Kia Forum

Former home of the Los Angeles Lakers, the Los Angeles Kings, and the Los Angeles Clippers

Inglewood, CA

Still to visit

Teams

Los Angeles Lakers
NBA · basketball
1967–1999
Los Angeles Kings
NHL · hockey
1967–1999
Los Angeles Clippers
NBA · basketball
1984–1999

Also known as The Forum · Great Western Forum · Fabulous Forum

Stadium facts

Capacity: 17,500; Listed capacity. Hockey is listed at 16,005. The original construction cost is not given as a plain figure. A 2014 renovation is listed at $76.5 million.Source for capacity
Opened: December 30, 1967; Still standing. The Lakers and Kings left in 1999. It reopened as a concert arena.Source for opened
Cost: $76.5 million; 2014 renovation. The original construction cost is not stated as a plain figure.Source for cost

Names and sponsors

The Forum
1967–1988
The name returned from 2004 to 2012.
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Great Western Forum
1988–2003
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The Forum presented by Chase
2014–2022
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Kia Forum
2022–present
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The Fabulous Forum
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Los Angeles Forum
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Timeline

1967
1967
1988
1999
2014
2022

December 30, 1967

Kings lose on opening night

The Forum opened on December 30, 1967, and the Kings' first game that night was a 0–2 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers. The roof is a cable-suspended span of about 407 feet. The Lakers and Kings both stayed until 1999.

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