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 Intuit Dome in October 2024 | |
| Former names | Inglewood Basketball and Entertainment Center (planning phase) |
|---|---|
| Address | 3930 West Century Boulevard |
| Location | Inglewood, California, United States |
| Coordinates | 33°56′42″N118°20′35″W / 33.9451°N 118.3431°W /33.9451; -118.3431 |
| Public transit |   Downtown Inglewood Metro Local212 from Hawthorne/Lennox |
| Owner | Steve Ballmer (Murphy's Bowl, LLC) |
| Capacity | 18,300 |
| Field size | 915,000 sq ft (85,000 m2) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | September 17, 2021; 4 years ago (2021-09-17) |
| Opened | August 15, 2024; 14 months ago (2024-08-15) |
| Construction cost | $2 billion[1] |
| Architect | AECOM[2] |
| Structural engineer | Walter P Moore |
| General contractor | AECOM Hunt Turner NBA JV |
| Tenants | |
| Los Angeles Clippers (NBA) 2024–present | |
| Website | |
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Intuit Dome is an indoorarena inInglewood, California, United States. The arena is located south of the other major Inglewood sports venues,SoFi Stadium and theKia Forum. It is the home venue of theLos Angeles Clippers of theNational Basketball Association (NBA). The Clippers previously played games atCrypto.com Arena, a venue the team shared with theLos Angeles Lakers of the NBA and theLos Angeles Kings of theNational Hockey League (NHL), from the1999–2000 season through the2023–24 season.
Agroundbreaking ceremony for the new arena was held on September 17, 2021. The arena opened on August 15, 2024, ahead of the2024–25 NBA season, and it is currently the youngest arena in the NBA. The arena will serve as a basketball venue during the2028 Summer Olympics.
In 2017, the City of Inglewood approved an exclusive negotiating agreement with the Los Angeles Clippers to build a new, basketball-specific arena for the team, which would be located across from the then-under constructionSoFi Stadium.[3] The Clippers had not had their own arena since they left theLos Angeles Memorial Sports Arena in 1999 for Staples Center (nowCrypto.com Arena), which they shared with theLos Angeles Lakers and theNHL'sLos Angeles Kings.
Throughout the team's history, it never had any tangible ownership interest in any of its home arenas. The Clippers instead rented its previous venues inBuffalo'sMemorial Auditorium (as theBraves), where it held low priority beneath theSabres andCanisius College's basketball program, thenSan Diego'sSports Arena when they became the Clippers, followed by theLos Angeles Memorial Sports Arena.
Its previous deal withCrypto.com Arena (formerly Staples Center) allowed for a different Clipper court, and required a 'neutralization' process before and after each game to cover up and then restore Laker achievements, banners and sponsorships, along with setting its own court lighting pattern. In tightly-scheduled weekends, which included Kings games and musical concerts in addition to the Lakers, the process was often completed within a three to four hour window, including cleanup of the seating bowl from the previous event.[4] Clippers ownerSteve Ballmer saw the construction of a dedicated arena for the team as being a high priority.[4][5][6]
Various lawsuits were filed to prevent the construction of the arena. Uplift Inglewood filed a lawsuit alleging that the agreement between the Clippers and Inglewood violated the state Surplus Land Act, which requires that proposals for affordable housing, recreation, and school projects be given preference when a city intends to sell itspublic land.[7] MayorJames T. Butts Jr. argued that the proposed site had already been deemed unsuitable for residential use due to its proximity toLos Angeles International Airport.[8]
The Madison Square Garden Company, owner ofThe Forum, a nearby arena in Inglewood that formerly served as the Lakers' home arena— were accused of using litigation to block the new arena, fearing that it would unduly compete with The Forum's live events business.[5] MSG paid the legal fees of Inglewood Residents Against Takings and Evictions (IRATE), another group that filed lawsuits opposing the arena.[7] In December 2018, the Clippers (via its subsidiary Murphy's Bowl, LLC) filed a countersuit against MSG over the matter.[5]
In March 2019, leaked emails revealed that MSG'sIrving Azoff attempted to lure theLos Angeles Lakers back to The Forum after their lease of Staples Center was up. Despite nothing coming of the proposal, Azoff's proposal to re-purpose The Forum was seen as a way of preventing the Los Angeles Clippers from building their own arena in Inglewood and ensuring that the Madison Square Garden Company got an unfair advantage over rival AEG, which is a Lakers minority owner.[9] In November 2019, a judge ruled against Uplift Inglewood's lawsuit.[7] In December 2019, theCalifornia Air Resources Board (CARB) approved the new arena, after evaluating the arena's environmental impact.[10]
In March 2020, in a move to settle the litigation with MSG, Ballmer announced that he would acquire The Forum for $400 million in an all-cash deal. The sale was completed in May, with all existing employees retained under the new ownership. The acquisition of The Forum was considered to be the last major hurdle blocking the construction of the new arena.[11][12]
A groundbreaking ceremony was held on September 17, 2021. Ballmer described a goal for the new arena to be a "basketballpalazzo".[13] A 23-yearnaming rights deal for at least $500 million was announced withMountain View, California based financial software companyIntuit, naming the arena Intuit Dome.[14] On April 5, 2024, it was announced thatBruno Mars would open Intuit Dome with back-to-back shows on August 15 and 16, 2024.[15][16] The Clippers played their first preseason game at the arena on October 14, winning 110–96 against theDallas Mavericks. They played their first regular season game at the arena on October 23, against thePhoenix Suns, losing 116–113 in overtime in front of 18,300 fans. The Clippers would get their first regular season win at the arena on November 4, 2024 when they defeated theSan Antonio Spurs 113–104. TheUCLA Bruins men's basketball team will occasionally play at the arena starting December 28, 2024 against theGonzaga Bulldogs.[17][needs update]
Intuit Dome hosted its first NBA playoff game on April 24, 2025 against theDenver Nuggets, a 117–83 win in front of 17,927 fans.
On July 25, 2019, the Clippers released renderings of the proposed arena.[18] The 18,000-seat arena was designed byAECOM. It includes a practice facility, sports medicine clinic, team offices, retail space, and a large outdoor plaza with basketball courts open to the public.[19][20][21]
The practice facility is 85,000 square feet (7,900 m2), the team offices 55,000 square feet (5,100 m2) and the sports medicine clinic 25,000 square feet (2,300 m2). An additional 40,000 square feet (3,700 m2) are set aside for retail and 260,000 square feet (24,000 m2) for the outdoor plaza.[19]
The Clippers have also launched a project where they display basketball jerseys from high schools across the state of California on the arena's rafters.[22]
The arena features a seating section known as "The Wall", 51 consecutive rows with no suites positioned on the baseline adjacent to the visitor’s bench exclusively reserved for Clippers fans. The section is similar to the "Yellow Wall" atBorussia Dortmund'sWestfalenstadion inDortmund, Germany.[23]
The arena also has over 1,100 toilets and urinals, three times the league average to allow fans to return to their seats quicker instead of waiting in long lines.[24]
The arena features a double-sided halo board similar to the one at neighboringSoFi Stadium. Thevideo board designed byDaktronics, covers 38,375 square feet (3,565.2 m2) with a4K resolution display.[25] During an unveiling event on July 19, 2024,Steve Ballmer demonstrated some of the features that are displayed on the screen including "player 360" which shows detailed player profiles and a section called "coaches corner" that displays advanced stats about the game.[26] The Halo Boards are also installed with T-shirt cannons capable of launching merchandise into the upper levels of the arena.[27]
The arena also has several pieces of public artwork:
Two hotels are expected to open near the arena in June 2026; a five-storyFairfield by Marriott adjacent to Intuit Dome's east garage, and a fifteen-story Arya Hotel south of the arena on 102nd Street.[28]
After the first regular season basketball game between the Clippers andSuns at Intuit Dome,Kevin Durant said, "Yeah, it was crazy. I was just staring at it the whole time. You're not used to that," referring to The Wall. Durant also mentioned that he had only experienced something similar once in college and that the noise "sounds a little different. It's going to be a tough road environment for anyone who comes in here."Devin Booker added, "You spend $2 billion, put a wall up."[29]
The arena will host the2026 NBA All-Star Game on February 15, 2026.[30]
The arena will serve as abasketball venue during the2028 Summer Olympics.[31]
Bruno Mars played the venue's inaugural shows on August 15 and 16, 2024 as part of his2022–24 tour,[15] followed byMarco Antonio Solís on August 18 for his Eternamente Agradecido tour,[32]Olivia Rodrigo for herGuts World Tour on August 20 and 21,[33]Contemporary Christian musiciansBrandon Lake andPhil Wickham on August 22 as part of theirSummer Worship Nights Tour,[34]Peso Pluma on August 24 for hisÉxodo Tour,[35]Twenty One Pilots on August 27 and 28 as part ofThe Clancy World Tour,[36]Future andMetro Boomin on August 31 for their We Trust You Tour,[37]NCT Dream on September 12 for theirThe Dream Show 3: Dream( )scape,[38]Slipknot on September 13 and 14 for their Here Comes the Pain Tour,[39] andGrupo Frontera on September 20 for their Jugando a Que No Pasa Nada Tour.[40]
Usher'sPast Present and Future tour performed at the arena from September 21–25.[41]Elevation Worship performed on September 28.[42]Weezer's Voyage to the Blue Planet tour performed at Intuit Dome on October 11,[43] followed byBilly Joel the following night.[44]Ana Gabriel performed on October 19 for her Un Deseo Más tour,[45] followed byDavid Gilmour on October 25 for his Luck and Strange Tour,[46] andTyler, the Creator for the listening party of his eighth studio albumChromakopia on October 27.Fuerza Regida performed on November 15 and 16 for their Pero No Te Enamores Tour.[47]Cyndi Lauper performed at Intuit Dome on November 23 during herGirls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell Tour.[48] Intuit Dome co-hostedFireAid on January 30, 2025 to help relief efforts forthe wildfires affecting Southern California.[49]
Rauw Alejandro became the first Latin artist to perform three back-to-back sold-out nights on April 25, 27, and 28, 2025.[50] Alejandro was originally meant to perform from the 25th to the 27th, however the Saturday night show was rescheduled for the following Monday due to the Clippers making the playoffs.
Sebastian Maniscalco performed at Intuit Dome on August 17, 2024, as part of his It Ain't Right tour.[51][15]Franco Escamilla performed on September 27, 2024.[52]
Intuit Dome hosted thepremiere episode ofWWE Raw onNetflix on January 6, 2025, with American rapperTravis Scott also making an appearance.[53]
On June 7, 2025, the arena hostedMoney in the Bank.[54]
TheUFC hosted their first event at the arena on January 18, 2025 forUFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano.[55]
On October 13, 2024,CBS60 Minutes reported from the dome in a segment called"Ballmer’s Ballgame". ReporterJon Wertheim received a tour of the facility by Steve Ballmer during the interview.[56][57][58]
