The highest rated NBA arenas revealed
- • The FedExForum, home of the Memphis Grizzlies, is the highest-rated NBA arena, with an average score of 4.57 across 7,248 total reviews.
- • In second is Madison Square Garden, home of the New York Knicks, with an average rating of 4.40 across 39,695 reviews.
- • Third is the Crypto.com Arena, home of the Los Angeles Clippers and the Lakers, with an average rating of 4.40 across 31,841 total reviews.
The FedExForum, home of the Memphis Grizzlies, has come out as the highest-rated NBA arena, with an average score of 4.57.
Sportsbooks comparison site SportsbooksOnline.com averaged Yelp, Tripadvisor, and Google review scores for all 29 NBA Arenas, to find out which is the highest rated by the public.
In cases where average combined scores were tied, the arenas were then ordered by the total number of reviews, from the largest to the smallest number of reviews.
The FedExForum, home of the Memphis Grizzlies, has come out as the highest-rated NBA arena, with an average score of 4.57 from 7,248 total reviews. The venue cost $250 million to construct, and the naming rights were sold to FedEx for $92 million.
In second place is Madison Square Garden, home to the New York Knicks, with an average score of 4.40 from 39,695 total reviews. Madison Square Garden was the most-reviewed arena of all the NBA venues featured in the study.
In third place is the Crypto.com Arena, the shared home of the Los Angeles Clippers and the Los Angeles Lakers. The Crypto.com Arena also scored an average rating of 4.40, from 31,841 reviews.
The Kaseya Center, the home of the Miami Heat, is in fourth place with an average score of 4.40 from 25,298 total reviews. The United Center which had the same average score, and is home to the Chicago Bulls, came just behind in fifth, with 23,422 total reviews.
The Orlando Magic’s home arena, the Amway Center, is in sixth place with an average score of 4.37 from 17,160 total reviews.
The home of the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse, is the NBA arena in seventh, with an average score of 4.37 from 11,678 total reviews.
The Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Paycom Center, and the Smoothie King Center are eighth, ninth and tenth respectively, all with an average review score of 4.37. These arenas are home to the Indiana Pacers, Oklahoma City Thunder and the New Orleans Pelicans.
The NBA arena with the lowest overall rating was the Golden 1 Center, home of the Sacramento Kings. It only managed an average rating of 3.83 from 9,945 total reviews.
| Rank | Arena | Team that plays here | Yelp review score | Tripadvisor review score | Google Review score | Average score | Total number of reviews |
| 1. | FedExForum | Memphis Grizzlies | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.57 | 7,248 |
| 2. | Madison Square Garden | New York Knicks | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.40 | 39,695 |
| 3. | Crypto.com Arena | Los Angeles Clippers / Los Angeles Lakers | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.40 | 31,841 |
| 4. | Kaseya Center | Miami Heat | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.40 | 25,298 |
| 5. | United Center | Chicago Bulls | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.40 | 23,422 |
| 6. | Amway Center | Orlando Magic | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.37 | 17,160 |
| 7. | Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse | Cleveland Cavaliers | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.37 | 11,678 |
| 8. | Gainbridge Fieldhouse | Indiana Pacers | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.37 | 10,774 |
| 9. | Paycom Center | Oklahoma City Thunder | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.37 | 9,863 |
| 10. | Smoothie King Center | New Orleans Pelicans | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.37 | 5,721 |
| 11. | Scotiabank Arena | Toronto Raptors | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.33 | 32,701 |
| 12. | AT&T Center | San Antonio Spurs | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.33 | 7,875 |
| 13. | State Farm Arena | Atlanta Hawks | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.33 | 6,117 |
| 14. | American Airlines Center | Dallas Mavericks | 4.0 | 4.5 | N/A | 4.25 | 1,866 |
| 15. | Fiserv Forum | Milwaukee Bucks | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.23 | 8,757 |
| 16. | Chase Center | Golden State Warriors | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.23 | 7,068 |
| 17. | TD Garden | Boston Celtics | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.20 | 20,036 |
| 18. | Ball Arena | Denver Nuggets | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.20 | 15,260 |
| 19. | Toyota Center | Houston Rockets | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.20 | 11,181 |
| 20. | Barclays Center | Brooklyn Nets | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.17 | 23,731 |
| 21. | Little Caesars Arena | Detroit Pistons | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.03 | 22,373 |
| 22. | Wells Fargo Center | Philadelphia 76ers | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.03 | 15,859 |
| 23. | Footprint Center | Phoenix Suns | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.03 | 11,902 |
| 24. | Vivint Arena | Utah Jazz | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.03 | 8,865 |
| 25. | Spectrum Center | Charlotte Hornets | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.03 | 8,125 |
| 26. | Capital One Arena | Washington Wizards | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.00 | 15,855 |
| 27. | Moda Center | Portland Trail Blazers | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.00 | 11,648 |
| 28. | Target Center | Minnesota Timberwolves | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.00 | 8,185 |
| 29. | Golden 1 Center | Sacramento Kings | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 3.83 | 9,945 |
Patrick Corkery, Content Writer at SportsbooksOnline.com commented on 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.”
Credit and link: https://sportsbooksonline.com
Methodology: Yelp, Tripadvisor, and Google review scores for each NBA arena were averaged to determine their overall rating. Where there was a tie on the average score, the arenas were then ordered by the total number of reviews, from the largest number of reviews to the smallest number of reviews.