As long as the owner is paying for it all I am all for it. It is tiring having other billionaires and multimillionaire owners expecting the public to pay for their venues
BTW the "other NBA team boss" who owned the Forum is JAMES DOLAN. He sued to halt construction and instead of getting bogged down with a legal battle Ballmer just bought the Forum outright lol
@@PROVOCATEURSK I think all these publicly funded stadiums and venues should have an instant 75% off for the domestic tax payers who live in that city and or state. however, anyone out of state flying in should receive the regular pricing instead
Great video! As an LA native, I’m glad the Clippers finally have a place to call their own. Separately: whoever’s compiling B-video of downtown Los Angeles needs to find more footage where the Wilshire Grand Center isn’t under construction. It was finished in 2017. 😄
Oh stop being a burden and get a job. How do you think the United States ended up with the most advanced healthcare and medical industry civilization has ever seen. We have the finest and smartest doctors humanity can produce alongside with the most innovative and technologically advanced care on the planet. No one comes close. I get it this is the internet where self loathing for attention of others is some people favorite past time but get a grip. We cure diseases of every kind no one is able to do because we innovate. We are what makes modern civilization possible and guess what none of that is cheap. Get a reality check first.
Proud to have been part of the build for two and a half years. Incredible building inside and out, I promise. Shout out to my CSI boys handling the electrical work along with SASCO and other electrical subcontractors.
La needs more skyscrapers. Downtown doesn’t have much growth. There’s cities outside that are much bigger. Seattle for example even Vancouver. The LA skyline is the same.
@@jdos5643 I totally agree! Onni group is putting up a 54 story one now with a 70 story one on the way but I think the Ocean Plaza fiasco and high ULA tax rates have scared a lot of developers sadly.
Ballmer and Cuban gotta be two of the coolest owners in nba. Super passionate about their teams. It’s not just about making a buck for these two, they really wanted to leave a legacy.
Please consider an episode of the Philippines massive Metro Transportation overhaul in Metro Manila. Connecting 3 elevated rail lines with 2 more brand new elevated rail lines, a subway line, and multiple bus lines. It's a massive project that spans an entire 10M population city.
@@tommydong8070 the alternative is to watch the event through a telescope or have 90% less seating. Yes being sideline level is amazing but theres only so much sideline and eventually it gets to the point you can just pay less and go for the atmosphere, not smelling the grass etc or watch it from home on a much worse sound system/tv
That's what people do when they have social skills. They like to be around other people. It's obviously not for everyone. Don't get angry at the people going to a party you didn't want to be at. That is on you, not them.
I had a beer with Steve many years ago when he came to visit Microsoft employees in Charlotte, NC. He started by playing a game of basketball with the Charlotte Hornets. Then he invited us all down and wheeled out the beer fridges. I brought him a beer and he parted the ways, found a seat, and drank his beer with me. He did chug it pretty quickly, but I got to speak with him for that 30-45 seconds. He was a genuinely nice guy, and really act likes you see from videos all the time. Nice guy, shook his hand, and that's that. Well, not quite. Told my mom that night and she said "I hope some of his money rubbed off on you."
He’s a legitimate genius. He had to be to be able to deal with the Microsoft godfathers Bill Gates & Paul Allen. The fact he’s almost as wealthy as Gates is incredible even if Gates has given away most of his wealth already.
Remember folks, if a billionaire tells you that their concrete and steel stadium with air conditioning, triple the toilets of the average NBA stadium, a screen that's almost an acre in area is carbon neutral...it's probably not
Yeah crazy that B1M just spits that as a fact. Even the carbon footprint of producing the parts will not be neutralized before it is it time to build a new stadium.
@@sikchopper3783what a sad reality to reside in. You give flowers for accomplishments, not simply showing up. Effort isn’t enough and sometimes people’s best isn’t good enough.
The more I learn about Mr. Ballmer, the more I like him. He's a great man, always lookout for and built better for people and the community. It was like day and night apart between him and the previous Clippers' owner, if you know who that person is. Thank you, Mr. Ballmer, for building this one-of-a-kind, state of the art arena, this is truly a win-win for all involved.
Amazing coverage from the amazing group B1M-many thanks. What a stadium, It is crystal clear there is no shortage of money here. And the LA Clippers have never won the NBA title! I think of my favourite team in English football, Manchester United, a club loaded with trophies and probably the most popular club in the world, struggling to scrape together the money to fix their stadium - let alone build a new one!
I feel like its better to just share lmao. But I live in LA: the Wilshire Grand Center has been done for a hot minute. I work a few blocks away. Gotta update the b roll
The fact that a $2,000,000,000 basketball stadium is being built in a city with some of worst homelessness, worst crime, and dirtiest streets in the developed world is mind boggling.
I’ve been waiting for this video. What an absolute incredible arena. There’s no such thing as “nosebleeds “ in this arena with that giant double sided Halo scoreboard. 🔥🔥🔥 Also, Steve Ballmer is the most enthusiastic sports owner ever .🤣
This past weekend was momentous occasion, it was huge great weekend to be LA Clipper, finally they got a brand new home of their very own, thank you owner Steve Ballmer getting the Clippers out of the LA Lakers shadow.
“Affordable housing,” “community benefits,” “carbon offsets.” Do you ever follow up on-or investigate-the validity of such claims or just take billionaire developers words for it?
Bloomburg promised 12years in office. Next mayor 8 years now Adam's 2nd term mayor has done zip. Adam's defunded education to give to billionair developers
They don’t because i live in the area and can tell you there’s no more affordable housing, the community benefits only benefit the name brand chain companies and the occasional local restaurant/store that already had major local support before both the Sofi Stadium and this new Intuit Dome. the carbon offsets are A JOKE, because the amount of traffic the Sofi and Forum already cause is outrageous and definitely not good for the environment. They expect a 60K stadium to accommodate people by “public transport” but the area has been mainly residential forever so parking and cars needed g to get tot he stadium are ridiculous. so there’s really no benefit to the community but all the benefit to the owners
Cross-cultural all close up Cross-cultural How about the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Forbes, and other publications? They've all documented Steve Ballmer's philanthropy. It's all on the Internet for you to check. As Forbes puts it, is Ballmer setting a standard for billionaires? Google "Ballmer Group". It's the website for Steve and Connie Ballmer's Foundation. No glitz, no glamour, each year, Ballmer and his wife, without fanfare donate hundreds of millions. Last year, it was over $800 million. All the dollar amounts and organizations are listed for you or anyone else to investigate.
Fun fact about the clippers even some experts don't know. They were founded by the employees of a local barber shop in Inglewood in 1972, they named the team after their signature cutting technique 'The Clippers'.
A 30 second Google search proved that a lie. They were the Buffalo Braves, but were renamed after they moved to San Diego. Named for CLIPPER SHIPS based on fan voting.
@@texaswunderkind That's actually a common misconception the new ownership fabricated to hide their shady acquisition. I was there in the early days when Larry and his crew founded the team. They used to practice behind the shop with trash cans because they couldn't afford a hoop. Real fans know this of course.
I never understood why people would pay to watch sports from far away in the tribune when they could see the action much better on their TV at home. Adding giant screens for the upper seats just confirms that it is better watched on TV.
At least its not like Kansas City Chiefs asking for $800 million of funding, these Sport Arenas should be Sold to Billionaires that can afford them but good for Steve funding his own Stadium
Yeah, more like carbon neutral, and even that is dubious. If anything, they bought credits for trees that were already scheduled to be planted so they could claim offsets for things like truck exhaust and concrete.
The whole carbon thing is bollocks. In Australia we've had our coolest summer for ages, and hasn't California had record snowfalls this year? What a joke
I was born in Inglewood, in 56. Then, the whole area was nice...not fancy, but nice and well kept. The "Jewel" of the south central area, was Hollywood Park race track. That place was beautiful!!! The Forum was built in the northwest corner of Hollywood Park's parking lot. The Forum, SoFi Stadium, and now this, is built where Hollywood Park...WAS! The track lost it's appeal, when the surrounding areas started going downhill. As a kid, we would go to the track to watch horse racing. It cost a buck to get in, for the whole day! I hope that these venues truly can revitalize the area. We will see. But...I miss Hollywood Park. 💕
Talk about reaching for criticism. "Carbon free Running….. an the building hahaha", way to be an adult writing like a 13 year old throwing a tantrum online.
@@saksit247 im so sorry. Did I trigger you. English is not my native language. Can write and talk in a 2nd language? Where are you from? I’m 12 years old 13 is a compliment- thanks
@@diefachfrau no. I don't get triggered. I get irritated once in a while. English isn't my native language either. If you are 12 then you should be studying and not spend so much time in front of a screen.
Balmer's been one of the more colorful rich guys in the LA scene and it's been good he pretty enthusiastic/investing & committed in the local areas--that's a good thing compared to others, but we're getting way too many stadiums vs housing in LA.
I don't understand the fascination with going to a live sporting event, just to watch it on the in-arena TV. This arena is small and the seats are close to the court. Just watch the dang action on the floor.
Describing the Dome as "flush" with features after highlighting Balmer enthusiastically touting three times the usual number of toilets & urinals -- Bravo! @06:00.
Specifically the women's toilets. He wanted to address the old complaint of the line at the women's bathroom being three times as long as the men's, even tho the number of stalls are the same.
As far as The Wall, i think the visiting team can pick which basket they want for the 2nd half? So they can just choose the one opposite from The Wall?
I can't begin to express how much I would hate to have a vast video board right in front of me while I try to watch a game below. I'd much rather stay home and watch on TV. Who are the weirdos that want this sort of experience?
0:19 with how steep the seating is, it looks like they're taking inspiration from the Delta Center. It's a nice design for Basketball, but it will bite them in the ass if they ever want to host hockey there
Tickets: $400 instead of $175 Beer: $21 instead of $14 Fans: "This arena is privately funded! This is so cool, none of my money goes toward it!" (Of course, no one can say that for sure, but the Toronto Blue Jays are doing upgrades to their stadium since they cannot find land to build a new one. Tickets are 2 to 8 times more expensive this year than they were last year, and the project is not done. Different sport, but I'm sure owners are like "oooooh!!! This is how you do it!")
but at least people who don't care about sports are not having their taxes going towards it this way only those that want to use the stadium are paying for it
That's true, but that's the way they build things now. Why have a large building that sit's empty most of the time when the site can be used to generate revenue on a daily basis?
it would of made more sense to have an underground subway or light transit instead of a parking lot. The space where the parking lot would of been could of been used to collect water or a garden it would of been also interesting to have a small TV in the bathrooms for those missing the game.
@@Croz89 Well just a thought. Could of use that land for additional revenue or something. like residential, a small commercial center, restaurants, etc.
@@jdos5643PTFE is Teflon. It’s toxic and any bird owner will tell you to avoid using it because it kills birds. It’s only a matter of time when this coating on the panels starts flaking off and becomes an environmental hazard.
Moving to Seattle would've been better than moving across town. The Clippers name could work since Seattle has other nautical-themed teams (even if a bit more inland), could share with the Kraken-which saves money on a new stadium...but yeah if the same dude owns the Rams, why not put them right next to each other
@@ambientcyan Clipper is a rather nautical term for a type of storm, which would play off (looks at Wikipedia) their WNBA team. I’m in the boat that the name ain’t broke in this case-just about any other probably need to be changed
Palmer tried to buy Sacramento kings and move it to Seattle. NBA didn’t allow it. So he bought the clippers instead. He wanted to own a franchise in LA
@sebastianbelcher5354 it’s like yes, but Clippers still fits the mostly nautical motif the active major league teams do (Mariner works on a ship, Seawhawk and Kraken are ocean-associated animals, Clipper is a type of ship or storm). The soccer team or some minor league team might buck that philosophy, forget which one.
Worth noting: Staples/Crypto is not owned by the Buss Family the way Ballmer owns the Intuit Dome. The owner of the LA Kings, Phil Anschutz of AEG, owns Staples/Crypto. So the Lakers are 2nd in their own home arena (where the Clippers were previously 3rd).
Yes have you seen the Vancouver Canucks and Edmonton Oilers filling up their barns when their teams are on the road? They all gather to watch on screen... Its not what it's about... Its atmosphere
Dude has never been to a clipper game. Upper level tickets are cheap. $10 to $40 depending on the opponent. I've found lower level seats for as low as $20 when the clips sucked. Even this past year got to see the Twolves in the lower level for $40
with that much money he should've made a Sphere but stadium size. how crazy would it be if it looked like day or night time in an indoor game? you could even make fake fans adding to the noise and all kinds of possibilities.
@@jdos5643 Seriously?? OK, lemme 'splain. Ballmer's net worth depends on the value of Microsoft stock he owns, which at any given moment trades higher or lower. So an increase in the price of MS stock by as little as 1 or 2 percent up or down means Ballmer lost or gained more money at that moment than what it costs to build the arena. Got it??
Very interesting report. Whilst watching, however, I thought about the cost of the project. Building costs in the USA seem significantly higher than most other countries? Maybe another video, at some stage, regarding costs in relation to public infrastructure works and their affordability in various countries around the globe?
the stadium might be carbon free from day 1, but their food waste is going to be crazy if levy, aramark or another food service contractor comes in to provide food for the arena and suites. THOUSANDS of pounds of food gets thrown away, i'm talking tray after tray of cooked chicken, hot dogs, baked goods, steaks, pot roasts, pasta dishes, vegetables...i mean TONS of REAL vegetables, both cooked and used as decoration, just pitched in the trash AFTER EVERY EVENT!!! with all of the homeless people that live in LA, why isn't this food allowed to go to homeless/hungry people?!
“Carbon free” yet Ballmer refuses to help pay for the only transit line that could connect to it. How did the city approve this monstrosity of urban planning.
That's infrastructure. I give him credit for the land, the building....he's done way better than many of the other "Welfare Queen" owners in every professional sport. Look at Buffalo, Nashville, etc......
If anybody has actually been over to where the stadium is located- it’s awkward location . I’ve never seen a stadium so close to the street or crammed into such a small place. Almost like it has no business being there and they just made it work. Not to mention the slums right across the street that surround these multi billion dollar stadiums makes you really scratch your head
Exactly. Carbon neutral, maybe, but not carbon free. And that's not counting the emissions from the thousands of fans driving to the arena because they didn't integrate the nearby light rail.
@@jdos5643 Nothing that gets constructed, especially with concrete, steel and glass, can ever be carbon free. The only way to reduce impact is to build less, build smaller or with new materials and techniques with a much lower environmental footprint. Just because you have a bunch of solar panels and batteries does not mean you are carbon free. Even the production of solar panels and batteries is not carbon free. Everything has a carbon footprint. Document yourself (if you are interested at all).
@@jdos5643 To produce anything small or huge you need the raw materials to be excavated, transported and processed multiple times. That is before having started to construct anything. Then you pollute again to construct and again to use the building, especially because there is zero plan for public transport connections. So the carbon footprint of something like this is what a small country might produce in a whole year. At this point the pollution is done and irreversible. Producing your own electricity isn't going to magically erase the footprint of this or any building (from the beginning of the planning process till its end life). You're only making the building self-sufficient energetically speaking. I frankly doubt the claims of its energy-efficiency, looks like a nightmare to cool down and is a heat magnifier with all that glass (surrounding temperature outdoor will increase). This thing you can only offset by planting a million tree and restore one or more ecosystems and their biodiversity. Anything else is just greenwashing at its finest. In short, the best way to avoid a massive carbon footprint is to avoid building anything new if it isn't absolutely necessary, then to build something with low impact systems or to build with a serious offset plan. There are mega-projects that despite their carbon footprint can reduce, mid to long-term, the carbon footprint of something else, say a train bridge or tunnel connecting two islands where the car and marine traffic is so high to justify the project. This vanity project ain't it, solar panels or not. As I said, ridiculous.
@@jdos5643 To produce anything big or small you need the raw materials to be excavated, transported and processed multiple times. Even the R&D process is part of the carbon footprint of anything. So, you already pollute before construction, then you pollute during construction and you pollute again after construction until the end of life of the building. Factor in this has zero public transport connection (it is LA after all), so more car traffic thus pollution along with the viability issues. Being self-sufficient energetically has zero to do with the carbon footprint of building something, even more so since this thing is not an energy-efficient type of building. Massive spaces with openings everywhere are hard to keep in constant temperature, which you need for indoor sports. Glass on the outside is a heat magnifier so you're increasing the air temperature of the surrounding area. No amount of solar panels or recycling (all great) will make this carbon free. All you can do, after having polluted for such a vanity project, is to have a serious offset plan to plant a million native trees and restore one or more ecosystems to increase biodiversity. That is how you can begin to offset the damage you've done. It takes decades for tress to offset what one building has done. But we don't just build one at a time, do we? The ideal scenario would be to stop building stupid stuff. There is, of course, an argument for stadiums or mega-projects. If you renovate a pre-existing stadium or build it anew with low impact techniques and materials that's much better than concrete, steel and glass. You could also build a train bridge or tunnel to reduce mid to long-term the carbon footprint of a crazy hectic wheeled and maritime transport route between say two islands. This is just lazy, damaging architecture which can't be passed for anything green. As I said, ridiculous.
An "amount [of concrete that] would fill 19 Olympic-size swimming pools". Not sure if you're interested in waterworks, but the Dutch are installing new pumps on the Afsluitdijk that are capable of pumping out a Olympic-size swimming pool's worth of fresh water into the sea every 9 seconds(!).
Mmmmmmhhh..... Gentrification. Delicious. When this gets completed, that litlle strip of Inglewood will be one of the most expensive pieces of Real Estate in greater L.A., with almost $10 Billion worth of architecture in just two stadiums and under 10 blocks of land that previously cost nowhere near as much, and in a neighbourhood that's normally associated with drive-by's and low-riders.
This arena is not in the “outskirts” of LA it’s right in the middle of the city in one of the most central locations in the entire area in one of the most LA areas of LA. And Inglewood is not a suburb.
@@texaswunderkind OK, I rephrase. Upper levels are a giant sports bar. The bigger the stadium, the smaller the live players seem. Ballmer made a giant stadium.
I would rather pay $50 and watch high up in the stadium with a TV there heating the lives sounds and action. Then sit at home or in a bar tbh. You get what you pay for...
@@domfazool8326Why not go to a game and see how you then feel after. Sometimes home / bar is the way go. But occasionally being at a game is great. Even with a bad view, its about the atmosphere.
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dude not the "outskirts" pretty much central LA county
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As long as the owner is paying for it all I am all for it. It is tiring having other billionaires and multimillionaire owners expecting the public to pay for their venues
Yeah, like the recent Raiders bolted to LV and the A’s trying to get to LV also.
@@tommydong8070 The A's move to Vegas may be in jeopardy. RUclipsr 'Depressed Ginger' just did a video on this a few days ago.
You mean the same thing the government does 😂
the outdoor court is awesome!
It’s an investment. The tax payers pay and then it helps boost the economy in the city.
BTW the "other NBA team boss" who owned the Forum is JAMES DOLAN. He sued to halt construction and instead of getting bogged down with a legal battle Ballmer just bought the Forum outright lol
thanks for this comment since the video never answered the dam tittle.
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Talk about FLEX.
@@austin_andradeHe mentions the costs starting here 7:53. It's also mentioned in the description.
And the Forum used to be the Lakers home arena back in the day and now it belongs to the Clippers Owner 😅
Glad that the Arena is privately funded 👍
Yet no human should have that amount of money when people are dying on the streets.
@@PROVOCATEURSK I think all these publicly funded stadiums and venues should have an instant 75% off for the domestic tax payers who live in that city and or state.
however, anyone out of state flying in should receive the regular pricing instead
Yeah, taking peoples' homes through eminent domain was definitely worth it
Do you say the same about libraries and museums? I find it hilarious that people’s communism extends only to what they value.
@@0fficialdregsyour property taxes are lower because of the venues. Substantially.
Great video! As an LA native, I’m glad the Clippers finally have a place to call their own.
Separately: whoever’s compiling B-video of downtown Los Angeles needs to find more footage where the Wilshire Grand Center isn’t under construction. It was finished in 2017. 😄
LOL
Clippers should've gone back to San Diego. Lakers will always be LA's team. A shiny new arena isn't going to change that
@@Utonian21nobody cares old man take your meds
@@Utonian21Your ego is showing. Might want to put it away.
@@EbagsGalore huh?
We just want healthcare.
…and affordable housing.
This is privately funded
Oh stop being a burden and get a job. How do you think the United States ended up with the most advanced healthcare and medical industry civilization has ever seen. We have the finest and smartest doctors humanity can produce alongside with the most innovative and technologically advanced care on the planet. No one comes close. I get it this is the internet where self loathing for attention of others is some people favorite past time but get a grip. We cure diseases of every kind no one is able to do because we innovate. We are what makes modern civilization possible and guess what none of that is cheap. Get a reality check first.
Then get a job.
This is privately funded. As it should be.
Proud to have been part of the build for two and a half years. Incredible building inside and out, I promise. Shout out to my CSI boys handling the electrical work along with SASCO and other electrical subcontractors.
I’ve been to the Sofi Stadium next door, and it was the greatest sports venue I’d ever experienced, now I’m excited to check out the Dome 🙌🏻
La needs more skyscrapers. Downtown doesn’t have much growth. There’s cities outside that are much bigger. Seattle for example even Vancouver. The LA skyline is the same.
@@jdos5643 I totally agree! Onni group is putting up a 54 story one now with a 70 story one on the way but I think the Ocean Plaza fiasco and high ULA tax rates have scared a lot of developers sadly.
@@jdos5643why does LA need more skyscrapers? Just cause Seattle has more? Just lol.
@@fantasyEXX it looks the same still. Compare LA to say Seattle. Notice which is looks bigger. More widespread.
@@jdos5643 building a bunch sky scrapers on the San Andreas fault is one step closer to earning a Darwin Award. Seattle doesn't have that issue.
Thanks!
Ballmer and Cuban gotta be two of the coolest owners in nba. Super passionate about their teams. It’s not just about making a buck for these two, they really wanted to leave a legacy.
Please consider an episode of the Philippines massive Metro Transportation overhaul in Metro Manila. Connecting 3 elevated rail lines with 2 more brand new elevated rail lines, a subway line, and multiple bus lines. It's a massive project that spans an entire 10M population city.
Metro Manila is over 15 Million
Yup, the first underground metro in The Philippines. Worthy of a video!
I have to say Ballmer might be the perfect billionare to own an NBA team. He finally found the right thing to channel that insane energy on.
Meanwhile, the OG LA team is owned by one, it not the cheapest nba team owners
Too bad he was stupid to build the arena in INGLEWOOD instead of Anaheim, or better yet, San Diego.
@@trick1809 - Sadly, Laker loyalty is too strong at this point.
@4:05 Just what I would want to do at a live event... watch it on a TV.
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Exactly. People sitting high on top spending money to watch an event on a big screen next to annoying people.
@@tommydong8070 the alternative is to watch the event through a telescope or have 90% less seating. Yes being sideline level is amazing but theres only so much sideline and eventually it gets to the point you can just pay less and go for the atmosphere, not smelling the grass etc or watch it from home on a much worse sound system/tv
That's what people do when they have social skills. They like to be around other people. It's obviously not for everyone. Don't get angry at the people going to a party you didn't want to be at. That is on you, not them.
Relax, it’s good for people with bad eye sight ya big ding dongs
Something called atmosphere
He missed that shot for sure @2:11
That’s why they removed that clip. lol.
I had a beer with Steve many years ago when he came to visit Microsoft employees in Charlotte, NC. He started by playing a game of basketball with the Charlotte Hornets. Then he invited us all down and wheeled out the beer fridges. I brought him a beer and he parted the ways, found a seat, and drank his beer with me. He did chug it pretty quickly, but I got to speak with him for that 30-45 seconds. He was a genuinely nice guy, and really act likes you see from videos all the time. Nice guy, shook his hand, and that's that.
Well, not quite. Told my mom that night and she said "I hope some of his money rubbed off on you."
He’s a legitimate genius. He had to be to be able to deal with the Microsoft godfathers Bill Gates & Paul Allen. The fact he’s almost as wealthy as Gates is incredible even if Gates has given away most of his wealth already.
your mom is cold asf lol!!
Remember folks, if a billionaire tells you that their concrete and steel stadium with air conditioning, triple the toilets of the average NBA stadium, a screen that's almost an acre in area is carbon neutral...it's probably not
Yeah crazy that B1M just spits that as a fact. Even the carbon footprint of producing the parts will not be neutralized before it is it time to build a new stadium.
You may or may not be right. But give the guy credit for at least make an effort.
@@sikchopper3783 he's hardly making an effort by throwing money at stuff and taking the credit for it
@@joedowning2428 okay 👍
@@sikchopper3783what a sad reality to reside in. You give flowers for accomplishments, not simply showing up. Effort isn’t enough and sometimes people’s best isn’t good enough.
The more I learn about Mr. Ballmer, the more I like him. He's a great man, always lookout for and built better for people and the community. It was like day and night apart between him and the previous Clippers' owner, if you know who that person is. Thank you, Mr. Ballmer, for building this one-of-a-kind, state of the art arena, this is truly a win-win for all involved.
You can't duplicate Dortmund's Wall without the fans
They'll fill it up
Or the arena where Aris plays their basketball
We dont care about soccer shut your mouth
@KingLarbear they can fill it up 5 times over and it would still be DEAD the atmosphere is nothing like Europe and never will be.
@@serbianwarrior101it's NBA, Americans are passionate to it the same way Europeans are to football. Especially when the team is famous like Lakers
Amazing coverage from the amazing group B1M-many thanks.
What a stadium, It is crystal clear there is no shortage of money here. And the LA Clippers have never won the NBA title! I think of my favourite team in English football, Manchester United, a club loaded with trophies and probably the most popular club in the world, struggling to scrape together the money to fix their stadium - let alone build a new one!
Watching your videos of projects like I'm doing quality assurance on these projects.....
Any new video from B1M is an automatic immediate watch.. Thanks for this one, B1M team.
I feel like its better to just share lmao. But I live in LA: the Wilshire Grand Center has been done for a hot minute. I work a few blocks away. Gotta update the b roll
yeh i think something missed in this is staples center has the Kings, Sparks, Lakers aaand all the concerts
He fought the stadium and the stadium won, he fought the stadium and the stadium won
I’m sure he’s gonna be okay. He seems to be enthusiastic for all the things.
@@nadionmediagroupI'm gay too
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So the stadium is gay
I wanna be gay too for $2 billion, I’d even………
200 million LEDS, OMG 😮😮
Like watching the game on Live on TV, in the stadium, but on TV!!
The fact that a $2,000,000,000 basketball stadium is being built in a city with some of worst homelessness, worst crime, and dirtiest streets in the developed world is mind boggling.
That is correct. Inglewood is a toilet that’s never been flushed.
Sports entertainment means the league is scripted...talk about a boring product...grown men playing with a ball...ridiculous.
8:40 usher puns lol 🤣👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
I’ve been waiting for this video.
What an absolute incredible arena. There’s no such thing as “nosebleeds “ in this arena with that giant double sided Halo scoreboard. 🔥🔥🔥
Also, Steve Ballmer is the most enthusiastic sports owner ever .🤣
I chuckled when the narrator called Inglewood a suburb. 😂
It is, so why??
it is part of LA metro , bt i get ur point its a city just like glendale , longbeach
This past weekend was momentous occasion, it was huge great weekend to be LA Clipper, finally they got a brand new home of their very own, thank you owner Steve Ballmer getting the Clippers out of the LA Lakers shadow.
"The Wall" reminds me of the Tottenham Hotspur South Stand, of course that's 17,500 seats, but same thing. The Kop is only 12,850.
After seeing how hyped he is from the plumbing features, he is now my favorite NBA owner.
I'm surprised it's taken you this long to cover the construction of this project. About time, and I'm jazzed for it!
Great video. When are we going to get one on the revised waldorf?
“Affordable housing,” “community benefits,” “carbon offsets.” Do you ever follow up on-or investigate-the validity of such claims or just take billionaire developers words for it?
Bloomburg promised 12years in office. Next mayor 8 years now Adam's 2nd term mayor has done zip.
Adam's defunded education to give to billionair developers
They don’t because i live in the area and can tell you there’s no more affordable housing, the community benefits only benefit the name brand chain companies and the occasional local restaurant/store that already had major local support before both the Sofi Stadium and this new Intuit Dome. the carbon offsets are A JOKE, because the amount of traffic the Sofi and Forum already cause is outrageous and definitely not good for the environment. They expect a 60K stadium to accommodate people by “public transport” but the area has been mainly residential forever so parking and cars needed g to get tot he stadium are ridiculous. so there’s really no benefit to the community but all the benefit to the owners
Cross-cultural all close up Cross-cultural How about the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Forbes, and other publications? They've all documented Steve Ballmer's philanthropy. It's all on the Internet for you to check. As Forbes puts it, is Ballmer setting a standard for billionaires? Google "Ballmer Group". It's the website for Steve and Connie Ballmer's Foundation. No glitz, no glamour, each year, Ballmer and his wife, without fanfare donate hundreds of millions. Last year, it was over $800 million. All the dollar amounts and organizations are listed for you or anyone else to investigate.
Well it's a construction chanel why follow up when it not the main content
What do you think?
Fun fact about the clippers even some experts don't know. They were founded by the employees of a local barber shop in Inglewood in 1972, they named the team after their signature cutting technique 'The Clippers'.
A 30 second Google search proved that a lie. They were the Buffalo Braves, but were renamed after they moved to San Diego. Named for CLIPPER SHIPS based on fan voting.
@@texaswunderkind That's actually a common misconception the new ownership fabricated to hide their shady acquisition. I was there in the early days when Larry and his crew founded the team. They used to practice behind the shop with trash cans because they couldn't afford a hoop. Real fans know this of course.
@@Disco-Terry 🤣😂🥰
5:54..and I live in a van down by the river! 🤣🤣
Probably because you're expecting everyone else with money to carry you.
I never understood why people would pay to watch sports from far away in the tribune when they could see the action much better on their TV at home. Adding giant screens for the upper seats just confirms that it is better watched on TV.
At least its not like Kansas City Chiefs asking for $800 million of funding, these Sport Arenas should be Sold to Billionaires that can afford them but good for Steve funding his own Stadium
You need to go to Montreal, there is currently 2 mega project that would intrested the B1m
"flush with features"
Thank you, thank you. I'm here all week.
I like before I watch because the content is always going to be high quality
Looks really nice and seems like one of the most spectacular friendly venues out there. Awesome. 👏🏻
When Ballmer is yelling he sounds like Matt Foley
Except he isn't living in a van down by the river.
On Century Blvd between Crenshaw Blvd & Prairie Ave in Ingelwood.
Completely carbon free? L O L
Yeah, more like carbon neutral, and even that is dubious. If anything, they bought credits for trees that were already scheduled to be planted so they could claim offsets for things like truck exhaust and concrete.
Buying carbon indulgences from the climate Pope will do that.
@@texaswunderkind "the arena". Not trucks. "The arena". Once it is built.
The whole carbon thing is bollocks. In Australia we've had our coolest summer for ages, and hasn't California had record snowfalls this year? What a joke
It’s all BS
I was born in Inglewood, in 56.
Then, the whole area was nice...not fancy, but nice and well kept.
The "Jewel" of the south central area, was Hollywood Park race track.
That place was beautiful!!!
The Forum was built in the northwest corner of Hollywood Park's parking lot.
The Forum, SoFi Stadium, and now this, is built where Hollywood Park...WAS!
The track lost it's appeal, when the surrounding
areas started going downhill.
As a kid, we would go to the track to watch horse racing.
It cost a buck to get in, for the whole day!
I hope that these venues truly can revitalize the area.
We will see.
But...I miss Hollywood Park. 💕
Carbon free Running….. an the building hahaha
Big LED screen for advertisements directly in your face. Beautiful
Greenwashing at it's finest, the construction materials (concrete, metals, etc...) alone must have the same carbon footprint than a small country....
@@manu.yt25 Yeah. It's all BS and just a tax write-off. The best reduction of a carbon footprint is NOT building it all
Talk about reaching for criticism. "Carbon free Running….. an the building hahaha", way to be an adult writing like a 13 year old throwing a tantrum online.
@@saksit247 im so sorry. Did I trigger you. English is not my native language. Can write and talk in a 2nd language? Where are you from? I’m 12 years old 13 is a compliment- thanks
@@diefachfrau no. I don't get triggered. I get irritated once in a while. English isn't my native language either. If you are 12 then you should be studying and not spend so much time in front of a screen.
The traffic on century when sofi and this arena going at the same time plus the forum is going to be insane
Good on Ballmer for privately funding this arena rather than sticking working class taxpayers with the bill.
The big mistake they made with this and Sofi Stadium is they didn't build a spur to connect them to the K-line.
Clippers were so lucky to have Steve Ballmer as its owner!
Balmer's been one of the more colorful rich guys in the LA scene and it's been good he pretty enthusiastic/investing & committed in the local areas--that's a good thing compared to others, but we're getting way too many stadiums vs housing in LA.
I don't understand the fascination with going to a live sporting event, just to watch it on the in-arena TV. This arena is small and the seats are close to the court. Just watch the dang action on the floor.
I mean do the Clips even have enough fans in LA to fill this place 😂
No
They were 10th in home attendance last season. One above of the Lakers at 11. (ESPN NBA attendance)
Every game will be sold out. But there will be concerts there all time too
Describing the Dome as "flush" with features after highlighting Balmer enthusiastically touting three times the usual number of toilets & urinals -- Bravo! @06:00.
Specifically the women's toilets. He wanted to address the old complaint of the line at the women's bathroom being three times as long as the men's, even tho the number of stalls are the same.
As far as The Wall, i think the visiting team can pick which basket they want for the 2nd half? So they can just choose the one opposite from The Wall?
I can't begin to express how much I would hate to have a vast video board right in front of me while I try to watch a game below. I'd much rather stay home and watch on TV. Who are the weirdos that want this sort of experience?
The ones who could only afford prices at those upper levels.
0:19 with how steep the seating is, it looks like they're taking inspiration from the Delta Center. It's a nice design for Basketball, but it will bite them in the ass if they ever want to host hockey there
The grandest arena for a team that ain't ever gonna make it past the 1st round🤣
Hey that stadium was expensive do you think they can afford good players
I don’t get it…..
@@jdos5643 sorry bad English
The curse is real 😂
Clippers curse
Tickets: $400 instead of $175
Beer: $21 instead of $14
Fans: "This arena is privately funded! This is so cool, none of my money goes toward it!"
(Of course, no one can say that for sure, but the Toronto Blue Jays are doing upgrades to their stadium since they cannot find land to build a new one. Tickets are 2 to 8 times more expensive this year than they were last year, and the project is not done. Different sport, but I'm sure owners are like "oooooh!!! This is how you do it!")
but at least people who don't care about sports are not having their taxes going towards it this way only those that want to use the stadium are paying for it
It’s more a shopping center than a stadium.
That's true, but that's the way they build things now. Why have a large building that sit's empty most of the time when the site can be used to generate revenue on a daily basis?
They have to make back their money somehow
@@John_Fugazzi I don’t mind that and I get it, but it’s almost misleading to call it a stadium. It’s also a stadium.
Why what are they selling?
@@jdos5643 T-shirts and branded tchotchkes. Available in the gift shop.
More than a 1000 toliets at the venue? My bladder's paradise😂😂🤣🤣😭
it would of made more sense to have an underground subway or light transit instead of a parking lot.
The space where the parking lot would of been could of been used to collect water or a garden
it would of been also interesting to have a small TV in the bathrooms for those missing the game.
I don't think Ballmer's wealth or power extends to building a spur off the C or K line.
@@Croz89 Well just a thought. Could of use that land for additional revenue or something.
like residential, a small commercial center, restaurants, etc.
@Croz89 I bet it does. Ballmer is RICH rich.
@@Croz89 def does, bro got 120b for doing nothing.
@@0fficialdregsoh I bet they charge for parking.
Love your videos. 😁❤️🤙🏻
6:53 Using “the roof is covered in PTFE & ETFE” and “that’s all really good for the environment…” in the same sentence is wild 🤥
PTFE is toxic to birds. Proof that environmentalists don’t care about ecology.
I don’t get it….
@@jdos5643 my bad i confused PTFEs with PFAs 🤦🏽♂️ sorry about that
@@jdos5643PTFE is Teflon. It’s toxic and any bird owner will tell you to avoid using it because it kills birds. It’s only a matter of time when this coating on the panels starts flaking off and becomes an environmental hazard.
Lol! that Usher “Got it Bad” pun was on spot haha
It's false to call this building carbon free, when you have to factor in the amount of carbon released during construction.
That's why they accurately said that it will be "carbon free from day one". Gotta love technicality in marketing.
@@rmmvwisn't day 1 technically when they broke ground and not the day the doors open
@@sweez_136 you're not wrong. Day 1 could also imply the first day of operations.
breathing 😢
Sounds like EVs
Clippers games are so fun. I'm not a basketball guy, but I always cheer for the Clippers.
Moving to Seattle would've been better than moving across town. The Clippers name could work since Seattle has other nautical-themed teams (even if a bit more inland), could share with the Kraken-which saves money on a new stadium...but yeah if the same dude owns the Rams, why not put them right next to each other
Ballmer doesn't own the rams
If I remember right, Seattle kept the name rights to the SuperSonics so I imagine any team heading there gets renamed
@@ambientcyan Clipper is a rather nautical term for a type of storm, which would play off (looks at Wikipedia) their WNBA team. I’m in the boat that the name ain’t broke in this case-just about any other probably need to be changed
Palmer tried to buy Sacramento kings and move it to Seattle. NBA didn’t allow it. So he bought the clippers instead. He wanted to own a franchise in LA
@sebastianbelcher5354 it’s like yes, but Clippers still fits the mostly nautical motif the active major league teams do (Mariner works on a ship, Seawhawk and Kraken are ocean-associated animals, Clipper is a type of ship or storm). The soccer team or some minor league team might buck that philosophy, forget which one.
Worth noting: Staples/Crypto is not owned by the Buss Family the way Ballmer owns the Intuit Dome. The owner of the LA Kings, Phil Anschutz of AEG, owns Staples/Crypto.
So the Lakers are 2nd in their own home arena (where the Clippers were previously 3rd).
so what? Jerry Jones doesnt own ATT Stadium. He seems just fine
Go to the arena so you can watch it on a tv?
Yes have you seen the Vancouver Canucks and Edmonton Oilers filling up their barns when their teams are on the road? They all gather to watch on screen... Its not what it's about... Its atmosphere
And get aurally assaulted by shitty music, advertisements, and shouting PA announcers.
9:10 is that Arizona Stadium in Tucson, AZ 👀👀 #BearDown
Yeah - pay $200+ to sit in the upper level, just to watch a video board.......LMFAO
Clippers tickets are like $10
Dude has never been to a clipper game. Upper level tickets are cheap. $10 to $40 depending on the opponent. I've found lower level seats for as low as $20 when the clips sucked. Even this past year got to see the Twolves in the lower level for $40
with that much money he should've made a Sphere but stadium size. how crazy would it be if it looked like day or night time in an indoor game? you could even make fake fans adding to the noise and all kinds of possibilities.
one fact missed....Bruno Mars will have a concert at the opening of the dome...
Something to consider: Ballmer's net worth likely fluctuates by more than this stadium costs on an hourly basis. This is rounding error for him.
I don’t get it….he is worth 100 billion. The project cost 2 billion. How is he in deep waters?
@@jdos5643 Seriously?? OK, lemme 'splain. Ballmer's net worth depends on the value of Microsoft stock he owns, which at any given moment trades higher or lower.
So an increase in the price of MS stock by as little as 1 or 2 percent up or down means Ballmer lost or gained more money at that moment than what it costs to build the arena.
Got it??
It’s so nice of Balmer to build the Lakers a second home arena to play at
0:45 where the helicopters got ca-mer-as
Very interesting report. Whilst watching, however, I thought about the cost of the project. Building costs in the USA seem significantly higher than most other countries? Maybe another video, at some stage, regarding costs in relation to public infrastructure works and their affordability in various countries around the globe?
with three times the NBA avarage number of toilets its certainly flush with features! 6:00 fantastic pun
the stadium might be carbon free from day 1, but their food waste is going to be crazy if levy, aramark or another food service contractor comes in to provide food for the arena and suites. THOUSANDS of pounds of food gets thrown away, i'm talking tray after tray of cooked chicken, hot dogs, baked goods, steaks, pot roasts, pasta dishes, vegetables...i mean TONS of REAL vegetables, both cooked and used as decoration, just pitched in the trash AFTER EVERY EVENT!!! with all of the homeless people that live in LA, why isn't this food allowed to go to homeless/hungry people?!
“Carbon free” yet Ballmer refuses to help pay for the only transit line that could connect to it. How did the city approve this monstrosity of urban planning.
There's a rock close by if you fancy it!😂
That's infrastructure. I give him credit for the land, the building....he's done way better than many of the other "Welfare Queen" owners in every professional sport. Look at Buffalo, Nashville, etc......
dude, he got govt in his pocket by showing his fat rack of cash.
Ballmer is probably now trying to convince Elon Musk to service it with a hyperloop tesla tunnel 😂😂
The way cities always approve these things: kickbacks.
If anybody has actually been over to where the stadium is located- it’s awkward location . I’ve never seen a stadium so close to the street or crammed into such a small place. Almost like it has no business being there and they just made it work. Not to mention the slums right across the street that surround these multi billion dollar stadiums makes you really scratch your head
please do a video on the tower being built in okc
Carbon free....?...not a chance.
The evil rich are out of their minds, lying, cheating and scamming the working class.
Exactly. Carbon neutral, maybe, but not carbon free. And that's not counting the emissions from the thousands of fans driving to the arena because they didn't integrate the nearby light rail.
i cant find any reference that ETFE is blocking out the heat of the sun
So, you can pay hundreds of dollars per ticket to sit in the nosebleeds and watch the game on TV?
The massive screen is not a good thing, it just detracts from the experience.
The ppl on top would only see a small court.
2:51 giant bahsketball net? If you say so...
AWSOME ✌️ 😊❤ LETS GOOOO CLIPPERS!!!!
Stating that thing can be carbon free is just ridiculous..
Once completed it will be.
@@jdos5643 Nothing that gets constructed, especially with concrete, steel and glass, can ever be carbon free. The only way to reduce impact is to build less, build smaller or with new materials and techniques with a much lower environmental footprint. Just because you have a bunch of solar panels and batteries does not mean you are carbon free. Even the production of solar panels and batteries is not carbon free. Everything has a carbon footprint. Document yourself (if you are interested at all).
@@lorenzo3987 but once the building is completed it no longer creates a footprint no? It’s only during the construction.
@@jdos5643 To produce anything small or huge you need the raw materials to be excavated, transported and processed multiple times. That is before having started to construct anything. Then you pollute again to construct and again to use the building, especially because there is zero plan for public transport connections. So the carbon footprint of something like this is what a small country might produce in a whole year. At this point the pollution is done and irreversible. Producing your own electricity isn't going to magically erase the footprint of this or any building (from the beginning of the planning process till its end life). You're only making the building self-sufficient energetically speaking. I frankly doubt the claims of its energy-efficiency, looks like a nightmare to cool down and is a heat magnifier with all that glass (surrounding temperature outdoor will increase). This thing you can only offset by planting a million tree and restore one or more ecosystems and their biodiversity. Anything else is just greenwashing at its finest. In short, the best way to avoid a massive carbon footprint is to avoid building anything new if it isn't absolutely necessary, then to build something with low impact systems or to build with a serious offset plan. There are mega-projects that despite their carbon footprint can reduce, mid to long-term, the carbon footprint of something else, say a train bridge or tunnel connecting two islands where the car and marine traffic is so high to justify the project. This vanity project ain't it, solar panels or not. As I said, ridiculous.
@@jdos5643 To produce anything big or small you need the raw materials to be excavated, transported and processed multiple times. Even the R&D process is part of the carbon footprint of anything. So, you already pollute before construction, then you pollute during construction and you pollute again after construction until the end of life of the building. Factor in this has zero public transport connection (it is LA after all), so more car traffic thus pollution along with the viability issues. Being self-sufficient energetically has zero to do with the carbon footprint of building something, even more so since this thing is not an energy-efficient type of building. Massive spaces with openings everywhere are hard to keep in constant temperature, which you need for indoor sports. Glass on the outside is a heat magnifier so you're increasing the air temperature of the surrounding area. No amount of solar panels or recycling (all great) will make this carbon free. All you can do, after having polluted for such a vanity project, is to have a serious offset plan to plant a million native trees and restore one or more ecosystems to increase biodiversity. That is how you can begin to offset the damage you've done. It takes decades for tress to offset what one building has done. But we don't just build one at a time, do we? The ideal scenario would be to stop building stupid stuff. There is, of course, an argument for stadiums or mega-projects. If you renovate a pre-existing stadium or build it anew with low impact techniques and materials that's much better than concrete, steel and glass. You could also build a train bridge or tunnel to reduce mid to long-term the carbon footprint of a crazy hectic wheeled and maritime transport route between say two islands. This is just lazy, damaging architecture which can't be passed for anything green. As I said, ridiculous.
An "amount [of concrete that] would fill 19 Olympic-size swimming pools".
Not sure if you're interested in waterworks, but the Dutch are installing new pumps on the Afsluitdijk that are capable of pumping out a Olympic-size swimming pool's worth of fresh water into the sea every 9 seconds(!).
It's still on the grid so NOT carbon neutral.
Yeah that is definitely a 'buzz word' that's way too overused.
I imagine the spectator will be paying a carbon tax though!
Ballmer is killing it on the Forum purchase tho. That $400 million price was a steal.
considering a small house is way over a million yeh
Lakers vs flippers games still gonna be 90% lakers fans 🤣
the interior looks oddly similar to the Oregon Ducks arena.
Mmmmmmhhh.....
Gentrification.
Delicious.
When this gets completed, that litlle strip of Inglewood will be one of the most expensive pieces of Real Estate in greater L.A., with almost $10 Billion worth of architecture in just two stadiums and under 10 blocks of land that previously cost nowhere near as much, and in a neighbourhood that's normally associated with drive-by's and low-riders.
This arena is not in the “outskirts” of LA it’s right in the middle of the city in one of the most central locations in the entire area in one of the most LA areas of LA.
And Inglewood is not a suburb.
Ok
What would impress me is a deep ticket discount for residents of the city.
Well at least it'll employee a couple thousand people from the local area which is big
residents of the city? LA, not wichita, kansas dude
No mention of the noise tracking and t-shirt cannons for the noisiest section and all the other things that they have planned.
So it’s a giant sports bar. You cannot see the game but you can watch a game on TV with other fans.
If you want to see the game, pay more for better seats. Ballmer didn't invent the fact that things are smaller when they are farther away.
@@texaswunderkind OK, I rephrase. Upper levels are a giant sports bar. The bigger the stadium, the smaller the live players seem. Ballmer made a giant stadium.
I would rather pay $50 and watch high up in the stadium with a TV there heating the lives sounds and action. Then sit at home or in a bar tbh. You get what you pay for...
@@mysteryhombre81so you’d rather watch the game high up, then watch it at home or in a bar? Why not just watch it in one place instead? Weird.
@@domfazool8326Why not go to a game and see how you then feel after. Sometimes home / bar is the way go. But occasionally being at a game is great. Even with a bad view, its about the atmosphere.