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Ball Arena
Home of the Denver Nuggets (NBA)
1999
Opened
TBD
Capacity (basketball)
Ball
Naming partner · since 2020
CO
State
Identity
City
Denver
State / region
CO
Opened
1999year only — exact date TBD
Capacity (basketball)
TBD
Address
TBD
Architect
TBD
Owner
TBD
Construction cost
TBD
Tenants
Current tenants
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Denver Nuggets NBA since 1999Primary tenant since the arena opened.
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Colorado Avalanche NHL since 1999
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Colorado Mammoth NLL since 2003
Past tenants
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Colorado Crush AFL 2003–2008John Elway-owned Arena Football League team; folded with AFL's 2009 suspension.
Current naming deal
Partner
Ball Corporationsince 2020
Deal value
TBD
Term
TBD
Naming history
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Pepsi Center
1999-10–2020-10
Original 20-year naming deal with PepsiCo. Reportedly worth ~$68M.
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Ball Arena
2020-10–present
Ball Corporation (Colorado-based aluminum-can manufacturer) took over after the Pepsi deal expired — an unusually B2B-focused naming partner for a major arena.
Renovations
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2020–2021Multi-phase upgrades during the COVID off-season — new center-hung scoreboard, refreshed clubs, and rebranding from Pepsi Center to Ball Arena.
Sportsbook presence
Sources
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