6/5/2023 0 Comments Clippers new arenaThe roof of the dome was designed to accommodate the halo, not the other way around. The halo will include 44,000 square feet of 4K LED lighting, slightly more than one full acre and roughly six times the average size of other “big” screens in NBA buildings. He delighted in describing many of the arena’s planned bells and whistles, the 199 game clocks that will be positioned throughout the building, the 1,500 toilets, two extra inches of leg room in every row and 51 uninterrupted rows of seats in a section that will be known as “the wall of sound.” Acoustics experts were brought in to ensure that The Wall generates as much sound as possible.Įvery detail – from the huge two-sided halo video screen that will hover over the court, to the triple-wide escalators, to how the bathrooms will be designed to get fans back in their seats as quickly as possible – has a purpose. “We think the result will be a breathtaking basketball destination without equal and a first-class concert venue. “Beside your couch, this will be the most comfortable place you’ll ever watch a basketball game!” Ballmer said. In his element as the former Microsoft CEO, Clippers owner Steve Ballmer delivered a presentation about the $1.8 billion, 18,000-seat arena as if he were unveiling new technology products. Kawhi Leonard, Paul George and several of their teammates joined fans, local dignitaries, team and Intuit officials and Clippers mascot Chuck the Condor in a large tent, where several stakeholders hoisted ceremonial shovels full of dirt. On Friday, the team held a pep rally at the corner of Century Boulevard near Prairie Avenue and announced a 23-year naming rights partnership with Intuit, the Silicon Valley-based software company known for making TurboTax, for more than $500 million, according to CNBC. And, when construction is complete on the Intuit Dome across the street in 2024, it will be home to the Clippers, too. The city that was long the home of the Lakers before they joined the Clippers and NHL’s Kings at Staples Center in 1999 now is home turf for the NFL’s Rams and Chargers at SoFi Stadium. “Inglewood is the sports entertainment capital of the United States.” “Inglewood is the capital of Clipper Nation,” he said. INGLEWOOD - Just before Friday’s festive groundbreaking ceremony wrapped up, Inglewood Mayor James T.
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