LOS ANGELES STAPLES CENTER HISTORY

Los Angeles Staples Center History

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Staples Center
A multi-purpose arena used for sports and concert events located in downtown Los Angeles . Staples Center is located next to the LA Live development complex, and is also next to the Los Angeles Convention Center . It first opened on October 17, 1999, and has become an icon of sports and entertainment for the past decade. Owned and operated by LA Arena Company and Anschutz Entertainment Group, the Staples Center is home to four major sports teams; the Los Angeles Lakers and the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL), and the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The Staples Center hosts over 250 events a year, and sees more than 4 million guests walk through its doors.

Star Plaza
In the plaza directly outside the Staples Center are some of the greats of the sporting world immortalized in statue. Wayne Gretzky and Magic Johnson both played at the Forum, but they will forever be seen outside the Staples Center doors. Boxing great Oscar De La Hoya can also be found on the plaza, along with a statue of Jerry West dribbling, and most recently Chick Hearn, who was a long time Lakers broadcaster.

The Staples Center was financed privately at a cost of $ 375 million. It is named primarily for the company Staples, which provides office supplies across the world. In 2000 and 2001 it was named the arena of the year by Pollstar magazine, and has been nominated each year since its opening in 1999.