Madhouse Return!
The three-time WNBA Champion Phoenix Mercury today announced the return of professional basketball to its Arizona birthplace, Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Downtown Phoenix.
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The Mercury will play preseason, regular season and playoff home games during the 2020 WNBA season at the original home of the Phoenix Suns, the Valley’s first professional sports team, while the club’s current home, Talking Stick Resort Arena, undergoes a $230 million renovation.
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First opened in 1965, Veterans Memorial Coliseum instantly became the epicenter of sports and entertainment in the State of Arizona.
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Its distinct silhouette visible by Arizonans and travelers alike commuting through Phoenix, the Coliseum has been the backdrop for some of the greatest sports moments in the history of our state, and the staging ground for some of the world’s greatest artists.
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Its existence made possible NBA expansion in 1968, and the venue subsequently hosted scores of events like the 1975 NBA All-Star Game, 1976 NBA Finals, performances by Elvis Presley and The Rolling Stones, and the annual State Fair. The Coliseum is a part of Arizona’s past and present—and now the Mercury’s future.
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“Returning to ‘The Madhouse’ was absolutely the right move for our team and we are grateful to our ownership, management and the management of the Coliseum for making it possible,” said Mercury Chief Operating Officer Vince Kozar.
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