a image of the Barclays Center from a aerial view. | |||
Location: | 620 Atlantic Avenue
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Broke ground: | March 11, 2008 | ||
Opened: | September 21, 2010 | ||
Owner: | Brooklyn Events Center LLC. | ||
Operator: | AEG | ||
Construction cost: | $637 million | ||
Capacity: | 17,732 | ||
Brooklyn Nets (NBA, 2012-present) New York Liberty (WNBA, 2020-present) |
The Barclays Center is an indoor sports arena in Brookyln, New York. It currently hosts Brooklyn Nets of the NBA, and staring in 2020 will also host the New York Liberty of the WNBA. It is one of two replacements to the old Meadowlands Arena in New Jersey, the other being the New Jersey Devils' Prudential Center; and one of two NBA arenas in New York City, the other being Madison Square Garden.