2008-09 NBA Arena Sponsors Multiple Choice Quiz | NBA by Season

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1. In Dallas, home of the Mavericks, they played in an arena that boasted which airline as its title sponsor?

Answer: American Airlines

American Airlines Center replaced Reunion Arena as the Mavericks' home court in 2001. During the 2006 NBA Finals, American Airlines received a lot of exposure, since the Mavericks were playing the Miami Heat, who played their home games at American Airlines Arena. The Mavericks shared American Airlines Center with the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League in 2008-09.

2. In 2008-09, Oklahoma City marked the first season of the Thunder. Which automobile maker was title sponsor of the Thunders' arena that season?

Answer: Ford

Opened in June 2002, Ford Center served as the temporary home of the New Orleans Hornets, who were displaced from New Orleans Arena for two seasons after Hurricane Katrina (for the 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons). Billionaire investor Clay Bennett bought the Seattle SuperSonics from Howard Schulz, and moved the team to Oklahoma City, beginning play in the 2008-09 season.

3. In Minneapolis, which department store chain served as title sponsor of the Timberwolves' home sweet home?

Answer: Target

After spending their first season in 1989-90 in the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, the Timberwolves moved into their new home at the Target Center and began play there in 1990-91. Target began life as the Dayton Dry Goods Company in Minneapolis in 1903.

4. Looking at Indianapolis to check out the home of the Pacers, which financial services organization held title sponsorship over the Pacers' home arena in 2008-09?

Answer: Conseco

Conseco Fieldhouse replaced Market Square Arena, the Pacers' longtime home, beginning in the 1999-2000 NBA season. In 2002, the facility co-hosted the FIBA Men's World Basketball Championship with the RCA Dome, which itself served Indianapolis from 1984 until its demolition in 2008. It has also played host to the Big Ten Conference's men's basketball tournament.

5. The nation's capital of Washington, D.C., found the Wizards which called it home. What telecommunications provider, with whom Wizard fans could call home, was their arena's title sponsor in 2008-09?

Answer: Verizon

Opened as MCI Center in 1997, Verizon Center replaced USAir Arena, itself formerly known as Capital Centre, the same year that the Bullets rebranded themselves as the Wizards. In 2009, Verizon Center was the site of the NCAA's Frozen Four hockey championship, which saw Boston University stage a late rally against Miami (Ohio) and win the title in overtime.

6. Let's look at the New Jersey Meadowlands, in the shadows of the New York skyline. Which clothing brand served as title sponsor to the New Jersey Nets' home arena in 2008-09?

Answer: Izod

Opened as Brendan Byrne Arena in 1981, Izod Center was known as Continental Airlines Arena from 1996-2007. Prior to moving to the building, the Nets played at the Louis Brown Athletic Center, on the Livingstone campus of Rutgers. Izod Center was the home ice of the New Jersey Devils of the NHL from 1982-2007, and the Seton Hall Pirates college basketball team from 1985-2007. Both the Devils and the Pirates moved to the Prudential Center in Newark to begin play in the 2007-08 season.

7. In the busy skies over metro Atlanta, we find the home of the Hawks. Which electronics company shed light on the Hawks during their 2008-09 home games?

Answer: Philips

Built on the site of The Omni, which served Atlanta from 1972-1997, and part of the complex that includes CNN Center and the Georgia Dome, Philips Arena first hosted the Hawks during the 1999-2000 NBA season. While the arena was being built, the Hawks played their home games at the Georgia Dome and at Alexander Memorial Coliseum, on the campus of Georgia Tech.

8. Denver, Colorado, where the Nuggets won the Northwest Division in 2008-09 in an arena were sponsored by which beverage brand?

Answer: Pepsi

Pepsi Center replaced McNichols Sports Arena as the Nuggets' home court during the 1999-2000 season. It is part of a complex that includes Coors Field, home of the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball, and Invesco Field at Mile High, home of the Denver Broncos of the National Football League. Pepsi Center also served as the home of the Colorado Avalanche in 2008-09, and was the site of the historic 2008 Democratic National Convention that nominated Barack Obama as its presidential candidate.

9. Sacramento was the home of the Kings. Which oil company served as the title sponsor for the Kings' arena in 2008-09?

Answer: ARCO

The second facility to bear the ARCO Arena name became the home of the Kings during the 1988-89 season. The first ARCO Arena was a temporary facility that the Kings used after moving from Kansas City, from the 1985-86 to the 1987-88 season, and was used as an office building after the Kings moved out.

10. The famed Bay Area was home to the Golden State Warriors. Which technology company served as title sponsor of the Warriors' arena in 2008-09?

Answer: Oracle

Oracle Arena has been the home of the Warriors since 1966, when it was opened as Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena. Like Seattle Center Coliseum, which was known as Key Arena when the SuperSonics left Seattle after the 2007-08 season, Oracle Arena was gutted and rebuilt within its original confines.

The renovation begin in mid-1996 and was finished in time for the Warriors to return for the 1997-98 season. San Jose Arena (known as HP Pavillion at San Jose in 2008-09) served as the Warriors temporary home during the renovation.

Source: Author cag1970

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