Take a tour of LA Clippers’ new $2 billion home: Intuit Dome
By Joe Lago
![Jan 16, 2024; Inglewood, California, USA; The Intuit Dome is seen from an aerial view while under construction. The arena will the future home of the LA Clippers and site of the 2026 NBA All-Star Game. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Jan 16, 2024; Inglewood, California, USA; The Intuit Dome is seen from an aerial view while under construction. The arena will the future home of the LA Clippers and site of the 2026 NBA All-Star Game. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_crop,w_5472,h_3078,x_0,y_570/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/images/ImagnImages/mmsport/thebiglead_en_international_web/01j59azbjqfxt526res0.jpg)
Intuit Dome, the new $2 billion home of the Los Angeles Clippers, will hold its grand opening Thursday when Bruno Mars performs in the first of back-to-back shows over consecutive nights.
The arena is the latest entertainment attraction in Inglewood, with SoFi Stadium — the $5.5 billion state-of-the-art home of the Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers — about a mile and a half away.
The Clippers won't play their first regular-season game in their new digs until October 23, when they face the Phoenix Suns. For those who won't be going to to see Mars, Olivia Rodrigo or Usher over the next couple of months, here's a sneak peek of what the 18,000-seat Intuit Dome has to offer.
The Plaza
Within its 80,000 square feet, the outdoor plaza features a resturant, two bars and a team store.
The plaza
— Law Murray 🛝 (@LawMurrayTheNU) August 8, 2024
This is supposed to be basically 24/7 available to hoop outside. So if any of my chronic mentions want smoke BYOB and meet me in traffic lol 📍 pic.twitter.com/FS1LKvIzsC
The Plaza's main attraction might be the regulation basketball court bordered by a massive projection screen.
Me doing my warm up routine with the Intuit Dome in the background.
— Dime Dropper (@DimeDropperPod) August 12, 2024
Crazy pictures man. Totally surreal. Straight out of a movie pic.twitter.com/n3vsHOXVKC
The Jersey Walls
Up from the main level is an homage to California high school basketball with jerseys from over 1,500 schools displayed on eight walls.
Is Kawhi Leonard's jersey from Riverside's King High up there? Hope so.
The @IntuitDome jersey wall features 1,500+ jersey from high school all over California. Former @LAClippers are honored with their name on the back. #ClipperNation pic.twitter.com/vREzu9QVUt
— ANT-MAN (@anthony_zell) August 13, 2024
The Halo Board
The double-sided halo display is the largest in the world in an arena setting, covering a full acre (or 3,592 60-inch televisions), and it curves around the Intuit Dome so every spectator can get a clear view. A four-button controller at every seat allows fans to interact with what's being shown on the board, too.
Enter the storm⛈️ 🌊 @Daktronics | #IntuitDome pic.twitter.com/d7GENlQR3I
— Intuit Dome (@IntuitDome) July 19, 2024
Maybe the coolest thing about the Halo Board is that it is equipped with cannons that shoot T-shirts to anyone in the arena. And, yes, that was owner Steve Ballmer's idea.
“It’s unfair. It’s not right,” Steve Ballmer says about the regular t-shirt toss you see at NBA games. So what did the Clippers do? They put t-shirt cannons on the Halo Board that can apparently hit every seat in the arena so no one is left out. No, I’m not kidding! pic.twitter.com/6N5mO9psxa
— Justin Russo (@FlyByKnite) July 19, 2024
Court "B"
Intuit Dome will have more basketball courts than any NBA arena. In addition to the game court, there are two practice courts.
Two more will be open to the public: the aforementioned outdoor "Plaza" court and the indoor Court "B," which may be rented for special events.
Introducing Court B - one of our five courts at @IntuitDome 👀
— LA Clippers (@LAClippers) August 9, 2024
It was designed to be used by our community, and it can be rented for special events! pic.twitter.com/h7giUUrfPl
Lakers fans will joke that there are still no championship banners hanging from the rafters. But it's undeniable that the Clippers are winning when it comes to which NBA team in L.A. has the most palatial home.