![]() ![]() ![]() That value will likely grow much higher once Intuit Dome is complete.īut West’s point about the Clippers’ tenancy is an extremely important one.įor more than 20 years at Staples Center (now Arena), the Clippers have always had the third choice in picking home dates, behind the Lakers and Los Angeles Kings. In less than eight years, that value has soared to $3.3 billion, according to Forbes, making them the sixth-most valuable NBA franchise. Photo by Keith Birmingham/MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Imagesīallmer purchased the Clippers in 2014 for $2 billion after the Donald Sterling scandal. “He is a visionary, and his vision when he bought this team was to make sure the Clippers would have a facility where we weren’t the third tenant,” West said. West heaped praise on Ballmer, calling him one of the most unique men he’s ever met. Over the next six months, 400 workers will erect more than 5,500 tons of steel and over 40,000 cubic yards of concrete.Perhaps it will look similar to a supporters’ section in soccer stadiums. There will also be a section of Intuit Dome called The Wall, a first-of-its-kind section in basketball with 51 uninterrupted rows comprising more than 5,000 seats.He added that a seat in the 20th row at Intuit Dome will bring fans 45 feet closer to the court than a current 20th row seat at Arena. Diaz said that Intuit Dome will have more leg room than any other NBA venue and will bring fans closer to the action.In addition to serving as the Clippers’ home arena, Intuit Dome will also house the Clippers’ 86,000 square foot training center, practice facility and team offices.More than 300 people have worked on construction to date under a joint project between AECOM Hunt and Turner Construction.Media looked on from the future site of the main concourse. Currently, there’s a massive 35-foot hole in the ground with markers indicating where the court will be and small baskets where the baskets will be. The arena’s excavation process is complete.IJpkS7mlZm- Mirjam Swanson February 9, 2022įirst, Diaz laid out the nuts and bolts of how the project is going, five months after the arena’s ground-breaking. ![]() Hello from Inglewood - future site of the Clippers’ Intuit Dome. ![]()
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