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Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall

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Location
  
Zagreb, Croatia

Opened
  
1987

Capacity
  
5,400

Owner
  
Architect
  
Marijan Hržić

Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall

Address
  
Savska 30, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia

Hours
  
Closed now Monday8AM–8PMTuesday8AM–8PMWednesday8AM–8PMThursday8AM–8PMFriday8AM–8PMSaturday8AM–8PMSunday8AM–8PM

Similar
  
Cibona Tower, Dom Sportova, Homeland Bridge, Technical Museum - Zagreb, 1 Ilica Street

Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall (Croatian: Košarkaški centar Dražen Petrović or Dvorana Dražen Petrović) is an Indoor sporting arena in Zagreb, Croatia. It serves as the home court for the professional basketball club KK Cibona. The arena has a seating capacity of 5,400 people.

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History

The arena was built in 1987, to be used at 1987 Summer Universiade and was then known as the Cibona Sports Center. In 1993 it was renamed after the late former NBA player and basketball Hall of Famer Dražen Petrović, a former Cibona star. Petrović died earlier that same year in a car accident, cutting his great career short.

Events

Cardinal Franjo Kuharić organized the first Christmas in Cibona concert in 1989, and since then it has been held annually.

Artists that have performed at the hall include Michael Bolton, Boney M, James Brown, José Carreras, Joe Cocker, Bryan Ferry, Diana Krall, Muse, Nightwish, Pain, Pet Shop Boys, P!nk, Seal and Simple Minds, among others.

References

Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall Wikipedia


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