Do the Clippers and Lakers share the same arena? How to change the floor?
Under normal circumstances, the schedule of NBA league matches will arrange the home games of the two teams at different times. Most of them will change the floor immediately after playing one team's game in the afternoon and change to another team in the evening. Venue maintenance fee is 50%, and tickets are sold separately.
According to NBA venue standards, a stadium needs 200-300 floors to be spliced. The main job of the staff is to remove different floors and install the floors of another team. Conveniently, each face will be numbered, horizontally with the letter ABCD and vertically with the number 1234. Similar to the jigsaw puzzle we play, the staff can assemble it strictly according to the number, which greatly reduces the workload and the probability of mistakes, making it possible for * * to use the arena.
According to CCTV's previous report, the general steps of changing the floor in Staples Center are as follows: first, remove the original floor, pack it according to the number, and then transport it to the floor of the next game. The damp-proof mat is laid at the bottom, then the buffer block and finally the floor. The staff will paste the relevant LOGO and logo according to the drawings, and finally the cleaner will clean the floor. In addition, the stadium should also replace the quilt cover of tables and chairs and other signs to create a unique home atmosphere. In the NBA schedule, the floor of the team is laid for whoever is at home. Of course, about half of the season is gone, so it is necessary to change the floor, but it is not necessary to change it every day.
This is also the only arena used by many teams in the league. However, in Los Angeles, where land is scarce, * * * greatly saves the cost of building a new stadium, and only needs to pay a small amount of labor and maintenance costs to enable the two teams to use the top-class stadium, which is also the reason for the high attendance rate of Staples Center Arena.
Yes, at present, the Lakers and Clippers use the same arena, which is the Staples Center. Both teams are renters of the arena. As you all know, it is very expensive to build a stadium belonging to your own team, which will cost about $654.38 billion. Even though NBA team owners are expensive, they should think twice in the face of such high costs.
At present, among the 30 teams in the league, only seven and a half teams have their own stadiums, and most teams still "live" by renting stadiums. Pistons, Wizards, Raptors, Nets, Blazers, Nuggets and Jazz have their own home teams. As for the other half, it refers to the bull, because the bull owns half of the United Center Stadium.
Of course, these are only temporary. It is expected that the Clippers' new arena will be put into use in 2024, when there is no need to share a stadium with the Lakers.
Anyway, the Lakers and Clippers share an arena. How do they usually change venues? Whose floor should I lie on if I meet the Los Angeles Derby?
First of all, Staples Center is not only the home of Lakers and Clippers, but also the home of Los Angeles Kings of NHL and Los Angeles Sparks of WNBA. Among them, it is more troublesome to change venues for games like the ice hockey league. Once there are two different games, the venue needs to be replaced between the ice and the board. Think about the difficulty and trouble (24 people spend 7 hours deicing and 2 hours laying 220 basketball floors).
So how do the Lakers and Clippers switch venues? Compared with the venue switching of the above different games, the venue switching of the same NBA team is naturally relatively "easy".
It is said that it only takes about 45 minutes to replace it successfully, and the manpower required depends on the situation, which is about 30- 100 people. Among them, replacing the floor is naturally the most troublesome thing, which requires forklift to carry the floor and then replace the spliced floor. While replacing the floor, the surrounding sponsor billboards were also changed, and even the photos of the team's core players in the corridor were changed at the same time. Then the cleaning staff will go on stage to clean up the audience, and then change the relevant videos of the team on the big screen.
Of course, not everything can be replaced, such as the Lakers' championship flag and retired jerseys. For many years, the Lakers' home court and the Clippers' home court hung over Staples. Looking up at 45, there is always a special sadness that makes the Clippers feel distressed.
To this end, after Rivers became Clippers coach and president of basketball operations, he made a controversial decision to cover the Lakers' championship flag and retired jersey with Clippers' banners. However, Lakers star O 'Neal once expressed great dissatisfaction. He said, "Speaking of the Clippers, I don't like you to cover our jerseys when you play at home. If you win the 16 championship, you can change the rules. "
It is worth mentioning that, except the Clippers, all the teams that rent the Staples Center have won the championship. The King of Los Angeles won the Stanley Cup twice and the Los Angeles Sparks won the WNBA championship three times. The clippers are in a really awkward position.
Secondly, if you meet someone who needs to lay the floor at the Derby Staples Center in Los Angeles, this question is obviously easy to answer, naturally it is the floor of the home team. Even the derby is divided into home and away games, and whoever plays at home will lay the floor, but it is estimated that most fans are Lakers fans, which is probably out of control.
Therefore, I can fully understand why the owner of the clippers with deep pockets has to spend huge sums of money to build a new arena. It is better to start your own business than to be a godson under someone else's roof. After all, Ballmer is the richest boss of the NBA team.
The Ball is the same, seeking common ground while reserving differences. I am the god on the right hand side.
The cost of NBA arena is very high, which is generally above $65.438+0 billion. Although the owners of NBA teams are mostly rich, not everyone can afford the cost, and the later maintenance cost is also high. Comparatively speaking, leasing is more cost-effective. Staples, the home of the traditional NBA giant Lakers, is not owned by the Bass family. In fact, the Lakers also rent stadiums, and Staples Arena is not just for the Lakers and Clippers. It is also home to the WNBA Los Angeles Sparks and the Hockey League Kings. That is to say, this arena is the home of four teams, so how is the Staples Arena allocated and used?
The staff in the arena are very busy every day. On the busiest day, they need to change three home courts, from NHL, Lakers and Clippers, for about an hour. They also need to pay attention to the evaporation of water vapor when changing to the basketball court in the ice hockey field. Once the water vapor evaporates to the floor, it will greatly increase the players' accidents, so they will put a layer of moisture-proof mat before laying the floor.
When it comes to changing from ice hockey venue to NBA venue, the process is like building blocks. Every court in the NBA consists of two or three hundred boards, and each board will be numbered, such as the first row A* the second row B*. By arranging these numbers, you can quickly find the position of each board, just put these boards on it. After the game, tear it off smoothly, so that you can easily replace the stadium. Surprisingly, Staples Arena once changed 1 1 floor in 8 days!
Staples Center is located in downtown Los Angeles, California, next to the Los Angeles Convention Center building on Figueroa Street. 1998 started construction on March 3 1 day, and was officially completed and opened on June1999+1October 17. This is a multi-functional gymnasium and one of the main sports facilities in greater los angeles area.
Staples Center is operated by Los Angeles Arena Company and Anschutz Entertainment Group. The Staples Center holds more than 250 events every year, with nearly 4 million visitors. It is the only arena in NBA that is used by two teams at the same time, and it is also the only arena in North America that is played by two NBA teams, one NHL team and one WNBA team.
This is the rehearsal place for the king of world pop music Michael Jackson's last concert. 1999 and 2000, Staples Arena won the title of "Best Arena of the Year" twice.
Although it seems that the Lakers and Clippers take turns to use the court and constantly change the floor is a magical job, in fact, stapp is not only theirs, but also the home of the Los Angeles Sparks of WNBA and the Los Angeles Kings of NHL. In addition, he used to be the home of NBDL Los Angeles defender, hosting hundreds of concerts and large-scale performances every year. Within a year, the Staples Center will host more than 250 games.
So sometimes, the transition work of Staples Center is very busy, even in seconds. CCTV once broadcast a feature film, which introduced how the Staples Center changed three home courts in one day, from the skating rink to the Lakers' home court and then to the Clippers' home court, and the transition time was only one hour. Among them, we should also pay attention to the waterproof problem of changing the skating rink into a basketball court to prevent water vapor from staying under the floor, otherwise the players will easily slip. I remember one time, the 76ers played against the King at home. Because of a previous ice hockey game and the high indoor temperature, the game had to be postponed.
Specific to the floor replacement program, figuratively speaking, it is to play puzzles. An NBA stadium needs about 200-300 floors to be spliced together. Each side of the floor of an NBA team will be numbered. The letter ABCD stands for horizontal number and the number 1234 stands for vertical number. Staff can assemble in strict accordance with the number. The general steps are as follows: firstly, the original floor is demolished, packed and transported according to the number, and then transported to the floor of the next game. The bottom is paved with a damp-proof pad, then with a buffer block, and then the floor is paved, and the staff posts relevant logos, logos, etc. According to the drawings. Finally, the cleaner cleans the floor. In addition, the quilt cover and other signs of tables and chairs should be replaced in the stadium to create a unique home atmosphere.
However, in the whole NBA, only the Lakers and Clippers use the same arena, and only Staples in North America has two NBA, NHL and WNBA teams as their home courts. Other NBA teams only need to cross-dress between NHL stadiums or concerts, so it is difficult to have such an extreme situation.
Some can be replaced by skating rinks.
It's all home and away. It's easy to change the floor, everyone else's is a piece. I sold a Celtic floor earlier.