Editing Washington Capitols (section)

{{About|the Basketball Association of America team from 1946 to 1951|the current National Hockey League team|Washington Capitals|the American Basketball Association team from 1969 to 1970|Washington Caps}}
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{{Infobox basketball club
| logo = Washington Capitols logo.svg
| imagesize = 200px
| name = Washington Capitols
| division = [[Eastern Division (NBA)|Eastern]]
| founded = 1946
| folded = 1952
| history = '''Washington Capitols'''<br>1946–1952
| city = [[Washington, D.C.]]
| arena = [[Uline Arena]]
| colors = Green, white<br>{{Color box|#008348}} {{Color box|#FFFFFF}}
| div_champs = '''2''' ({{nbay|1946|end}}, {{nbay|1948|end}})
}}

The '''Washington Capitols''' were a former [[Basketball Association of America]] (forerunner of the [[National Basketball Association]]) team based in [[Washington, D.C.]] from 1946 to 1951. The team was coached from 1946 to 1949 by NBA Hall of Famer [[Red Auerbach]].