Golden 1 Center

Golden 1 Center in downtown Sacramento is the home of the Kings and one of the most technologically advanced, sustainable arenas in North American sports. Massive sliding glass doors open the concourse to the surrounding Downtown Commons plaza, blending indoor and outdoor game-day space in a way few arenas attempt. The Kings' fan base is known for its cowbells and grassroots #SacramentoProud energy, a loyalty that helped keep the franchise in the city through a serious relocation threat in the early 2010s. It's as much a civic anchor for revitalized downtown Sacramento as it is a basketball arena.

Golden 1 Center opened in September 2016, replacing the aging Sleep Train Arena (formerly ARCO Arena) and giving the Kings a downtown home for the first time. It was built to LEED Platinum standard and became the first professional sports arena to earn that certification, powered partly by a rooftop solar array and an offsite solar field that make it the NBA's first carbon-neutral, grid-neutral building. The arena itself was the product of a fan-and-city campaign to save the Kings from relocation to Seattle, making its very existence part of Sacramento sports lore. It has since hosted NCAA tournament games and major concerts alongside Kings basketball.