It looks like the naming rights to the Miami Heat’s arena are up for grabs. The NBA team and Miami-Dade County, which owns the arena, have announced that they are ending their naming rights deal with FTX after the cryptocurrency exchange filed for bankruptcy last week.
In a joint statement released Friday night, both said they “will be working together to find a new naming rights partner for the arena.”:
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The building was renamed last year and a 19-year, $135 million sponsorship agreement between FTX and the county was just getting started.
While the search for a new naming rights partner is on, locals have quite a number of suggestions. Here are some of the most hilarious name changes:
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Yeah it looks right pic.twitter.com/jSMXhzMCsz
— POOH (@yeahitspooh_) November 12, 2022
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ftx arena bout to be a leon medical center
— rottweiler (@maylahh) November 12, 2022
📍 @FTXArena pic.twitter.com/8Ij0NQC7Kj
— Bankmanless (@BanklessHQ) November 9, 2022
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Wow FTX Arena got a new sponsor FAST pic.twitter.com/RPejdOyUq0
— David Brauer (@dbrauer) November 11, 2022
FTX Arena about to be called Ñooo Que Barato Sports Auditorium
— [𝙅.∆] 🏁 (@198T9) November 10, 2022
This may seem like a meme, but it’s not. BangBros actually took to Twitter to put their hat in the ring for the naming rights to the arena. The pornographic production company originally submitted a $10 million bid in 2019:
To @MiamiHEAT, in 2019 we submitted a 10 Million Dollar bid for the naming rights to the arena, suggesting the name Bang Bros Center (The BBC). Due to recent news about FTX, we are resubmitting our offer as the new home of the Miami Heat pic.twitter.com/QThqRY0KC9
— BANG BROS (@BangBrosDotCom1) November 12, 2022
What arena name would you like to see?