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For years, the Los Angeles Clippers have shared Crypto.com Arena, formerly the Staples Center, with the Los Angeles Lakers since 1999. That will come to an end starting with this upcoming season.
Owner Steve Ballmer and the Clippers will open up the Intuit Dome, with the first event at the new arena set to be two Bruno Mars concerts next month. Ballmer spared no expense on the building that he wants to be considered the best arena in the NBA.
This video will show you an inside look at the arena, which is mostly completed.
It’s pretty cool, and if you look at the still of the video you can see one of the signature features, The Wall. The Wall takes after supporters’ sections in European soccer with its steep construction that makes the fans feel like they’re right on top of the action. And, seats to sit there are incredibly cheap for NBA standards. Season tickets start at $2850, which is less than $70 a game for the 41-game regular season. That’s a pretty great deal to see a team you know is going to want to compete while getting to watch the games in a brand-new arena.
Steve Ballmer was adamant about improving fan experience and his team truly thought of everything for Clippers fans. For instance, the t-shirt toss at sporting events is fun, but unless you’re located in lower sections, you’re probably not going to get a t-shirt.
That isn’t going to be the case at Intuit Arena. They have an ingenious solution.
Clippers owner Steve Ballmer says typical t-shirt tosses at NBA arenas aren’t fair.
So the team’s new $2B home, the Intuit Dome, will have t-shirt cannons in its Halo Board that can hit every seat.
(via @FlyByKnite)
pic.twitter.com/0CNsd9MdrQ— Front Office Sports (@FOS) July 19, 2024
This is truly going to be an awesome place to watch a game. For $2 billion, it better be.