The Forum has previously been known as the Great Western Forum, and was nicknamed 'the Fabulous Forum' by Lakers public address announcer Chick Hearn. On March 24, 2020, Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer purchased The Forum from MSG for $400 million. On September 24, 2014, the Forum was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

In 2012, the Forum was purchased by the Madison Square Garden Company (MSG), owners of Madison Square Garden, for $23.5 million MSG announced plans to renovate the arena as a world-class concert venue.

The Forum was acquired in 2000 by the Faithful Central Bible Church, which used it for occasional church services and leased it for sporting events, concerts, and other events. The venue also hosted tennis and boxing matches, as well as major music concerts and political events.

It was the site of the 19 NBA All-Star Games, the 1981 NHL All-Star Game, 1984 Olympic basketball, and the Big West Conference (from 1983 to 1988) and 1989 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball tournaments. Īlongside Madison Square Garden in New York City, The Forum was once one of the best-known indoor sports venues in the U.S., largely due to the Lakers' success and the Hollywood celebrities often seen there. This had previously been unheard of in an indoor arena the size of the Forum. Architect Charles Luckman's vision was brought to life by engineers Carl Johnson and Svend Nielsen, who were able to engineer the structure so that it had no extensive internal support pillars. Opening on December 30, 1967, the Forum was an unusual and groundbreaking structure. The Forum was also the home of the WNBA's Los Angeles Sparks from 1997 to their 2001 move to Staples Center. The Forum was home to the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1967 to 1999, when both teams joined the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers (who had played at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena) at the new Staples Center (now Arena). Located between West Manchester Boulevard, across Pincay Drive and Kareem Court, it is north of SoFi Stadium and the Hollywood Park Casino, about 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Kia Forum (formerly The Forum) is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Inglewood, California, United States, adjacent to Los Angeles.

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