Staples Center
The downtown arena where the Clippers played alongside the Lakers from 1999 to 2024.
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From 1999 until moving to Intuit Dome in 2024, the Los Angeles Clippers called Crypto.com Arena (originally and still commonly known as Staples Center) their home. Located next to the Los Angeles Convention Center along Figueroa Street, the arena is owned and operated by Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG). The Clippers played there from 1999 to 2024, sharing the venue with the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Kings. During that time, it was one of several NBA arenas shared by two teams, following in the footsteps of venues like Madison Square Garden (Knicks and Rangers) and the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (Lakers and Clippers in the 1980s).
Quick Facts
- Former names
- Staples Center (1999–2019)
- Address
- 1111 South Figueroa Street
- Location
- Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Groundbreaking
- 31 March 1997
- Opened
- 17 October 1999
- Owner
- Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG)
- Architect
- NBBJ
- Structural engineer
- John A Martin & Associates
Lore & Background
The Clippers' first game at the arena was on November 2, 1999, a 92–104 loss to the Seattle SuperSonics. Over the years, the arena underwent renovations, including a new US$10 million HD center-hung video scoreboard and jumbotron unveiled on September 22, 2010. The Clippers broke ground on a new arena in Inglewood, California, known as Intuit Dome, which became its new home arena in 2024. The arena's naming rights were acquired by Crypto.com, renaming it Crypto.com Arena effective December 25, 2021, in a deal reported to be valued at $700 million over 20 years.
Reader's Guide
The arena seats up to 19,067 for basketball, with two-thirds of the seating in the lower bowl including 2,500 club seats. There are 160 luxury suites on three levels between the lower and upper bowls. The arena's attendance record is held by a boxing match between Antonio Margarito and Shane Mosley with a crowd of 20,820 on January 25, 2009. Outside at the Star Plaza are 14 statues of famous Los Angeles athletes and broadcasters, plus the Los Angeles Kings Monument erected in 2016 and the Kobe and Gianna Bryant Memorial Statue erected in 2024.
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