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NBA venues
- Mortgage Matchup CenterConstruction began on the 1st of August 1990, as former Suns owner Jerry Colangelo envisioned a need for a new arena to be built in Phoenix.
- Smoothie King CenterThe New Orleans Arena opened its doors on the 19th of October 1999. Construction costs reached $114 million before the first game was played.
- Crypto.com ArenaCrypto.com Arena opened on the 17th of October 1999. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band played the first concert ever held inside it.
- State Farm ArenaThe Omni Coliseum stood in downtown Atlanta for nearly three decades before its structural failure became undeniable. Built with Cor-Ten weathering steel…
- Kia CenterOn the 29th of September 2006, Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer and Orange County Mayor Richard Crotty stood before the press to announce a new arena for downtown…
- Toyota CenterToyota Center sits 32 feet below street level in downtown Houston, Texas, a deliberate design choice that means fans walk down rather than up to reach their…
- FedExForumOn the 22nd of July, 2003, a derecho swept through downtown Memphis and nearly toppled the cranes building FedExForum. The arena was still under construction…
- Frost Bank CenterThe arena opened in 2002 as the SBC Center. A twenty-year agreement worth $41 million secured this name for San Antonio-based SBC Communications, Inc.
- Capital One ArenaCapital One Arena opened its doors on the 2nd of December 1997, and President Bill Clinton walked straight into the museum inside.
- Ball ArenaBall Arena sits on Speer Boulevard in downtown Denver, Colorado, a building that has been home to championship hockey, championship basketball, a…
- Target CenterTarget Center opened in Minneapolis in 1990 and has spent the decades since hosting everything from NBA tip-offs to championship gymnastics to a presidential…
- United CenterUnited Center rises on the Near West Side of Chicago, carrying the name of its corporate sponsor, United Airlines. Up to 23,500 people can fill its seats…
- Paycom CenterPaycom Center sits in the heart of downtown Oklahoma City, and its history reads like a bet that a mid-sized city made on itself.
- Spectrum CenterSpectrum Center, the indoor arena in Uptown Charlotte, North Carolina, has worn three different names since it opened its doors in October 2005.
- Kaseya CenterKaseya Center sits on the edge of Biscayne Bay in Miami, Florida, a building that has worn four different names in its first quarter-century of life.
- Little Caesars ArenaLittle Caesars Arena stands in Midtown Detroit, built at a cost of $862.9 million. It replaced two older buildings at once.
- Xfinity Mobile ArenaThe site where the Xfinity Mobile Arena now stands was once home to John F. Kennedy Stadium. City planners and developers chose this location in southwest…
- American Airlines CenterAmerican Airlines Center opened its doors on the 17th of July, 2001, and within two nights it had hosted an Eagles concert, the final show of Michael…
- Scotiabank ArenaScotiabank Arena sits on Bay Street in downtown Toronto on land that was, not long ago, the floor of Lake Ontario. The inner harbour was filled in during the…
- Gainbridge FieldhouseGainbridge Fieldhouse opened on the 6th of November 1999, with the Indiana Pacers hosting the Boston Celtics in the building's first NBA game.
- Moda CenterModa Center sits in the Rose Quarter of inner northeast Portland, Oregon, a 20,500-seat arena that has been the city's primary indoor sports home since it…
- Golden 1 CenterGolden 1 Center stands in downtown Sacramento, California, the product of a campaign to keep a basketball franchise in its hometown and a bet that a new…
- Chase CenterChase Center opened its doors on the 6th of September 2019 with a concert by Metallica and the San Francisco Symphony, a pairing that set the tone for what…
- Delta CenterGround broke on the 22nd of May 1990 for a project that would cost ninety-three million dollars. Utah businessman Larry H.
- Fiserv ForumFiserv Forum sits in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin. On the 20th of July 2021, it hosted Game 6 of the NBA Finals. The Milwaukee Bucks beat the Phoenix Suns…
- TD GardenTD Garden stands in Boston, Massachusetts, built directly above the MBTA's North Station. On the evening of the 29th of September, 1995, a farewell ceremony…
- Intuit DomeIntuit Dome opened in Inglewood, California on the 15th of August 2024, and within two months a visiting NBA star stood on its court and admitted he could…
- Rocket ArenaThe building opened its doors in October 1994 as part of the Gateway Sports and Entertainment Complex. It replaced the Richfield Coliseum as the primary…
- Barclays CenterBarclays Center opened its doors on the 28th of September 2012 with a Jay-Z concert, bringing major league sports back to Brooklyn for the first time since…
- Madison Square GardenMadison Square Garden has stood for nearly six decades above the platforms of one of the busiest train stations in the Western Hemisphere, and yet the arena…