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Ballmer’s $2 Billion Domed Arena Opens as LA Takes Olympic Torch

  • Intuit Dome will be home of NBA’s Clippers, host Olympic hoops
  • Former Microsoft CEO built the venue without public funding
The Intuit DomeSource: LA Clippers
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Steve Ballmer spent 10 years building a new home for his Los Angeles Clippers basketball team — and $2 billion of his own money.

A lavish new star among the LA area’s galaxy of entertainment and sports venues, the 18,000-seat domed arena opens on Thursday, just days after Tom Cruise grabbed the Olympic flag in Paris and motorcycled toward the next Summer Games in Los Angeles in 2028.