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The Los Angeles Clippers revealed the double-sided “Halo Board” that wraps around the roof of the soon-to-open Intuit Dome to reporters on Friday.
The Intuit Dome is set to open in August, ahead of the 2024-25 NBA season.
The Athletic’s Ohm Youngmisuk provided a glimpse of the halo’s technological capabilities.
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Steve Ballmer unveils his new Halo at Intuit Dome pic.twitter.com/SaqdwHfPqG
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Here’s the Halo! #ClipperNation #DakPro @IntuitDome @LAClippers pic.twitter.com/KsPBPKwt0u
Some Halo Board effects incorporate lights built into the seats, such as a “storm” effect that causes simulated lightning to flash in the arena.
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The storm inside Intuit Dome pic.twitter.com/cajTpphcIs
The Halo Board, which was developed by video display company Daktronics, stretches almost an acre in total. The screen covers 38,375 square feet and using more than 233 million LEDs, according to the Clippers.
The team has described the scoreboard as “the largest ever double-sided halo display in an arena setting.”
Youngmisuk previewed some of the player displays and fancams that can be shown on the halo board during Clippers games.
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The Halo will have an option to focus on individual players, their story and even the charitable foundation they donate to pic.twitter.com/rrgayzt6dy
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There will be a Steve Ballmer cam along the many options to be seen in the fan area of the Halo screen pic.twitter.com/meAShlyf9I
The Clippers originally identified the Halo Board as a method of “putting a priority on the viewing experience of upper-bowl seats.”
Views aren’t the only thing upper decks gain from the new board, which is additionally equipped with T-shirt cannons that can send merchandise sailing into the higher levels of the arena, Youngmisuk reported.
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The Halo will even have t-shirt cannons to send t-shirts into the upper deck seats. pic.twitter.com/pEe0IoVDhz
The Intuit Dome is scheduled to open on August 15, with Bruno Mars performing at the venue’s grand opening. The Clippers are set to make their debut in the new stadium in October.
