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Photograph was edited for publication purposes. The Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, located at 3939 S. Figueroa Street, was officially opened on July 4, 1959 by then Vice President Richard M. Nixon and was designed by Welton Becket; general contractor was L.E. Dixon Company. The last event at the arena was a Bruce Springsteen concert. The arena was closed on March 19, 2016 and demolished to make room for a new soccer stadium. Photograph caption dated February 9, 1965 reads "Darrall Imhoff, Lakers' center in white, grabs hold of Philadelphia's Wilt Chamberlain to be sure the towering 76er pivot man won't make rebound during last night's National Basketball Association game at the Sports Arena. This appears to be a flagrant foul that was not called by the referee. Jim King, Lakers guard, right, is watching the board as Lakers won, 117-98."
Imhoff, Darrall Chamberlain, Wilt,--1936-1999 King, Jim Los Angeles Lakers (Basketball team) Philadelphia 76ers (Basketball team) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (Los Angeles, Calif.) Basketball players Men Spectators Basketball Arenas Lost architecture Los Angeles (Calif.)
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