Sports Business Journal announced last night in New York City at the Sports Business Awards that Intuit Dome was named the 2025 Sports Facility of the Year. Since opening its doors in August 2024, Intuit Dome has transformed the sports and entertainment scene in Los Angeles and throughout the world, hosting numerous record-breaking events.
“The number one thank you I have, [the] people who we said had to be part of Intuit Dome. Had to make it happen. The A-Team. Our fans. Strategy from the start was to get our fans to fill the building, be part of the energy, the heat and the passion. In particular, our fans on The Wall! 51 rows of fans uninterrupted, no break. Loud and proud, student section style. I love The Wall!,” said LA Clippers Chairman, Steve Ballmer at the award ceremony last night.
Intuit Dome is built by the fan, for the fan and creates an experience like no other for live events and games. The 38,375 square foot double-sided Halo Board creates 360-degree visuals that help to elevate the storytelling and fan experience for all events. Each seat in the bowl is equipped with lights and lasers for visual effects and game controller like buttons for Halo Board activations. The Wall!, which is located behind one of the baskets, creates the ultimate homecourt advantage for Clipper Nation with 51-uniterrupted rows of the biggest Clipper fans. The Swell is the heartbeat of the section is on their feet every game helping distract the opposing team.
Through the Intuit Dome app, fans can use the arena’s facial recognition technology, Game Face ID for a seamless experience across the venue. Fans can use it for easy entry, concessions, merchandise and more.
Beyond the bowl, Intuit Dome has an 80,000-square foot outdoor plaza with a full-sized regulation basketball court. The community gathering space is home to the first ever Clippers exclusive merchandise store, The Flagship and pieces of the public art program. Lining the main level of the concourse are over 1,550 high school jerseys from across California.
Intuit Dome first opened doors with back-to-back nights of Bruno Mars in August 2024. Since then, the arena has hosted over 100 total events including concerts and Clippers games and brought in over one million fans. In January, Intuit Dome hosted WWE Raw’s debut on Netflix, which broke the WWE gate record, attracting 17,514 fans, along with UFC 311, which was the highest-grossing MMA event in California history, generating over $10.2 million in revenue. Additionally, FireAid, a benefit concert dedicated to rebuilding communities devastated by the California wildfires, attracted 50 million viewers across 28 streaming platforms and raised more than $100 million dollars for relief efforts.
Intuit Dome also secured its LEED Platinum certification from the U.S. Green Building Council, equipped with solar panels and water preservation efforts like low faucets, drought tolerant landscaping and water efficient irrigation, Intuit Dome is designed to be carbon neutral.