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StaplesCenter is located in downtown Los Angeles, California, USA, adjacent to the Live Development Zone in Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Convention Center Building on Figueroa Street. Construction started on March 3 1, 1998, and was officially completed and opened in June1999+1October 17. This is a multi-functional gymnasium and one of the main sports facilities in greater los angeles area.
Staples Center is operated by ArenaCompany in Los Angeles and Anschutz Entertainment Group. The Staples Center holds more than 250 events every year, with nearly 4 million visitors.
It is the only arena in NBA that is used by two teams at the same time, and it is also the only arena in North America that is played by two NBA teams, one NHL team and one WNBA team.
1999 and 2000, Staples Arena won the title of "Best Arena of the Year" twice.
function
In addition to being a world-famous sports and entertainment center, it is also a blessed place for all teams that rent this arena: the Lakers took the first step of winning three consecutive championships here and established a new generation of Lakers dynasty;
Sparks became the first team in WNBA history to successfully defend its title. The other three teams also achieved good results after coming to Staples.
Because of its fame, many world-class events have been held here, such as the National Democratic Congress in 2000, the National Figure Skating Championships in 2002, the four Grammy Awards, the WTA Tour and so on.
Staples Sports Center is 94 feet (28.7 meters) wide, with a maximum measuring length of 200 feet (665,438+0.0 meters), a total area of 950,000 square feet (88,257.9 square meters) and a height of 65,438+050 feet (45.7 meters). The capacity of the venue will vary according to different uses. When it is used to hold concerts and boxing matches, it can accommodate 20 thousand people;
When used as a basketball court, it can accommodate up to about 19000 people (NBA Los Angeles Lakers-18997, Los Angeles Clippers-19060; WNBA Los Angeles Spark-12974);
When used as an ice hockey arena, it can accommodate 18 1 18 people; When used as an indoor football field, it can accommodate 16096 people. Two-thirds of the seats in the venue are in the lower position of the arena, including seats used by 2500 clubs. There are nearly 300 luxury boxes in the venue, including 160 luxury suites, of which 15 is the top suite, located in the middle of the third floor of the venue.
Staples Center is designed according to the modern professional basketball stadium. Staples Arena, which costs 380 million dollars and can accommodate nearly 20,000 spectators, has 12 entrances. Everything on the court can be seen clearly from any angle in the third-floor stands. There are six TV screens hanging on the top of the stadium, and every wonderful picture in the game can be played back in slow motion in time.
The Staples Center has 65,438+0,200 TV monitors, an audio system worth $65,438+0.5 million, 675 pickup microphones and a lighting system worth $2 million. The center has 55 lounges and gyms open to the public; There are 23 restaurants in the center and an outdoor restaurant overlooking Los Angeles.
Like most gymnasiums, Staples' locker room is on the ground floor of the basement. This is not only a place for journalists' activities, but also an exhibition hall to show the history of the Lakers. On the aisle of the Lakers locker room, there are photos hanging, recording historical moments.
design feature
Staples looks a bit like a building in outer space, and the night sky in Los Angeles can always imprint Hollywood on the arena. The scoreboard of the arena is the best in the whole NBA league, and even the fans sitting in the highest stand can see it clearly.
In addition, the arena is located in the bustling area of Los Angeles, surrounded by many good hotels and restaurants. In terms of transportation, the light rail can directly send fans to their homes.
Staples Center is located in downtown Los Angeles. When it is 3 kilometers away from the arena, you can see the huge portraits of three historical centers of the Lakers, Chamberlain, Jabbar and O 'Neill, on three buildings side by side in the distance. This is an advertisement made by Apple Computer Company on the three main buildings of Figaro Hotel opposite Staples Center.
The actions of the three centers are different, and O 'Neill has the highest position. Although this is a commercial advertisement, it most intuitively publicizes the center tradition of the Lakers. Huge "Forward Lakers!" Hanging at every entrance of the arena. Banners and electronic display boards keep turning over several championships in the history of the Lakers, the glorious history of entering the finals, and the introduction of active Lakers stars.
Outside the arena, there are four statues about the Los Angeles Lakers, namely Magic Johnson, Jerry West, Kareem Abdul Jabbar and legendary commentator Chick Hearn. Among them, the bronze statue of "Magic" Johnson was built before the All-Star Game in Los Angeles in 2004. The statue of Chick Hearn was unveiled on April 20th, 20 10. Jabbar statue unveiled 20 13, 1 10, 16.
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