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Re: Clippers Might Relocate... To Inglewood (UPDATE: Construction Sighting)
Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2021 1:58 pm
by Sofia
Countdown is on!
Re: Clippers Might Relocate... To Inglewood (UPDATE: Construction Sighting)
Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2021 2:50 pm
by KL2
Lots of cool stuff in here.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/clippers/2021/09/17/steve-ballmer-new-clippers-arena-intuit-dome-kawhi-leonard-future/8375305002/The Clippers also hope to construct the NBA’s loudest arena. They plan to construct “The Wall,” which will be 51 uninterrupted rows of seats that can host 5,000 fans behind the opponent’s basket. The Clippers plan to have 60 suites that include 14 on court level and 46 located in a horseshoe formation on a single level above the lower bowl. And the Clippers will have 10 bungalows located along the sideline opposite the benches as well as four cabanas located directly behind the courtside baseline seats.
The arena will have 199 red game clocks to remind fans to return to their seats. Fans can pick up concession food without having to go through a check-out line. And with 1,500 touchless restroom fixtures, the Clippers estimated that a bathroom break won’t last longer than a timeout.
Re: Clippers Might Relocate... To Inglewood (UPDATE: Construction Sighting)
Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2021 3:38 pm
by MartinToVaught
All the details about the new arena are neat, particularly how they took inspiration from football and college basketball, and how it's all designed to minimize the amount of time spent away from your seat. Really cool stuff.
Re: Clippers Might Relocate... To Inglewood (UPDATE: Construction Sighting)
Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2021 5:21 pm
by KL2
I need that hoodie Kawhi is wearing. He debuted it at fashion week a few days ago.
Clip gang or don’t bang.
Leonard, George, Zu, Johnson, Boston, Preston, and Coffey I’ve seen so far.
Re: Clippers Might Relocate... To Inglewood (UPDATE: Construction Sighting)
Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2021 5:24 pm
by Akklaim1
I love the little shot at Staples Center by PG. when you thinking about it, Staples really is a hockey arena. You put a basketball court in the middle of an ice rink. The sightlines are perfectly angled for a hockey rink, not a basketball court. You could say that about other arenas that host both the NHL and NBA.
Re: Clippers Might Relocate... To Inglewood (UPDATE: Founded 9-17-2021))
Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2021 6:13 pm
by KL2
Pretty cool.
I think I spotted everyone but Giles but that doesn’t he’s not there.
Re: Clippers Might Relocate... To Inglewood (UPDATE: Founded 9-17-2021))
Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2021 6:50 pm
by TheNewEra
Most of the team showed up it looks like even camp guys
Re: Clippers Might Relocate... To Inglewood (UPDATE: Founded 9-17-2021))
Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2021 6:52 pm
by TheNewEra
KL2 wrote:Pretty cool.
I think I spotted everyone but Giles but that doesn’t he’s not there.
Haven’t seen Morris, Bledsoe, and Ibaka yet
Giles is in one of the pics
Re: Clippers Might Relocate... To Inglewood (UPDATE: Founded 9-17-2021))
Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2021 7:12 pm
by Akklaim1
I was there in the morning. I thought it was open to public. Oh well. I did see a small group if Laker fans protesting though. Lmao.
Re: Clippers Might Relocate... To Inglewood (UPDATE: Founded 9-17-2021))
Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2021 8:57 pm
by nickhx2
Akklaim1 wrote:I was there in the morning. I thought it was open to public. Oh well. I did see a small group if Laker fans protesting though. Lmao.
prob went to protest masks and the vaccine right after
Re: Clippers Might Relocate... To Inglewood (UPDATE: Founded 9-17-2021))
Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2021 11:00 pm
by esqtvd
sponsored by the Eskimos I guess
Re: Clippers Might Relocate... To Inglewood (UPDATE: Founded 9-17-2021))
Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2021 1:53 am
by MartinToVaught
I think it looks more like a giant Fabergé Egg than an igloo, personally.
Re: Clippers Might Relocate... To Inglewood (UPDATE: Founded 9-17-2021))
Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2021 6:22 pm
by donemilio21
esqtvd wrote:sponsored by the Eskimos I guess
The word you are thinking of is Inuit (native population of Northern Canada), not Intuit
Re: Clippers Might Relocate... To Inglewood (UPDATE: Founded 9-17-2021))
Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2021 6:23 pm
by donemilio21
Does anyone know what the plan is for the current practice facility in Playa Vista after the team moves to Inglewood?
Re: Clippers Might Relocate... To Inglewood (UPDATE: Founded 9-17-2021))
Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2021 7:38 pm
by esqtvd
donemilio21 wrote:esqtvd wrote:sponsored by the Eskimos I guess
The word you are thinking of is Inuit (native population of Northern Canada), not Intuit
thank God somebody got the joke
Re: Clippers Might Relocate... To Inglewood (UPDATE: Founded 9-17-2021))
Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2021 8:27 pm
by Akklaim1
donemilio21 wrote:Does anyone know what the plan is for the current practice facility in Playa Vista after the team moves to Inglewood?
To this day, I still can’t believe Sterling actually ponied up for that place
Re: Clippers Might Relocate... To Inglewood (UPDATE: Founded 9-17-2021))
Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2021 8:50 pm
by esqtvd
Akklaim1 wrote:donemilio21 wrote:Does anyone know what the plan is for the current practice facility in Playa Vista after the team moves to Inglewood?
To this day, I still can’t believe Sterling actually ponied up for that place
he actually started to enjoy winning rather than squeeze out every penny
but all those years he was the one owner outside the Magic Circle [NYK, Celts, Lakers] who consistently made a profit
Re: Clippers Might Relocate... To Inglewood (UPDATE: Founded 9-17-2021))
Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2021 10:53 pm
by nickhx2
ya, same. boggles my mind that he paid up for it. i do wonder what they'll do with it, though
Re: Clippers Might Relocate... To Inglewood (UPDATE: Founded 9-17-2021))
Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2021 3:02 pm
by KL2
donemilio21 wrote:Does anyone know what the plan is for the current practice facility in Playa Vista after the team moves to Inglewood?
Re: Clippers Might Relocate... To Inglewood (UPDATE: Founded 9-17-2021))
Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2021 12:51 am
by theagent
Seattle: Climate Pledge Arena is going to be the best arena in the world
Steve Ballmer: ((drops 1.8 billion)) you were saying?
Chris Hansen: Yeah you can borrow my limited suites arena idea