Spectrum Center basketball events

23rd
Dec, Mon
7:00 PM

Charlotte Hornets vs. Houston Rockets

Charlotte Hornets - Houston Rockets

Spectrum Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

from $15

28th
Dec, Sat
6:00 PM

Charlotte Hornets vs. Oklahoma City Thunder

Charlotte Hornets - Oklahoma City Thunder

Spectrum Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

from $24

30th
Dec, Mon
7:00 PM

Charlotte Hornets vs. Chicago Bulls

Charlotte Hornets - Chicago Bulls

Spectrum Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

from $19

7th
Jan, Tue
7:00 PM

Charlotte Hornets vs. Phoenix Suns

Charlotte Hornets - Phoenix Suns

Spectrum Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

from $16

20th
Jan, Mon
12:00 PM

Charlotte Hornets vs. Dallas Mavericks

Charlotte Hornets - Dallas Mavericks

Spectrum Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

from $26

24th
Jan, Fri
7:00 PM

Charlotte Hornets vs. Portland Trail Blazers

Charlotte Hornets - Portland Trail Blazers

Spectrum Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

from $15

25th
Jan, Sat
7:00 PM

Charlotte Hornets vs. New Orleans Pelicans

Charlotte Hornets - New Orleans Pelicans

Spectrum Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

from $18

27th
Jan, Mon
7:00 PM

Charlotte Hornets vs. Los Angeles Lakers

Charlotte Hornets - Los Angeles Lakers

Spectrum Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

from $99

29th
Jan, Wed
7:00 PM

Charlotte Hornets vs. Brooklyn Nets

Charlotte Hornets - Brooklyn Nets

Spectrum Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

from $15

31st
Jan, Fri
7:00 PM

Charlotte Hornets vs. Los Angeles Clippers

Charlotte Hornets - LA Clippers

Spectrum Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

from $17

1st
Feb, Sat
7:00 PM

Charlotte Hornets vs. Denver Nuggets

Charlotte Hornets - Denver Nuggets

Spectrum Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

from $26

3rd
Feb, Mon
7:00 PM

Charlotte Hornets vs. Washington Wizards

Charlotte Hornets - Washington Wizards

Spectrum Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

from $15

5th
Feb, Wed
7:00 PM

Charlotte Hornets vs. Milwaukee Bucks

Charlotte Hornets - Milwaukee Bucks

Spectrum Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

from $21

7th
Feb, Fri
7:00 PM

Charlotte Hornets vs. San Antonio Spurs

Charlotte Hornets - San Antonio Spurs

Spectrum Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

from $27

1st
Mar, Sat
6:00 PM

Charlotte Hornets vs. Washington Wizards

Charlotte Hornets - Washington Wizards

Spectrum Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

from $15

3rd
Mar, Mon
7:00 PM

Charlotte Hornets vs. Golden State Warriors

Charlotte Hornets - Golden State Warriors

Spectrum Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

from $77

5th
Mar, Wed
7:00 PM

Charlotte Hornets vs. Minnesota Timberwolves

Charlotte Hornets - Minnesota Timberwolves

Spectrum Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

from $23

7th
Mar, Fri
7:00 PM

Charlotte Hornets vs. Cleveland Cavaliers

Charlotte Hornets - Cleveland Cavaliers

Spectrum Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

from $22

8th
Mar, Sat
6:00 PM

Charlotte Hornets vs. Brooklyn Nets

Charlotte Hornets - Brooklyn Nets

Spectrum Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

from $15

11th
Mar, Tue
3:30 AM

ACC Mens Basketball Tournament - All Sessions Pass

None - None

Spectrum Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

from $4275

11th
Mar, Tue
12:00 PM

ACC Mens Basketball Tournament - Session 1

None - None

Spectrum Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

from $90

12th
Mar, Wed
12:00 PM

ACC Mens Basketball Tournament - Session 2

None - None

Spectrum Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

from $122

12th
Mar, Wed
7:00 PM

ACC Mens Basketball Tournament - Session 3

None - None

Spectrum Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

from $135

13th
Mar, Thu
12:00 PM

ACC Mens Basketball Tournament - Session 4

None - None

Spectrum Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

from $158

13th
Mar, Thu
7:00 PM

ACC Mens Basketball Tournament - Session 5

None - None

Spectrum Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

from $158

14th
Mar, Fri
7:00 PM

ACC Mens Basketball Tournament - Session 6

None - None

Spectrum Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

from $225

15th
Mar, Sat
8:30 PM

ACC Mens Basketball Tournament - Session 7

None - None

Spectrum Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

from $225

18th
Mar, Tue
7:00 PM

Charlotte Hornets vs. Atlanta Hawks

Charlotte Hornets - Atlanta Hawks

Spectrum Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

from $15

20th
Mar, Thu
7:00 PM

Charlotte Hornets vs. New York Knicks

Charlotte Hornets - New York Knicks

Spectrum Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

from $22

25th
Mar, Tue
7:00 PM

Charlotte Hornets vs. Orlando Magic

Charlotte Hornets - Orlando Magic

Spectrum Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

from $16

31st
Mar, Mon
7:00 PM

Charlotte Hornets vs. Utah Jazz

Charlotte Hornets - Utah Jazz

Spectrum Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

from $15

4th
Apr, Fri
7:00 PM

Charlotte Hornets vs. Sacramento Kings

Charlotte Hornets - Sacramento Kings

Spectrum Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

from $24

6th
Apr, Sun
1:00 PM

Charlotte Hornets vs. Chicago Bulls

Charlotte Hornets - Chicago Bulls

Spectrum Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

from $23

8th
Apr, Tue
7:00 PM

Charlotte Hornets vs. Memphis Grizzlies

Charlotte Hornets - Memphis Grizzlies

Spectrum Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

from $24

Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina

Spectrum Center is an indoor arena located in Uptown Charlotte, North Carolina. It is owned by the city of Charlotte and operated by its main tenant, the NBA's Charlotte Hornets. The arena seats 19,077 for NBA games but can be expanded to 20,200 for college basketball games.

The arena opened in October 2005 as Charlotte Bobcats Arena. The name was changed to Time Warner Cable Arena when the naming rights were purchased in 2008. When Charter Communications purchased Time Warner Cable in 2016, the name was again changed to reflect the Spectrum trade name.

The arena was ...originally intended to host the original Hornets franchise in the early 2000s. The Hornets' arena, the Charlotte Coliseum, was considered outdated despite being only 13 years old.

In 2001, a non-binding public referendum for an arts package, which included money to build the new uptown arena, was placed on the ballot for voters; it was placed in order to demonstrate what was believed to be widespread public support for new arena construction. Polls showed the referendum on its way to passage until then-mayor Pat McCrory vetoed a living wage ordinance just days before the referendum. As a result, Helping Empower Local People, a grass-roots organization supporting a living wage, launched a campaign to oppose the arena, arguing that it was immoral for the city to build a new arena when city workers didn't earn enough to make a living. The referendum failed with 43% for building the arena and 57% opposed.

City leaders then devised a way to build a new arena that did not require voter support, but let it be known that they wouldn't consider building it unless then-Hornets' owner George Shinn sold the team. While even the NBA acknowledged that Shinn had alienated fans, NBA officials felt such a statement would anger other team owners. As it turned out, the NBA approved the Hornets' application to move to New Orleans. However, the league promised that the city would get a new team—which became the Bobcats—as part of the deal. The total cost of the arena to Charlotte and Mecklenburg County was not known, but estimated at around $260 million. The construction was approved by the city council, which did not opt to present another referendum to the public.

The arena opened as the Charlotte Bobcats Arena on October 21, 2005, costing $265 million. Architects hoped the building would bring the city together, as its location and large outdoor plaza, among other features, would suggest. The building's concourses and open design, plus artwork throughout also suggests the concept of community and socializing. One major feature of the arena was its original center-hung scoreboard, which was not only the largest scoreboard in any NBA arena when it debuted, but also featured a one-of-a-kind light-up 360 degree 3D mural of the Charlotte skyline. In early 2006, the arena became the subject of controversy when the Bobcats charged a $15,000 fee to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools for graduation ceremonies held at the building. The fee was eventually waived following media attention from a local newspaper. Many high schools in the area moved graduations to Bojangles' Coliseum.

As part of the deal, TWC shuttered its poorly-performing regional sports network C-SET (which was established to serve as the Bobcats' rightsholder) and allowed the team to negotiate a new deal with Fox Sports South to ensure wider distribution of its games. Following Charter Communications' purchase of TWC, the arena was renamed Spectrum Center, in accordance with Charter's trade name for its cable services more >>

Opening year 2005

Home team Charlotte Hornets

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