibited dedication to positive social impact by strengthening communities through the Mystics Care partnership with organizations in Washington, DC, and the surrounding region