Oak View Group‘s KeyArena project cost estimate is now $900 million-plus, and its completion has been bumped back to at least June 1, 2021. (more…)
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Joseph Tsai Reportedly Agrees to Buy New York Liberty
Joseph Tsai has reportedly agreed to purchase the WNBA’s New York Liberty, potentially marking the latest foray into professional sports for the minority owner of the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets. (more…)
Entertainment and Sports Arena Preview
Another sports venue is hitting Washington, DC’s burgeoning landscape, as the Entertainment and Sports Arena will celebrate a big occasion this weekend. (more…)
DC’s Entertainment and Sports Arena Approaches Opening
Washington, DC is about to open a new sports facility, as the Entertainment and Sports Arena will have its ribbon-cutting ceremony later this month. (more…)
Seattle Storm to Play 2019 Season at Alaska Airlines Arena
To accommodate construction on a KeyArena renovation, the Seattle Storm will call the University of Washington’s Alaska Airlines Arena its primary home for the 2019 WNBA season. (more…)
Aces Arrive at Renovated Mandalay Bay Events Center
With a new WNBA team comes some new features for the Mandalay Bay Events Center, which has been overhauled to accommodate the Las Vegas Aces. (more…)
Seattle Storm at KeyArena: A History
When Seattle’s Bank of America Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion reopened on November 24, 2000, after a major, 19-month renovation, UConn junior Sue Bird was on the floor against the University of Washington in the very first basketball game played there. (more…)
A New Target Center? Mostly
Target Center will never be a great NBA facility. It’s too small, it’s landlocked, and it doesn’t provide for the many social spaces found in many new arenas. But with the most recent round of upgrades, it’s become an above-average NBA arena—one providing a sorely needed boost to a franchise on the rise. (more…)
Chicago Sky Make Move to Wintrust Arena Official
The Chicago Sky has officially announced that it will relocate to Wintrust Arena in Chicago’s South Loop, beginning with the 2018 WNBA season. The team previously played its games at Allstate Arena in Rosemont. (more…)
Topping Out Ceremony Held for New D.C. Entertainment and Sports Arena
A milestone was celebrated in Washington on Thursday, when a topping out ceremony was held for the upcoming Entertainment and Sports Arena. Along with serving as a practice facility for the NBA’s Washington Wizards, it will be the regular-season homes of the WNBA’s Washington Mystics and the Capital City Go-Go of the NBA Gatorade League. (more…)
Best of 2017, #4: Target Center Upgrades
We end 2017 with a countdown of the 10 biggest stories of the year on Arena Digest, as chosen by editors and partially based on page views. Today, #4: Sorely needed Target Center upgrades were unveiled for the 2017-2018 NBA season. (more…)
Capital One Arena at 20
Any story on Capital One Arena — home of the Washington Wizards, Capitals, Mystics, Valor, and Georgetown Hoyas, celebrating its 20th birthday on December 2 — must begin with Abe Pollin. (more…)
