Crypto.com Arena
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.
Former names
Staples Center (1999–2021)
1111 South Figueroa Street
Concerts: 20,000
Basketball: 19,079[2]
Boxing/Wrestling: 16,000–21,000
Ice hockey: 18,230[3]
Arena football: 16,096
950,000 sq ft (88,000 m2)
March 31, 1997
October 17, 1999
John A Martin & Associates[5]
M-E Engineers Inc.
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.
Awards and recognitions[edit]
Staples Center was named Best Major Concert Venue for 1998 and Arena of the Year for 1999, 2000 and 2001 by Pollstar Magazine and has been nominated each year since 2000.[8] In February 2013, PETA named the arena the most "vegetarian-friendly" arena in the NBA.[71]
The arena in 2012, when it was known as the Staples Center
The arena at night
The arena in 2002
Satellite view of the arena prior to the L.A. Live development. Notice the lack of solar panels on the roof.
The arena during a Los Angeles Kings game
Inside the arena during a Los Angeles Kings game
Inside the arena in a Los Angeles Lakers game set up
Inside the arena before a Los Angeles Kings game
Inside the arena before a Los Angeles Lakers game
Star Plaza entrance and the Kobe Bryant impromptu memorial February 2020
Aerial view of Crypto.com Arena in 2023.
