Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (Cleveland, Ohio)

1 Center Court
Cleveland, OH 44115
www.rocketmortgagefieldhouse.com

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (also referred to as The Rock) is a multipurpose arena in Downtown Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Until August 2005, it was known as the Gund Arena, after Gordon Gund. From then till April 2019 it was known as Quicken Loans Arena, commonly nicknamed "The Q". It is home to the Cleveland Cavaliers of the NBA, the Cleveland Monsters of the AHL as of 2007, and the Cleveland Gladiators of the AFL from 2008 and was previously home to the Cleveland Lumberjacks of the IHL from 1994 to 2001, the Cleveland Barons of the AHL from 2001 to 2007, and the Cleveland Rockers of the WNBA from 1997 to 2003. The arena was constructed from April 27, 1992, and opened on October 17, 1997 with a concert by Billy Joel and the Cavaliers played their first game in the area a few weeks later. It is owned by the Gateway economic Development Corporation, which leases the arena to the Cavaliers.

The arena replaced the Coliseum at Richfield. Part of the Gateway Project to revitalise Downtown Cleveland, the arena and neighbouring Progressive Field were paid for with a sin tax on alcohol and tobacco. In the summer of 2005, the Cavaliers majority owner and owner of Quicken Loans Dan Gilbert renovated the arena, installing new seats, state of the art scoreboards, video systems, sound graphics, signage, security, locker rooms, and suite upgrades, all of which were in place for the Cavaliers 2005-06 season.

The Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse seats 20,562 for basketball, including 2,000 club seats and 92 luxury suites. In addition to its professional sports tenants, the arena has been home to the Mid Atlantic Conference's men's and women's basketball tournaments since 2000. MAC Madness has become a strong draw in the arena. The men's semifinal and championship games routinely draw 10,000 to 15,000 attendees.

Additionally, the arena was the site of WWF SummerSlam 1996, the American version of WWF No Mercy 1999, WWF InVasion 2001, Survivor Series 2004, several episodes of ModayNight raw, friday Night Smackdown!, and ECW, and WWE Unforgiven 2008. It also hosted the 2000 and 2009 US Figure Skating Championships, the 1997 NBA All-star Game, the 2007 NCAA Women's Final Four, Games 3 and 4 of the 2007 NBA Finals, Games 3, 4, and 6 of the 2015 NBA Finals, Games 3, 4, and 6 of the 2016 NBA Finals, the 2016 Republican National Convention, Games 3 and 4 of the 2017 NBA Finals, Games 3 and 4 of the 2018 NBA Finals, and the 2022 NBA All-Star Game.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocket_Mortgage_FieldHouse
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Coordinates:  41°29'48"N 81°41'18"W
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