As the Clippers gear up to move into their brand new arena this October, locals fear gentrification in the area will continue to harm local communities.
By Victor Kevorkian | USC Annenberg Media
The Intuit Dome, future home of the Los Angeles Clippers, is set to open its doors to basketball at the beginning of the 2024 NBA regular season. Bruno Mars will headline the first event in the arena with two shows on August 15 and 16.
The 18,000-seat, $2 billion arena constructed by AECOM-Hunt Turner is just over a mile south of the Rams’ and Chargers’ home venue SoFi Stadium. The 26-acre site 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.
While the opening of this extravagant arena may jumpstart an exciting new era of Los Angeles Clippers basketball, Inglewood residents feel it will only add to the ongoing gentrification of the area.
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