The Staples Center arena in Los Angeles will be renamed Crypto.com Arena on Christmas day, according to a press release.
- The Singapore-based crypto exchange bought the naming rights from AEG for 20 years, for $700 million, the L.A. Times reported, citing sources familiar with the matter.
- The $700 million figure makes it one of the largest naming deals in sports history, according to the newspaper. An AEG spokesperson declined to comment on the figure.
- The multi-purpose arena will reveal the new branding on Dec. 25, when the Los Angeles Lakers host the Brooklyn Nets. All Staples Center external signs will be changed to the new name by June 2022.
- Crypto.com will also be an official partner of the Los Angeles Lakers and hockey?s LA Kings under the agreement.
- The crypto exchange?s logo already adorns the jerseys of the Philadelphia 76ers.
- AEG is the sports and entertainment company that owns and operates the Staples Center, as well as other major sports and music venues like The O2 in London and Mercedes Platz in Berlin.
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UPDATE (Nov. 17, 08:00 UTC): Adds AEG comment in second paragraph.