What is Crypto.com Arena?
[[File:Staplescenter.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Crypto.com Arena, when it was known as Staples Center]] '''Crypto.com Arena''', originally known as '''Staples Center''', is an indoor multi-purpose [[Stadium|arena]] in downtown [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]. It is home to two basketball teams—the [[Los Angeles Lakers]] the [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] and [[Los Angeles Sparks]] of the [[Women's National Basketball Association|WNBA]]—plus the [[Los Angeles Kings]] of the [[National Hockey League|NHL]] in ice hockey. It was also home of the NBA's [[Los Angeles Clippers]] before that team moved to the new [[Intuit Dome]] in suburban [[Inglewood, California|Inglewood]] after the 2023–24 season. They have the [[Grammy Award]]s here every year. The building hosted [[World Wrestling Entertainment]]'s [[pay-per-view]] [[WrestleMania 21]] in 2005.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/history/wm21/ |title=Official WrestleMania 21 Website |access-date=2008-06-03 |archive-date=2008-07-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080708234911/http://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/history/wm21/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> On December 25, 2021, the arena was renamed Crypto.com Arena, for a Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange that bought the naming rights.<ref>{{cite web|title=Staples Center to be renamed Crypto.com Arena beginning December 25|url=https://www.nba.com/news/staples-center-to-be-renamed-crypto-com-arena-beginning-december-25|website=NBA.com|date=November 16, 2021|access-date=November 17, 2021}}</ref> == Home teams == *[[Los Angeles Kings]] ([[National Hockey League|NHL]]) *[[Los Angeles Lakers]] ([[National Basketball Association|NBA]]) *[[Los Angeles Sparks]] ([[Women's National Basketball Association|WNBA]]) == Notes == {{reflist}} {{NBA arenas}} {{NHL Arenas}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Sports buildings in Los Angeles]] [[Category:WrestleMania host]] [[Category:Los Angeles Kings]] {{multistub|sport|US}}