By Sam Lubell | LA Times
Since the Clippers moved to Los Angeles from San Diego 40 years ago, the team has ingloriously labored in the shadow of its sexier sibling, the Lakers. To add insult to injury, the Clippers had to share a room with their big brother after Staples Center, now Crypto.com Arena, opened in 1999.
But finally, the tables have turned. The Clippers and their billionaire owner, Steve Ballmer, have moved out of the house and gotten their own place — in Inglewood, no less, site of the Lakers’ glory days. And it’s really nice.
In fact, the new Intuit Dome, which opens Aug. 15 with a Bruno Mars concert, makes Crypto.com, and most arenas for that matter, seem like a relic of the past. It’s not a perfect design. But like its neighbor, SoFi Stadium, it’s pushing sports architecture in new directions. Whether it’s a good thing for the neighborhood, though, is still an open question.
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