Staples Center , officially distributed as the STAPLES Center, is a multi-purpose arena in Los Angeles City Center. Adjacent to L.A. Live development, located next to the Los Angeles Convention Center complex along Figueroa Street. Arena opened on October 17, 1999, and is one of the premier sports facilities in the Greater Los Angeles Area.
Owned and operated by Mercinda L.A. Arena Company and Anschutz Entertainment Group. The arena is home to the Los Angeles Kings National Hockey League (NHL), the Los Angeles Lakers and the Los Angeles Clippers of National Basketball Association (NBA), and the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Los Angeles Avengers from Arena Football League (AFL) and Los Angeles D-Fenders from the NBA D-League are also tenants; Avengers folded in 2009, and D-Fenders moved to the Lakers training facility at the Toyota Sports Center in El Segundo, California for the 2011-12 season. The Staples Center also hosts more than 250 events and nearly 4 million guests each year. It is the only arena in the NBA to be shared by two teams, as well as one of only two North American professional sports venues hosting two teams from the same league; The MetLife Stadium, home of the New York Giants National Football League and New York Jets, is another. Los Angeles Stadium at Hollywood Park will host both Los Angeles Chargers and Los Angeles Rams starting in 2020. The Staples Center will host the basketball competition at the 2028 Summer Olympics.
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Description
Structure and architecture
The Staples Center measures 950,000 square feet (88.257.9 m 2 ) of total space, with 94-feet (28.7 m) with 200-foot arena floor (61.0 m). Its height is 150 feet (45.7 m). The arena can hold up to 19,067 for basketball, 18,340 for ice hockey, and around 20,000 for concerts or other sporting events. Two-thirds of the arena, including 2,500 club seats, are in the bottom bowl. There are also 160 luxury suites, including 15 event suites, on three levels between the bottom and top bowls. Record of the arena's presence was held by a fight between World WBA Welterweight Champion, Antonio Margarito and Shane Mosley with a crowd of 20,820 set on January 25, 2009.
- Star Plaza
Outside the arena in Star Plaza are the statues of Wayne Gretzky and Magic Johnson, although both play at The Forum, where Kings, Lakers and Sparks previously played. The third statue of Oscar De La Hoya boxer was inaugurated outside the Staples Center on December 1, 2008. On April 20, 2010, the fourth statue of the old Lakers announcer Chick Hearn, behind the Laker table with seats for fans to sit for pictures, was unveiled. The fifth statue of the Laker legend Jerry West dribbling was inaugurated on 17 February 2011. The sixth statue of the Lakers player Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was inaugurated on 16 November 2012. The former Seventh Kings' Hall of Fame statue left Luc Robitaille unveiled on March 7, 2015. A central Lakers sculpture the eighth Shaquille O'Neal was inaugurated on March 24, 2017. On January 13, 2018, a ninth statue, from legendary announcer Kings Bob Miller, has been unveiled. Ten statues of the legend Laker Elgin Baylor was inaugurated on April 6, 2018.
- The Secret Tunnel
On January 15, 2018, after an NBA basketball game between the Houston Rockets and the Los Angeles Clippers, point guard Chris Paul made the best of playing at the Staples Center for 6 years using a secret tunnel (connecting the room's guest room locker to the back door of the Clipper locker room) to facing former Clipper teammates, Austin Rivers and Blake Griffin. He joins teammates like Trevor Ariza, James Harden, and Gerald Green to face opponents, which only result in verbal arguments.
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History
The Staples Center has been referred to as "a bargain agreement"
Long before the construction of the Staples Center was broken, plans for the arena were negotiated between elected city officials, and real estate developer Ed Roski from Majestic Realty and Philip Anschutz. They had acquired the Los Angeles King's hockey team in 1995 and in early 1996 looked for a new home for their team, which then played at the Inglewood Forum.
Majestic Realty Co. in collaboration with AEG was exploring the Los Angeles area for available land to develop the arena when they were approached by Steve Soboroff, then president of the LA Recreation and Parks Commission. Mr Soboroff requested that they consider building an arena in downtown Los Angeles adjacent to the convention center. The proposal tickled Roski and Anschutz and soon plans to develop the arena, the current Staples Center, designed.
Months of negotiations took place between Philip Anschutz and city officials with Ed Roski and John Semcken of Majestic Realty Co. who spearheaded negotiations for real estate developers. The talks are debated at certain times and real estate developers threaten to withdraw altogether on more than one occasion. The main opposition came from Councilor Joel Wachs, opposing the use of public funds to subsidize the proposed project and board member Rita Walters, who objected to its parts.
In the end, the developers and city leaders reached an agreement and in 1997, the development became chaotic and the Staples Center opened a year later. It was privately funded at a cost of US $ 375 million and was named for the Staples, Inc. supply company, which is one of the central corporate sponsors who pay the naming rights. Arena opened on 17 October 1999, with Bruce Springsteen & amp; E Street Band concert as its inaugural event.
On October 21, 2009, the Staples Center celebrates its 10th anniversary. To commemorate the event, the official website of the venue nominated the 25 biggest moments of the arena from the first ten years with fans voted in the top ten.
During the late summer of 2010, modifications were made to the arena, including an updated dressing room for Clippers, Kings and Lakers and the installation of a high-definition, high-end video scoreboard replacing the original one that had been in existence since the building opened in 1998. Boards Panasonic Live 4HD scores were officially unveiled on September 22, such as AEG and Staples Center executives, as well as player representatives from Clippers (Craig Smith), Kings (Matt Greene), and Lakers (Sasha Vujacic) in hand for presentations.
Music
Sports
The venue opened in 1998 as the home of Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers, and Los Angeles Kings of the NHL. The Los Angeles Sparks from WNBA joined in 2001, while Los Angeles D-Fenders of the NBA D-League merged in 2006. It became home to the Los Angeles Avengers of the Arena Football League in 2000 until the team's suspension in 2008.
Since its opening day, the Staples Center has hosted seven NBA Finals with Lakers, Stanley Final 2012 and 2014, three WNBA Finals, Democratic National Convention 2000, US Figure Skating Championships 2002, NHL All-Star 52 games, NHL All- The 62nd Star, three NBA All-Star Games (in 2004, 2011 and 2018), the Pacific Men's Basketball Tournament-10 Conference, from 2002-2012, WTA Tour Championships, from 2002-2005, UFC 60 in 2006, UFC 104 in 2009, UFC 184 in 2015, Grammy Awards Latin first in 2000, annual Grammy Awards, since 2000, with the exception of 2003 and 2018, World Figure Skating Championship 2009, indoor competition Summer X Games, since 2003 , as well as HBO Championship Boxing matches.
On January 22, 2006, Los Angeles Lakers player Kobe Bryant scored a career-high 81 points at the Staples Center against the Toronto Raptors, the second highest number of points in a single game in NBA history, second only to Wilt Chamberlain's 100 point performance. Of the five NBA championship teams since moving to the venue, the Lakers have celebrated their victories in 2000 and 2010 at the Staples Center with a triumphant series win at home.
Prior to the 2006-07 NBA season, the lighting inside the Staples Center was modified for Lakers games. The lights only focused on the court itself (hence the promotion of Lights Out campaign), reminiscent of the early years of the Lakers at The Forum. The initial fan reaction is positive, and has been a fixture in home games ever since. The Daktronics penetrating shot-clock was first installed prior to the 2008-09 NBA season. Clippers adopted the watch hour through new shots before the 2010-11 NBA season. For Sparks games, the court was used named after Sparks player Lisa Leslie, and was officially named before the 2009 home opener against Shock on June 6, 2009. In 2007 the Staples Center released 178 urinal and installed 178 waterless urinals made by Falcon Waterfree. Technology.
The Los Angeles Kings, of the NHL hosted the 2010 NHL Entry Draft in the arena in June 2010. The Stanley Cup final was held in the arena for the first time in 2012. The Kings hosted the New Jersey Devils in game 3, 4, and eventually defeated the Devil in game 6 with a final score of 6-1. The Kings became the first team to win the Stanley Cup in an ice cage since 2007.
During the spring of 2012, the NHL Kings, along with the NBA Lakers and Clippers reached the post-season, made it the first time the arena will host three playoff teams.
The Lakers launch a new hardwood court before their preseason game on October 13, 2012. Taking a cue from the football club, the main center court logo is adorned with 16 stars, representing 16 championships the Lakers have won.
Staples Center has hosted the following championship events:
- NBA Finals:
- 2000 : On June 19, 2000, the Lakers beat Indiana Pacers 116-111 in game 6, which took place at home, to win their twelfth championship title. It's also famous for being their first championship since 1988.
- 2001
- 2002
- 2004
- 2008
- 2009
- 2010 : On June 17, 2010, the Lakers defeated the Boston Celtics 83-79 in game 7, which took place at home, to win the sixteenth title.
- The Stanley Cup Final:
- 2012 : On June 11, 2012, Kings won their first Stanley Cup in franchise history after beating the New Jersey Devils 6-1 at home in game 6.
- 2014 : On June 13, 2014, the Kings captured their second Stanley Cup in franchise history after beating the New York Rangers 3-2 at home in two matches overtime 5. This is the second in Last 3 years.
The Staples Center will host the basketball competition at the 2028 Summer Olympics. It will host preliminary men as well as the men's and women's basketball final.
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The 2000 Democratic National Convention was held there.
After his death in 2009, Michael Jackson's funeral was held at the Staples Center.
In 2013 and 2016 the Staples Center hosts a grand final of the Worlds Championship of the League of Legends video game.
Awards and acknowledgments
The Staples Center was named the Best Concert Venue Venue for 1998 and Arena of the Year for 1999, 2000 and 2001 by Pollstar Magazine and has been nominated every year since 2000.
In February 2013, PETA called the Staples Center a "vegetarian-friendly" arena in the NBA.
L.A. Live
The Staples Center is only part of a 4,000,000 square foot (371,612.2m 2 ) development by Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) adjacent to the Staples Center and the Los Angeles Convention Center. Its development, known as L.A. Live, took place on September 15, 2005. L.A. Live is designed to offer entertainment, retail and residential programming in downtown Los Angeles.
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See also
- Joel Wachs, a member of Los Angeles City Council who made a deal to bring the sports arena to L.A.
- List of music venues in Los Angeles, list of other music venues in Los Angeles.
References
External links
- the Staples Center official website
- AEG Worldwide
- Time lapse video switch between sports
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