Crypto.com Arena
Crypto.com Arena, originally known as Staples Center, is an indoor multi-purpose arena in downtown Los Angeles, California. It is home to three basketball teams—the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers of the NBA and Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA—plus the Los Angeles Kings of the NHL in ice hockey. They have the Grammy Awards here every year. The building hosted World Wrestling Entertainment's pay-per-view WrestleMania 21 in 2005.[1]
Crypto.com Arena, when it was known as Staples Center
On December 25, 2021, the arena was renamed Crypto.com Arena, for a Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange that bought the naming rights.[2]
Home teams
- Los Angeles Kings (NHL)
- Los Angeles Clippers (NBA) through the 2023–24 season, after which the team will move to the Intuit Dome in the suburb of Inglewood
- Los Angeles Lakers (NBA)
- Los Angeles Sparks (WNBA)
Notes
- "Official WrestleMania 21 Website". Archived from the original on 2008-07-08. Retrieved 2008-06-03.
- "Staples Center to be renamed Crypto.com Arena beginning December 25". NBA.com. November 16, 2021. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
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