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Gund Arena renamed

Wed Aug 03, 2005 4:05 am

CLEVELAND (AP) - The Cavaliers will be playing next season at "The Q."

Gund Arena will become Quicken Loans Arena, named after the online mortgage giant that owner Dan Gilbert founded, the team said Tuesday. The Cavaliers did not disclose the cost of the naming rights.
The team plans to emphasize the nickname "The Q" and is developing logos and signs for the downtown venue. The Cavaliers did not say when the name change would become official.

Cavaliers officials will go before the city planning commission this week to get approval for new exterior signs on the 20,000-seat arena.

Gilbert bought the naming rights to Gund Arena when he purchased it and the Cavaliers for $375 million from former owner Gordon Gund this year.

The arena, which opened in 1994, becomes the first of Cleveland's three stadiums to have its name purchased by a corporate sponsor. Jacobs Field is named for the family that formerly owned the Cleveland Indians and Cleveland Browns Stadium took on the name of the team when it opened in 1999.

Quicken Loans, based in Livonia, Mich., is the nation's largest online mortgage company.


http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/3856468

Wed Aug 03, 2005 5:48 am

For some reason when I think the Q, I can only think of Quagmire. Giggidy giggidy.

Wed Aug 03, 2005 6:05 am

Haha, Quicken Loans... sounds so funny... :lol:

Wed Aug 03, 2005 6:09 am

That's one weak name for an arena. It's named more after Q-Rich :lol:

Wed Aug 03, 2005 10:28 am

at first i thought they were goin to try and make lebron happy and rename it the king james arena.

Wed Aug 03, 2005 12:48 pm

What does the "Q" stand for? :roll:

Wed Aug 03, 2005 4:41 pm

Okafor50 wrote:What does the "Q" stand for? :roll:


"Quicken Loans"
after the company that the Cavs owner also owns.

Wed Aug 03, 2005 5:18 pm

That's gay.

Wed Aug 03, 2005 7:00 pm

Old School Fool wrote:That's gay.


And how many nba teams do you own? You pimple faced nerd. :roll:

Wed Aug 03, 2005 7:50 pm

Gilbert Arena would've been way cooler...then they sign Gilbert Arenas as mentioned in an old thread

Thu Aug 04, 2005 9:03 am

is this a set up for the cavs to trade lebron to the knicks for Q. Richardson and a few others :?:
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