CLEVELAND — The home of the Cleveland Cavaliers, Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, has been named the seventh highest-rated NBA arena according to SportsbooksOnline.com.
The arena rankings were taken from public review scores on the websites Yelp, Tripadvisor and Google and averaged out to create the official rankings list.
The top 10 NBA arenas in the study can be seen below.
Arena - Team - Average Score
- FedExForum - Memphis Grizzlies - 4.57
- Madison Square Garden - New York Knicks - 4.40
- Crypto.com Arena - Los Angeles Lakers/Clippers - 4.40
- Kaseya Center - Miami Heat - 4.40
- United Center - Chicago Bulls - 4.40
- Amway Center - Orlando Magic - 4.37
- Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse - Cleveland Cavaliers - 4.37
- Gainbridge Fieldhouse - Indiana Pacers - 4.37
- Paycom Center - Oklahoma City Thunder - 4.37
- Smoothie King Center - New Orleans Pelicans - 4.37
Patrick Corkery from SportsbooksOnline.com said about the study, “Looking across the average scores among the top ten, reveals there is actually not a lot separating the best arenas, which suggests they are all offering fans a good game day experience at a reasonable price. It's worth bearing in mind that as well as gamedays, many of these arenas also play host to NHL, boxing, and musical events, which makes it difficult to pinpoint exactly which reviews are contributing the most to their overall score. It is also interesting to see that the most highly rated arena is not necessarily the most well-known one, as iconic arenas such as Madison Square Garden and the Crypto.com Arena, had to make do with second and third place respectively.”
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse had its grand re-opening in 2019 after the arena overwent a dramatic facelift inside and, most notably, outside of the arena. Over $185 million was spent to modernize the aging structure that first opened in 1994.