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American Airlines Arena

601 Biscayne Blvd

Miami, FL 33132

Opened: December 31, 1999

Originally known as American Airlines Arena, then FTX Arena and Miami-Dade Arena, now called the Kaseya Center, is a multi-purpose arena located in Miami, Florida, along Biscayne Bay. It was constructed beginning in 1998 as a replacement for the Miami Arena and designed by the architecture firms Arquitectonica and 360 Architecture. The arena is home to the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association.

The FTX Arena is directly served by the Miami Metrorail at Government Center station via free transfers to Metromover Omni Loop, providing direct service to Freedom Tower and Park West stations. The Arena is also within walking distance from the Historic Overtown/Lyric Theatre Metrorail station.

The FTX Arena has 2,105 club seats, 80 luxury suites, and 76 private boxes. The Waterfront Theater is Florida's largest theater which is housed within the arena, that can seat between 3,000 and 5,800. The theater can be configured for concerts, family events, musical theatre and other stage shows. American Airlines which has a hub at Miami International Airport maintains the FTX Arena Travel Center at the venue.

The arena opened as the American Airlines Arena on December 31, 1999, and its construction cost was $213 million. Architectural design team members included George Heinlein, Cristian Petschen, Reinaldo Borges, and Lance Simon. The arena's opening was inaugurated with a concert by Gloria Estefan. Two days later, on January 2, 2000, the Miami Heat played its first game in the new arena by defeating the Orlando Magic 111–103.

As part of its sponsorship arrangement, American Airlines had a giant aircraft painted atop the arena's roof, with an American Airlines logo in the center. The design is visible from airplanes taking off and landing at Miami International Airport, where American has a hub. The arena also has luxury skyboxes called "Flagship Lounges", a trademark originally used for American's premium-class lounges at certain airports.

In September 2019, it was reported that the arena would have a new name in 2020. In March 2021, FTX, a cryptocurrency exchange, acquired the naming rights to the arena for $135 million. The NBA approved the deal in early April, and the arena was fully renamed to FTX Arena in June 2021

Last 10 Games
Date	Opponents	Result

Dec 1, 2018	Vanderbilt @ N.C. State	65 - 80
Dec 1, 2018	Yale @ Miami	77 - 73
Dec 1, 2018	Texas Tech @ Memphis	78 - 67
Dec 1, 2018	St. Johns @ Georgia Tech	76 - 73
Dec 2, 2017	Princeton @ Miami	52 - 80
Dec 2, 2017	Syracuse @ Kansas	60 - 76
Mar 22, 2009	Cleveland State @ #	57 - 71
Mar 22, 2009	Syracuse @ Arizona State #	67 - 78
Mar 20, 2009	Utah @ #	71 - 84
Mar 20, 2009	Temple @ Arizona State #	57 - 66
	# - 2008-09 NCAA Tournament