- Address: 400 West Church Street, Orlando
- Country: United States
- Capacity: 18,000
- Opened: 1 October 2010
- Main use: Basketball, ice hockey, indoor American football
- Tenants: Orlando Magic (basketball), Orlando Predators (indoor American football), Orlando Solar Bears (ice hockey)
Extra stadium info – Kia Center
The construction of the Kia Center started in 2008 and its construction costs were $480 million. It opened as one of the largest sports venues by capacity in Orlando. Shakira, the first person with 100 million followers on his or her social media page, performed at the arena. The Orlando Magic, the Orlando Predators and the Orlando Solar Bears use the Kia Center for home games. The Orlando Magic, one of the first basketball clubs with 1 million followers on its main social media page, drew an average attendance of 18,000 in 41 home games in their first National Basketball Association season at the venue. The club was founded in 1989.
Shaquille O’Neal
Shaquille Rashaun O’Neal is one of the former players of the Orlando Magic. He is widely regarded as one of the best basketball players of all time. Shaquille O’Neal started his NBA career with the Orlando Magic in the 1990s. He also played NBA games for the Los Angeles Lakers from California, the Miami Heat from Florida, the Phoenix Suns from Arizona, the Cleveland Cavaliers from Ohio and the Boston Celtics from Massachusetts.
The championship series of the NBA
In 1995, Shaquille Rashaun O’Neal reached the championship series of the NBA with the Orlando Magic. The Magic made their debut in the finals of the NBA that year. The championship series of the NBA consisted of four games in 1995. The Houston Rockets from Texas won all four games. In 2009, the Orlando Magic reached the finals of the NBA for the second time in their history. They faced the Los Angeles Lakers in those finals. The finals of the NBA consisted of five matches in 2009. The Lakers won four of those five matches.
