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Former names | Jam Events Center (2009-2012) |
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Location | 1400 Norris Road Bakersfield, California 93308 |
Capacity | Basketball: 500 |
Opened | 2009 |
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Bakersfield Jam ( NBA D-League) (2009–2016) |
The Dignity Health Event Center is a multipurpose arena in Bakersfield, California. It opened in December 2009 as the Jam Events Center. It was home to the Bakersfield Jam of the NBA Development League. [1] [2]
The arena regularly seats 500 people but it is expandable to 700. Jam owner Stan Ellis estimated in 2010 that the team is saving $500,000 a season by using the smaller facility rather than the much larger Rabobank Arena for home games. Because of the small seating capacity, no single-game tickets are available for any contest. [3] This was also the team's practice facility.
On August 21, 2012, it was announced that Dignity Health had signed a three-year naming rights deal with the Jam, changing the name to the Dignity Health Event Center effective immediately. [4]
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