User:Karlos321/sandbox
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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.
Description[edit]
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]
Star Plaza[edit]
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 | Played for the Los Angeles Kings at The Forum from 1988–1996 |
| Magic Johnson | Basketball | February 11, 2004 | Played for the Los Angeles Lakers at The Forum from 1979–1991 and in 1996 |
| 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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- ^ a b "L.A. Facilities: Staples Center". Los Angeles Sports Council. Archived from the original on May 2, 2019. Retrieved January 1, 2008.
- ^ "Guest Services: Seating Capacity". Staples Center. Archived from the original on June 27, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
AEGstaplescenterwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Dwyre, Bill (January 25, 2009). "Shane Mosley Shows He's Not Finished". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on February 28, 2009. Retrieved January 25, 2009.
- ^ "The LA Kings unveiled the 50th-anniversary monument". NHL.com. November 26, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
- ^ Plaschke, Bill (December 2, 2008). "Oscar De La Hoya Gets A Statue Of Limitations". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on December 6, 2008. Retrieved December 2, 2008.
- ^ Zupke, Curtis (March 7, 2015). "Robitaille Honored To Have Statue Unveiled". National Hockey League. Archived from the original on March 8, 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
- ^ "Lakers to honor Shaq with statue outside Staples". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on January 31, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
- ^ Morales, Robert (January 13, 2018). "Bob Miller statue at Staples Center is dreamy stuff". Los Angeles Daily News. Archived from the original on March 23, 2018. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
- ^ "Lakers Unveil Elgin Baylor Statue Outside of STAPLES Center | Los Angeles Lakers". Los Angeles Lakers. Archived from the original on April 8, 2018. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
- ^ "Former King Dustin Brown has No. 23 retired, statue unveiled". Sportsnet.ca.
- ^ "Lakers to unveil Kobe Bryant statue in 2024". nba.com.