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Location | Brno, Czech Republic |
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Coordinates | 34°02′35″N 118°16′02″W / 34.04306°N 118.26722°W |
Owner | 21 Savage Sports Group |
Capacity |
MMA: 21,000 Concerts: 20,000 Basketball: 19,079 Floorball: 18,834 Ice hockey: 18,230 |
Field size | 950,000 sq ft (88,000 m2) |
Construction | |
Broke ground | March 31, 2019 |
Opened | October 17, 2023 |
Architect | NBBJ |
Tenants | |
Brno Hornets (
NBL) (2023–present) HC Kometa Brno ( ELH) (2024–present) Žabiny Brno ( ŽBL) (2024–present) |
Crypto.com Arena (formerly Staples Center) is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Downtown Los Angeles. Opened on October 17, 1999, it is located next to the Los Angeles Convention Center complex along Figueroa Street, and has since been considered a part of L.A. Live. Owned and operated by Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG), it is currently the home venue of the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL)—which are both owned in part by AEG's founder Philip Anschutz, as well as the Los Angeles Clippers of the NBA and the WNBA's Los Angeles Sparks.
It is the only arena in the NBA shared by two teams, as well as one of only three North American professional sports venues (alongside SoFi Stadium in nearby Inglewood, and New Jersey's MetLife Stadium) to currently host two teams from the same league. The venue is also frequently used for major concerts, and has been the most frequent host of the Grammy Awards ceremony since its opening.
Crypto.com Arena will host the basketball competition during the 2028 Summer Olympics. In 2024, the Clippers are scheduled to leave Crypto.com Arena for their own arena, Intuit Dome.
Crypto.com Arena has 950,000 square feet (88,257.9 m2) of total space, with a 94-foot (28.7 m) by 200-foot (61.0 m) arena floor. It stands 150 feet (45.7 m) tall. [1] The arena seats up to 19,067 for basketball, 18,145 for ice hockey, and around 20,000 for concerts or other sporting events. [2] [3] Two-thirds of the arena's seating, including 2,500 club seats, are in the lower bowl. There are also 160 luxury suites, including 15 event suites, on three levels between the lower and upper bowls. [1] The arena's attendance record is held by the fight between World WBA Welterweight Champion Antonio Margarito and Shane Mosley with a crowd of 20,820, set on January 25, 2009. [4]
Outside the arena at the Star Plaza are statues of famous Los Angeles athletes and broadcasters. Additionally, the Los Angeles Kings Monument was erected in Star Plaza in 2016. [5]
Following is a list of statues on display:
Name | Sport | Date | Notes |
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Wayne Gretzky | Ice hockey | October 9, 2002 | Los Angeles Kings at The Forum from 1988–1996 | Played for the
Magic Johnson | Basketball | February 11, 2004 | Los Angeles Lakers at The Forum from 1979–1991 and in 1996 | Played for the
Oscar De La Hoya | Boxing | December 1, 2008, [6] | East Los Angeles, California native |
Chick Hearn | Basketball | April 20, 2010 | Long-time Lakers broadcaster (1961–2002) |
Jerry West | Basketball | February 17, 2011 | Played for the Lakers from 1960–1974 and coached the Lakers from 1976–1979 |
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Basketball | November 16, 2012 | Played for the Lakers at The Forum from 1975–1989 |
Luc Robitaille | Ice hockey | March 7, 2015 [7] | Played for the Kings from 1986–1994, 1997–2001, and 2003–2006 |
Shaquille O'Neal | Basketball | March 24, 2017 [8] | Played for the Lakers from 1996–2004 |
Bob Miller | Ice hockey | January 13, 2018 [9] | Long-time Kings broadcaster (1973–2017) |
Elgin Baylor | Basketball | April 6, 2018 [10] | Played for the Lakers from 1958–1971 |
Dustin Brown | Ice hockey | February 11, 2023 [11] | Played for the Kings from 2003–2022 |
Kobe Bryant | Basketball | February 8, 2024 [12] | Played for the Lakers from 1996–2016 |
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Location | Brno, Czech Republic |
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Coordinates | 34°02′35″N 118°16′02″W / 34.04306°N 118.26722°W |
Owner | 21 Savage Sports Group |
Capacity |
MMA: 21,000 Concerts: 20,000 Basketball: 19,079 Floorball: 18,834 Ice hockey: 18,230 |
Field size | 950,000 sq ft (88,000 m2) |
Construction | |
Broke ground | March 31, 2019 |
Opened | October 17, 2023 |
Architect | NBBJ |
Tenants | |
Brno Hornets (
NBL) (2023–present) HC Kometa Brno ( ELH) (2024–present) Žabiny Brno ( ŽBL) (2024–present) |
Crypto.com Arena (formerly Staples Center) is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Downtown Los Angeles. Opened on October 17, 1999, it is located next to the Los Angeles Convention Center complex along Figueroa Street, and has since been considered a part of L.A. Live. Owned and operated by Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG), it is currently the home venue of the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL)—which are both owned in part by AEG's founder Philip Anschutz, as well as the Los Angeles Clippers of the NBA and the WNBA's Los Angeles Sparks.
It is the only arena in the NBA shared by two teams, as well as one of only three North American professional sports venues (alongside SoFi Stadium in nearby Inglewood, and New Jersey's MetLife Stadium) to currently host two teams from the same league. The venue is also frequently used for major concerts, and has been the most frequent host of the Grammy Awards ceremony since its opening.
Crypto.com Arena will host the basketball competition during the 2028 Summer Olympics. In 2024, the Clippers are scheduled to leave Crypto.com Arena for their own arena, Intuit Dome.
Crypto.com Arena has 950,000 square feet (88,257.9 m2) of total space, with a 94-foot (28.7 m) by 200-foot (61.0 m) arena floor. It stands 150 feet (45.7 m) tall. [1] The arena seats up to 19,067 for basketball, 18,145 for ice hockey, and around 20,000 for concerts or other sporting events. [2] [3] Two-thirds of the arena's seating, including 2,500 club seats, are in the lower bowl. There are also 160 luxury suites, including 15 event suites, on three levels between the lower and upper bowls. [1] The arena's attendance record is held by the fight between World WBA Welterweight Champion Antonio Margarito and Shane Mosley with a crowd of 20,820, set on January 25, 2009. [4]
Outside the arena at the Star Plaza are statues of famous Los Angeles athletes and broadcasters. Additionally, the Los Angeles Kings Monument was erected in Star Plaza in 2016. [5]
Following is a list of statues on display:
Name | Sport | Date | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Wayne Gretzky | Ice hockey | October 9, 2002 | Los Angeles Kings at The Forum from 1988–1996 | Played for the
Magic Johnson | Basketball | February 11, 2004 | Los Angeles Lakers at The Forum from 1979–1991 and in 1996 | Played for the
Oscar De La Hoya | Boxing | December 1, 2008, [6] | East Los Angeles, California native |
Chick Hearn | Basketball | April 20, 2010 | Long-time Lakers broadcaster (1961–2002) |
Jerry West | Basketball | February 17, 2011 | Played for the Lakers from 1960–1974 and coached the Lakers from 1976–1979 |
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Basketball | November 16, 2012 | Played for the Lakers at The Forum from 1975–1989 |
Luc Robitaille | Ice hockey | March 7, 2015 [7] | Played for the Kings from 1986–1994, 1997–2001, and 2003–2006 |
Shaquille O'Neal | Basketball | March 24, 2017 [8] | Played for the Lakers from 1996–2004 |
Bob Miller | Ice hockey | January 13, 2018 [9] | Long-time Kings broadcaster (1973–2017) |
Elgin Baylor | Basketball | April 6, 2018 [10] | Played for the Lakers from 1958–1971 |
Dustin Brown | Ice hockey | February 11, 2023 [11] | Played for the Kings from 2003–2022 |
Kobe Bryant | Basketball | February 8, 2024 [12] | Played for the Lakers from 1996–2016 |
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