What is State Farm Arena?
[[File:State Farm (Philips) Arena, Atlanta, GA (46558861525) - 2019.jpg|thumb|View of the outside of State Farm Arena]] '''State Farm Arena''' is an multi-use arena located in [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] that serves as the home for the [[Atlanta Hawks]] of the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA). The arena was also the home of the [[Atlanta Thrashers]] of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL) from 1999 until 2011 and the [[Atlanta Dream]] of the [[Women's National Basketball Association]] (WNBA) from 2008 until 2016, and again in 2019. They first started to build the stadium on June 5, 1997 on the site of the demolished [[Omni Coliseum]]. The arena opened on September 18, 1999 and the first event was a concert by [[Elton John|Sir Elton John]] on his [[Medusa Tour]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eltonography.com/cgi-bin/find_concerts.cgi?YEAR=1999|accessdate=November 28, 2023|title=Elton John USA: 1999|publisher=Eltonography|archive-date=April 24, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424032004/http://www.eltonography.com/cgi-bin/find_concerts.cgi?YEAR=1999|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Hawks had their first game in the arena on November 4, 1999. In their first game, they were defeated by the [[Milwaukee Bucks]] 199–109.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bucks-ground-hawks-04-11-1999/|accessdate=November 27, 2023|title=Bucks Ground Hawks|publisher=[[CBS Sports]]}}</ref> The Thrashers had their first game at the arena on October 2, 1999. They would be defeated 4–1 by the eventual [[Stanley Cup]] champions, [[New Jersey Devils]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thehockeywriters.com/oct-2-history-bourque-messier-lemieux/|accessdate=November 27, 2023|title=Today in Hockey History: Oct. 2|publisher=The Hockey Writers}}</ref> The Thrashers would play their last game in the arena in a 5–2 defeat to the [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] on April 10, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/penguins-down-thrashers-in-season-finale-1.989966|accessdate=November 27, 2023|tit