Alright, basketball fans, buckle up! We’ve got some juicy updates straight from the NBA’s top dog, Adam Silver.
Clippers’ Shiny New Home
So, Adam Silver was doing his usual press rounds after meeting with the leagueโs big shots, and he dropped some exciting news about the Clippers’ new cribโthe Intuit Dome. This place isn’t just a fancy name; it’s a game-changer. The arena already had Bruno Mars rocking the stage on August 15, but the real action kicks off with a preseason clash against the Mavericks on October 14.
Silver couldn’t stop gushing about it: โSteve Ballmer and his folks talked about the opening of the Intuit Dome, which weโre very excited about,โ he said. โTheyโre opening the second day of the season against the Phoenix Suns. I was last out there when the building was roughly 80 percent done.โ
Itโs been impressive to see how committed Steve Ballmer and the Clippers have remained to making the Intuit Dome experience accessible to everyone.
Season ticket options as cheap as $30 per game, free parking/shuttle options, discounted concessions, and more.
The team even wentโฆ
โ Joey Linn (@joeylinn_)
Now, here’s a fun tidbit: the Intuit Dome is boasting a record number of bathrooms. Yeah, you heard that right. Silver joked, โNot surprising, the new technology that Steve has installed in his arena. And I hear the most bathrooms in the history of any arena, that will be helpful as I get older.โ
Olympic Dreams
But wait, there’s more! The Intuit Dome isn’t just for Clippers fans. It’s also in the running to host basketball games for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. Silver confirmed, โI canโt wait to be out there for basketball, and incidentally speaking, for the Olympics. That of course will be the venue for LA 2028, thatโs already been decided.โ
Expansion Talk: Not Yet, Folks
Now, let’s talk about something that’s been buzzing around the league for yearsโexpansion. Everyone’s been wondering when the NBA will add more teams. But Silver pumped the brakes on that idea for now. During his recent chat, he mentioned, โThere was not a lot of discussion in this meeting about expansion, but only largely not for lack of interest, it was that we had said to them that weโre not quite ready.โ
Honestly, I think it’s smart to hold off until everything’s perfectly aligned. No need to rush into adding new franchises if the league isn’t fully prepared, right?
Silver added, โIt was something that we told our board we plan to address this season, and weโre not quite ready yet. But I think thereโs certainly interest in the process, and I think that weโre not there yet in terms of having made any specific decisions about markets or even frankly to expand.โ
So, what do you think, hoop heads? Will the Intuit Dome live up to the hype? And when should the NBA finally pull the trigger on expansion? Drop your thoughts below!
