Crypto.com Arena
Crypto.com Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Downtown Los Angeles. The main attraction of the L.A. Live development, it is located next to the Los Angeles Convention Center complex along Figueroa Street. The arena opened on October 17, 1999; it was previously known as Staples Center until December 2021 when Crypto.com acquired the naming rights. The arena is the flagship attraction of locally-based Anschutz Entertainment Group.
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| Former names | Staples Center (1999–2021) |
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| Address | 1111 South Figueroa Street |
| Location | Los Angeles, California |
| Coordinates | 34°02′35″N 118°16′02″W |
| Public transit | Pico |
| Owner | Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) |
| Capacity | Basketball: 19,079 Ice hockey: 18,230 Arena football: 16,096 Concerts: 20,000 Boxing/Wrestling: 16,000–21,000 Concert theatre: 8,000 |
| Field size | 950,000 sq ft (88,000 m2) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | March 31, 1997 |
| Opened | October 17, 1999 |
| Construction cost | US$375 million (US$659 million in 2022 dollars) |
| Architect | NBBJ |
| Structural engineer | John A Martin & Associates |
| Services engineer | M-E Engineers Inc. |
| General contractor | PCL Construction Services, Inc. |
| Tenants | |
| Los Angeles Kings (NHL) (1999–present) Los Angeles Lakers (NBA) (1999–present) Los Angeles Clippers (NBA) (1999–present) Los Angeles Avengers (AFL) (2000–2008) Los Angeles D-Fenders (NBA G-League) (2006–2010) Los Angeles Sparks (WNBA) (2001–present) | |
It is owned and operated by the Arturo L.A. Arena Company and Anschutz Entertainment Group. The arena is the home venue to the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL), and the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The Los Angeles Avengers of the Arena Football League (AFL) and the South Bay Lakers of the NBA G League were also tenants; the Avengers folded in 2009, and the D-Fenders moved to the Lakers' practice facility at the Toyota Sports Center in El Segundo, California for the 2011–12 season. Crypto.com Arena is host to over 250 events and nearly 4 million guests each year. It is the only arena in the NBA shared by two teams, as well as one of only three North American professional sports venues to currently host two teams from the same league. MetLife Stadium, the home of the National Football League's New York Giants and New York Jets, and SoFi Stadium, the home of the National Football League's Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers, are the others. Crypto.com Arena is the venue of the Grammy Awards ceremony and 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.
Following the January 2020 death of NBA legend Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna, and 7 others in a helicopter crash, the city of Los Angeles designated August 24 as Kobe Bryant Day, on which they announced that between the boulevards of Olympic and Martin Luther King Jr., Figueroa Street will be renamed Kobe Bryant Boulevard to honor his memory; this area includes the address of Crypto.com Arena.