NBA/WNBA

BEST NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION AND WNBA ARENAS

“We talkin’ about practice. Not a game, not a game, not a game…we talkin’ about practice.” – Allen Iverson

From "where the sun is shining all the time" to the Alamo – and all things Leprechaun – few fans have passed through the NBA turnstiles (ok, electronically-scanned tickets) more than Mr. Sports Travel! So whether it’s getting all giddy over hearing “I Love LA” when the Lakers take the court – and win – to the historic tradition of all things green in Beantown, there are few as "ShaqTravelicious," as Mr. Sports Travel! And "A Fan's Guide to the Ultimate NBA Travel Experience" is now available, too. Enjoy this collage of "The Association."

“I'm not out there sweating for three hours every day just to find out what it feels like to sweat.” – Michael Jordan

Oh, Benny! Mr. Sports Travel gets a big lift in Chicago

Deep in the Heart of Alamo Country: San Antonio, TX

Tip-Off time in Beantown: All the garden is Irish green

Feeling the beat and the heat in The Crescent City

The NBA may be gone, but Seattle still has WNBA

“It doesn't matter who scores the points, it's who can get the ball to the scorer.” – Larry Bird

One Thunder of an Atmosphere: OKC's loud and proud

Might as well jump, don't fall (no Net!), in New Jersey

He ain't no MJ: in front of His Airness statue in Chitown

Lakers win=purple and gold rain down from the rafters

In the Grizzlies den in the Blues Capitol of Memphis

AMONG THE BEST OF THE BEST NBA VENUES FOR FAN ATMOSPHERE
*Parentheses notes when the arena opened

Madison Square Garden, New York Knicks (1968)
TD Banknorth Garden, Boston Celtics (1995)
Staples Center, Los Angeles Lakers (1999)
* Los Angeles Clippers also play at Staples

NEW MILLENIUM NBA ARENAS
Amway Center, Orlando Magic (2010)

Prudential Center, New Jersey Nets (2007)

* Nets are moving here for the 2010-11 season before they open their new arena, Barclays Center, in Brooklyn for the 2012-13 season. They previously played at the IZOD Center (formerly known as the Brendan Byrne Arena and Continental Airlines Arena), which opened in 1981

Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte Bobcats (2005)

FedEx Forum, Memphis Grizzlies (2004)

Toyota Center, Houston Rockets (2003)

Ford Center, Oklahoma City Thunder (2002)

*Thunder debuted at Ford Center in ’08, but New Orleans Hornets played games here from 2005 to 2007 following Hurricane Katrina

New Orleans Arena, New Orleans Hornets (2002)

AT&T Center, San Antonio Spurs (2002)

American Airlines Center, Dallas Mavericks (2001)

American Airlines Arena, Miami Heat (2000)

LIVING LARGE 1990s

Philips Arena, Atlanta Hawks (1999)

Air Canada Centre, Toronto Raptors (1999)

Conseco Fieldhouse, Indiana Pacers (1999)

Pepsi Center, Denver Nuggets (1999)

Verizon Center (formerly known as MCI Center), Washington Wizards (1997)

Wachovia Center (formerly known as First Union Center), Philadelphia 76ers (1996)

Rose Garden, Portland Trail Blazers (1995)

Quicken Loans Arena (formerly known as Gund Arena), Cleveland Cavaliers (1994)

United Center, Chicago Bulls (1994)

US Airways Arena (formerly known as America West Arena), Phoenix Suns (1992)

EnergySolutions Arena (formerly known as The Delta Center) Utah Jazz (1991)

Target Center, Minnesota Timberwolves (1990)

DUDE, THEY ARE SO 80s

ARCO Arena, Sacramento Kings (1988)

Palace Of Auburn Hills, Detroit Pistons (1988)

Bradley Center, Milwaukee Bucks (1988)

THEY RENOVATED THE OLDEST GEEZER!

Oracle Arena (formerly known as Oakland Arena), Golden State Warriors (Opened in 1966, major renovation in 1997)