Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC

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Spectrum Center

Home of the Charlotte Hornets

Charlotte, NC

Still to visit

Teams

  • Charlotte Hornets

    NBA · basketball

    2004–present

Also known as Time Warner Cable Arena · Charlotte Bobcats Arena

Stadium facts

Capacity
19,444
Basketball, expandable to 20,200. Hockey is listed at 14,100.Source for capacity
Opened
October 21, 2005
Opened as Charlotte Bobcats Arena. Ground broken July 29, 2003.Source for opened
Cost
$260 million
Infobox figure. The history says the arena opened costing $265 million.Source for cost

Names and sponsors

  • Charlotte Bobcats Arena

    2005–2008

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  • Time Warner Cable Arena

    2008–2016

    Sponsor: Time Warner Cable

    Source
  • Spectrum Center

    2016–present

    The history says the name changed after Charter bought Time Warner Cable. No dollar terms were taken from the page.

    Source
  • The Cable Box

    Nickname

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  • The Hive

    Nickname

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Timeline

  1. 2005

  2. 2006

  3. 2008

  4. 2012

  5. 2018

  6. 2018

  7. 2019

October 21, 2005

Opens as Bobcats Arena

The arena opened as Charlotte Bobcats Arena on October 21, 2005. The infobox lists the cost at $260 million, and the history says it opened costing $265 million. The Bobcats were the NBA tenant the city received after the Hornets left for New Orleans.

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Seating chart

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