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Last updated on February 1, 2009
New Venues:
2005NBA Basketball Charlotte Bobcats: Construction on Charlotte Bobcats
Arena for the NBA expansion Charlotte Bobcats and
the WNBA Charlotte Sting began with a ceremonial “groundblasting”
on July 29, 2003. The arena, which seats 19,026 for basketball (including
60 luxury suites) and 14,100 for hockey, was built by the City of Charlotte
and cost an estimated $260 million. The building is located in Center
City Charlotte bounded by East Trade, Fifth and North Caldwell streets and
the South Corridor Light Rail Line. The Bobcats begin play in the NBA
in 2004 and played their first season at the Charlotte Coliseum before
moving to the new Charlotte Arena in November 2005 for the start of their
second season. Information Please® Database, © 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
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