Steve Ballmer Talks Intuit Dome -His Vision for Ultimate Basketball Fans
The Clippers are getting a new home in Los Angeles and she’s going to be a beauty! It will not only be a space of marvel for the players, but will be a favorite among fans. At least that is what Steve Ballmer is hoping for with his ginormous construction project. Therefore, what is in the plans? Well, Steve Ballmer Talks Intuit Dome specifications and features that are sure to set the new standard for future sports venues.
Some quick facts about the arena are:
- The capacity will hold 18,000
- Is located in Inglewood, California
- The cost to build the dome is a whopping $2 Billion
- This site allows the Clippers to move from sharing Crypto.com Arena with the Lakers and LA Kings to having their very own arena
- It is an indoor arena
- The Intuit Dome will include a: practice facility, sports medicine clinic, team offices, retail space and a large outdoor plaza with basketball courts that will be open to the public
- You are welcome to join the waitlist now for Intuit Dome in order to secure Season Membership
Nevertheless, Ballmer’s passion project is nearing completion. Intuit Dome is set to open its doors in 2024. Which is now only 4 months away.
When asked what is inspiring him to build such a massive, yet immersive facility. Ballmer just says, “I wanted an arena that works for the true basketball fan.” And boy is he delivering!
Ballmer recently shot an interview during a Podcast P With Paul George episode. There he gave up details about seating, tech and what the Clippers are calling “The Wall.”
Steve Ballmer Talks Intuit Dome -His Vision for Ultimate Basketball Fans
So what did Steve say? Ballmer reveals:
“I have a point of view, I wanted an arena that works for the true basketball fan. I wanted people closer to the action. We saw an early option to do a crazy thing for a scoreboard. It’s like okay is this really going to work… What the hell!
Our scoreboard is an acre. We have an acre of scoreboard. That’s 44,000 square feet. The average big NBA scoreboard is 9,000 square feet. So we got about five times as much scoreboard as some of the biggest boards out there.
I wanted people in their seats watching the game. I hate it when you see lines and people can’t come back in. We are putting the same investment in person in the upper bowl as we do way at the bottom. You may sit farther away, but we want you to have the same comfort level.
Well it turns out [how the bowl or arena is designed and slopes up]; so the people down below get a little more leg room. And the people up higher get a little more headroom.
We have as wide seats, wide or wider seats. And we have deeper legroom than anybody in the NBA. How do we make that an experience?
We got some tricks coming. We’ll have power at every seat so you can charge your phone if you need to during the game. We’ll know whether you’re standing up or sitting down. And if you’re cheering we’ll know how many decibels you’re putting out.
[What is “The Wall]? At one end of the building we have no suites. So it’s just 51 rows from the bottom all the way up to the top. More like a college gym. Maybe three or four hundred people, standing room only. So you got to stand, kind of student section-y.
It’s kind of right where the free throw shooter has to look to shoot the free throw. So when the opponent is down there shooting free throws we got our guys standing there!”
RIP to the concentration of opponents trying to make free throws LOL! Can’t wait to see The Wall in action. And major props to Steve Ballmer and the Intuit Dome design team. This arena is about to be SICK!
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