Kaseya Center
Kaseya Center is an multi-use arena located in Miami, Florida that serves as the home for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). It was also home to the Miami Sol of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) from 2000 until 2002.
They first started to build the stadium on February 6, 1998. The arena opened on December 31, 1999 and the first event was a concert by Gloria Estefan.[1] The Heat had their first preseason game in the arena on January 2, 2000. In the game, they defeated the Orlando Magic 135–103.[2]
When the arena first opened on December 31, 1999, American Airlines owned the naming rights for the arena and the arena was named American Airline Arena. American Airlines would own naming rights from the opening of the arena until they made an announcement on September 10, 2019 that they wouldn't be renewing their deal.[3] On March 26, 2022, a cryptocurrency exchange company called FTX announced that they were buying the name rights for the arena for $135 million and the arena would be renamed FTX Arena.[4] On November 11, 2022, FTX would go bankrupt.[5] The arena name was terminated on January 11, 2023.[6] The arena would be renamed Miami-Dade Arena until another sponsor was chosen for it.[7]
World Championship Wrestling (WCW) would hold their Uncensored at the arena in 2000. WWE has also hosted many shows and pay-per-views at the arena including the Royal Rumble in 2006, Survivor Series in 2007 and 2010, and Hell in a Cell in 2013.
Kaseya Center Media
The arena during the national anthem before a 2022 Miami Heat playoff game
The main façade of the arena at night
The arena as seen from Freedom Tower station
The arena during Game 3 of the 2006 NBA Finals
Player introductions before a Miami Heat game
The arena during the 2004 NBA Playoffs
Front view of the arena in July 2010
View from Biscayne Bay
View from the north at night
en:American Airlines Arena, home of the en:Miami Heat in en:Downtown Miami. Taken from the north looking towards downtown.
References
- ↑ "Miami's Own Gloria". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
- ↑ "Heat Win Debut In New Arena". CBS Sports. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
- ↑ "American Airlines not renewing naming rights to Heat arena". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
- ↑ "It's Official! Miami Heat Home To Be Named FTX Arena". CBS Sports. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
- ↑ "Miami-Dade asks for right to remove FTX name from Heat arena". National Basketball Association. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
- ↑ "Miami-Dade County wins right to strip FTX name off Heat arena". National Basketball Association. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
- ↑ "Miami Heat's home to be temporarily called Miami-Dade Arena". ESPN. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
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