Shortest-Lived NBA Arenas

43 NBA arenas with known opening and closing years, shortest life first. ARCO Arena I lasted 3 years.

Ranked: 43
At #1: 3; ARCO Arena I
States and provinces: 21

Shortest-Lived NBA Arenas

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Shortest-Lived NBA Arenas
Rank	Venue	Location	Team(s)	Capacity	Opened	Closed	Years open
#1	ARCO Arena I	—	Sacramento Kings	—	1985	1988	3
#2	Charlotte Coliseum	Charlotte, North Carolina	Charlotte Hornets	24,042	1988	2007	19
#3	Miami Arena	Miami, Florida	Miami Heat	17,000	1988	2008	20
#4	Amway ArenaOrlando Arena (?–1998); The Arena in Orlando (2006–2006); TD Waterhouse Centre (1999–2005)	Orlando, Florida	Orlando Magic	15,077	1989	2012	23
#5	Kingdome	Seattle, Washington	Seattle SuperSonics	59,166	1976	2000	24
#6	McNichols Sports Arena	Denver, Colorado	Denver Nuggets	16,600	1975	2000	25
#6	Omni Coliseum	Atlanta, Georgia	Atlanta Hawks	16,181	1972	1997	25
#6	Richfield Coliseum	Richfield Township, Ohio	Cleveland Cavaliers	20,273	1974	1999	25
#9	HemisFair Arena	San Antonio, Texas	San Antonio Spurs	16,057	1968	1995	27
#9	Market Square Arena	Indianapolis, Indiana	Indiana Pacers	16,530	1974	2001	27
#11	Baltimore Coliseum	Baltimore, Maryland	Baltimore Bullets	4,500	1939	1968	29
#11	Reunion Arena	Dallas, Texas	Dallas Mavericks	17,007	1980	2009	29
#11	The Palace of Auburn Hills	Auburn Hills, Michigan	Detroit Pistons	22,076	1988	2017	29
#11	US Airways ArenaCapital Centre (?–1992); USAir Arena (1993–1995)	Largo, Maryland	Washington Bullets	18,756	1973	2002	29
#15	BMO Harris Bradley CenterBradley Center (?–2011)	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Milwaukee Bucks	18,850	1988	2018	30
#16	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	Minneapolis, Minnesota	Minnesota Timberwolves	64,121	1982	2014	32
#16	Loyola Field House	New Orleans, Louisiana	New Orleans Jazz	6,500	1954	1986	32
#18	Meadowlands ArenaIzod Center (2007–2015); Continental Airlines Arena (1996–2006); Brendan Byrne Arena (1981–1995)	East Rutherford, New Jersey	New Jersey Nets	20,049	1981	2015	34
#18	Sleep Train ArenaARCO Arena (?–2010); Power Balance Pavilion (2011–2011)	Sacramento, California	Sacramento Kings	17,317	1988	2022	34
#20	Long Island Arena	Town of Smithtown, New York	New York Nets	6,000	1957	1996	39
#21	Cleveland Arena	Cleveland, Ohio	Cleveland CavaliersCleveland Rebels	10,000	1937	1977	40
#22	Pontiac SilverdomePontiac Metropolitan Stadium (1975–1975)	Pontiac, Michigan	Detroit Pistons	33,000	1975	2017	42
#23	CoreStates SpectrumThe Spectrum (?–1993)	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Philadelphia 76ers	18,168	1967	2010	43
#23	Madison Square Garden	New York, New York	New York Knicks	18,496	1925	1968	43
#25	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena	Los Angeles, California	Los Angeles ClippersLos Angeles Lakers	16,161	1959	2016	57
#26	Kiel AuditoriumMunicipal Auditorium (1934–1942)	Saint Louis, Missouri	St. Louis Hawks	9,300	1934	1992	58
#27	Olympia Stadium	Detroit, Michigan	Detroit PistonsDetroit Falcons	15,000	1927	1987	60
#28	Martin Luther King Jr ArenaPhiladelphia Arena (1920–1979)	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Philadelphia Warriors	—	1920	1981	61
#29	Minneapolis Auditorium	Minneapolis, Minnesota	Minneapolis Lakers	10,000	1927	1989	62
#30	Rhode Island Auditorium	Providence, Rhode Island	Providence Steamrollers	5,300	1926	1989	63
#31	Edgerton Park Arena	City of Rochester, New York	Rochester Royals	4,200	1892	1956	64
#32	International Amphitheatre	Chicago, Illinois	Chicago BullsChicago Packers	9,000	1934	1999	65
#33	Chicago Stadium	Chicago, Illinois	Chicago BullsChicago Stags	18,676	1929	1995	66
#33	Duquesne Gardens	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Pittsburgh Ironmen	5,000	1890	1956	66
#35	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium	Buffalo, New York	Buffalo Braves	16,433	1940	2009	69
#35	Cincinnati Gardens	Cincinnati, Ohio	Cincinnati Royals	10,208	1949	2018	69
#37	Boston Garden	Boston, Massachusetts	Boston Celtics	14,448	1928	1998	70
#37	St. Louis ArenaCheckerdome (1977–1982)	Saint Louis, Missouri	St. Louis Bombers	14,200	1929	1999	70
#39	Chicago Coliseum	Chicago, Illinois	Chicago Zephyrs	6,000	1899	1971	72
#40	Philadelphia Civic Center	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Philadelphia 76ersPhiladelphia Warriors	9,600	1930	2005	75
#41	Sheboygan Municipal Auditorium and Armory	Sheboygan, Wisconsin	Sheboygan Red Skins	3,500	1942	2020	78
#42	Denver Auditorium Arena	Denver, Colorado	Denver RocketsDenver Nuggets	6,841	1908	1990	82
#43	The Wigwam	Anderson, Indiana	Anderson Packers	8,996	1925	2011	86
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