The Los Angeles Clippers kicked off the 2024-25 regular season in their brand new arena, the Intuit Dome, against the Phoenix Suns. Early feedback indicates that the $2 billion venue, built by Steve Balmer, might just have taken the crown as the best in the league, at least according to Kevin Durant .
” Steve Balmer did a great job with this arena, it’s incredible, probably the best one I’ve been in. It’s good to have two L.A. teams with their own arenas,” Durant said postgame.
A debut loss
Unfortunately for the Clippers, they dropped their home opener (116-113) after an overtime thriller that featured James Harden and KD going head-to-head. Harden, who posted 29 points and 12 rebounds, got the help he needed from Norman Powell (17 points), Ivica Zubac (21 points), and Amir Coffey (11 points). Still, the Suns’ big three of Durant, Devin Booker , and Bradley Beal was too much for them to handle.
“I’m so disappointed that we didn’t get the win… History in Inglewood. The Intuit Dome. The fans came out and showed out… They gave us great, great energy tonight… We gotta do our part, and they definitely did theirs tonight ,” Harden, who turned the ball over on the last possession, said …