Inside the LA Clippers’ new $2b arena to open this year including ‘Wall’ stand with strict rules for fans

THE Los Angeles Clippers are going to great lengths to secure a home-court advantage in their new arena.

The Clippers' $2 billion Intuit Dome will have an exclusive 51-row fan section which has a strict code of conduct for the team's most loyal and loudest supporters.

'The Wall' has been built for 'certified' Clippers fans only – customers cannot cheer for the opposing team or wear visitors' uniforms.

In addition, fans in the section must complete three out of five requirements to be considered 'Chuckmark certified.'

These include uploading an image of them wearing Clippers gear, subscribing to the team's newsletter, and following the Clippers on Instagram.

In addition, Wall members must subscribe to ClipperVision or have attended a game in the last three years, and correctly answer a trivia question about the team's mascot Chuck the Condor.

Any fans who break The Wall Code will "lose access" to the European soccer-style stand, according to the team.

The construction development comes amid an announcement that the Intuit Dome has been awarded the 2026 NBA All-Star Game.

“I was giddy when I heard it was possible and even giddier when the NBA said we were getting it,” Clippers owner Steve Ballmer said.

Ballmer has spared no expense to ensure that the Inuit Dome will be the most technologically-advanced arena in the NBA.

The arena will have an incredible scoreboard which is almost an acre in size.

The double-sided halo display, developed and produced by electronics company Daktronics, is 38,375 square feet.

It will be around five times the size of the biggest NBA scoreboards at present.

Ballmer says the state-of-the-art arena, which is scheduled to open in the 2024-25 season, has been designed with the fans' perspective in mind.

"I have a point of view. I wanted an arena that works for the true basketball fan, and the music fan because we're going to have concerts," Ballmer said on Paul George's podcast.

"I wanted more noise. I wanted people closer to the action.

"We saw an early option to do a crazy thing for a scoreboard....our scoreboard's an acre.

"That's 44,000 square feet. The average big NBA scoreboard is 9,000 square feet. 

"So, we have about five times as much scoreboard as some of the biggest boards out there."

Intuit Dome will also have a record number of toilets to cut down on waiting times.

"Plus urinals, we got 1,300 or 1,400. I can't even remember right now," Ballmer added.

"I wanted people in their seats watching the game. 

"I hate it when you see lines; people can't come back in."

Intuit Dome will also be the basketball venue for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.