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Footprint Center (formerly America West Arena, US Airways Center, [10] Talking Stick Resort Arena and Phoenix Suns Arena) is a multi-purpose arena in Phoenix, Arizona. It opened under the name America West Arena on June 6, 1992, at a cost of $89 million.
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum is a 14,870-seat multi-purpose indoor arena in Phoenix, Arizona, United States, located at the Arizona State Fairgrounds. It hosted the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association from 1968 to 1992, as well as indoor soccer, roller derby and major and minor league ice hockey teams.
Apr 10, 2021 · The Phoenix Suns Arena was built as a replacement facility at Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum; the arena didn’t officially break ground until August of 1990 and wasn’t finished until June of 1992.
They first started to build the stadium on August 1, 1990. The arena opened on June 6, 1992 and the first event was a concert by country singer George Strait. [ 1] The Suns had their first game in the arena on November 7, 1992. In their first game, they defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 111–105. [ 2] .
Feb 21, 2023 · The building of a new arena in Phoenix started on August 1, 1990, so the Footprint Centre opened on June 6, 1992. Nonetheless, the name wasn’t always the same, as this multi-purpose arena has changed it a few times.
However, after failing to capture a championship, the Suns would rebuild around Walter Davis for a majority of the 1980s, until the acquisition of Kevin Johnson in 1988.
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Today Sports Dissected brings you to Phoenix, Arizona to tour the newly-renovated Footprint Center, home of the Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury.
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