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The American Airlines Arena is an arena located in downtown Miami, Florida along Biscayne Bay and is used for basketball games and concerts. It was constructed as a replacement for the Miami Arena.

The American Airlines Arena is home to the Miami Heat of the NBA.

The WNBA team Miami Sol played at the stadium from the team's birth in 2000 to the team's death in 2002.

1 History

In November 19981998 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year of the Ocean''. Events January January 1998 A massive ice storm, caused by El Nino, strikes New England, southern Ontario and Quebec, resulting, construction of the new arena was delayed following a fire in the upper section of the facility. On December 31, 1999, the American Airlines Arena opened. The first event was a Gloria Estefan concert. Three days later, on January 2, 2000, the Miami Heat played their first game in the new arena.

The Miami Sol, a WNBA women's basketball team, began play at the American Airlines Arena in 2000, but the team was folded by the WNBA following the 2002 season.

2 Other notes

• As part of its sponsorship arrangement, American Airlines had a giant aircraft painted on top of the arena's roof, with an American Airlines logo in the center. The design is visible from airplanes taking off and landing at Miami International Airport, where American has a hub.
• The arena was the setting for the highly publicized 2004 MTV Video Music Awards. The event brought millions of dollars into the Miami-Dade County economy.
• Local sportscasters often refer to the arena as the "triple-A."
• The arena is known for its unusual scoreboard, which changes colors depending on the atmosphere.
• The American Airlines Arena is not to be confused with American Airlines Center, which is located in Dallas, Texas.

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