This entire blog post is dedicated to the Cleveland Cavaliers home basketball court, Quicken Loans Arena. The Q is located at 1 Center Court Cleveland, Ohio. The Cavs also share this venue with the Cleveland Gladiators (arena football) and the Lake Erie Monsters (minor league hockey). The arena is commonly referred to as The Q and until 2005 it was named Gund Arena after former team owner, Gordon Gund. Ground broke for the arena on April 27, 1992 and was then opened on October 17, 1994. Before the opening of Gund Arena the Cavaliers played in the Coliseum at Richfield. The building of the arena was part of the Gateway Project which was a project to revitalize downtown Cleveland.
Coliseum at Richfield >
Quicken Loans Arena
For basketball Quicken Loans Arena seats 20,562 people which includes 92 luxury suites. After the 2005 NBA season The Q underwent renovations that added new seats, new scoreboards, state of the art sound systems, as well as new locker rooms. The arena is also known as a 'sibling' to Progressive Field which is the Cleveland Indians field becasue it is right across the street and was built about the same time. The Q has become known as one of the most intimidating environments in the NBA and has hosted many notable events over the years. Some of these include NCAA Men's Basketball tournament games, WWE events, NBA Playoff games, the 1997 NBA All-Star Game, and many concerts. 
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