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The Delta Center is an indoor arena in Salt Lake City, Utah. Under the leadership and private financing of Utah businessman Larry H. Miller, ground was broken for the arena on May 22, 1990, and it was completed on October 4, 1991, at a cost of $94 million. The arena seats 19,911 for basketball, has 56 luxury suites, and 668 club seats. Delta Air Lines paid $25 million for the naming rights over 20 years. The Delta Center is the home of the NBA's Utah Jazz and was also home of the WNBA's Utah Starzz from 1997-2002. Starting in 2006, it will be the home of the Arena Football League's Utah Blaze. The arena was also home to the figure skating competition of the 2002 Winter Olympics. It was also the site of the filming of the movie Legally Blonde 2. Image File history File links Northwest side of the Delta Center, taken on 18 June 2005 by Paul Kucher. ... Image File history File links Northwest side of the Delta Center, taken on 18 June 2005 by Paul Kucher. ... The following is a list of indoor arenas. ... ... Larry H. Miller Larry H. Miller is a prominent Utah businessman and philanthropist. ... An arena is a circular or oval shaped (or sometimes rectangular) public space (akin to a classical amphitheatre), designed to showcase theater, musical performances, or sporting events. ... May 22 is the 142nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (143rd in leap years). ... This article is about the year. ... October 4 is the 277th day of the year (278th in Leap years). ... 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Delta Boeing 757-232 at LAX in August 2003. ... The National Basketball Association of the United States and Canada, commonly known as the NBA, is the premier professional basketball league in North America. ... The Utah Jazz is a National Basketball Association team based in Salt Lake City, Utah. ... WNBA may also refer to WNBA-AM, a radio station in Illinois. ... The San Antonio Silver Stars are a team in the Womens National Basketball Association. ... Arena football is a sport invented by Jim Foster a former executive of the United States Football League and the National Football League. ... The Utah Blaze is an Arena Football League team that will begin play in 2006. ... Figure skating is an ice skating sporting event where individuals, mixed couples, or groups perform spins, jumps, and other moves on the ice, often to music. ... The XIX Olympic Winter Games were held in 2002 in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. ... Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde, is the 2003 sequel to 2001s Legally Blonde. ...

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