Utah Jazz fans say 'The Delta Center,' but the organization says it's 'Delta Center.' Is there one true answer?
Utah Jazz fans arrive at the Delta Center ahead of the game in Salt Lake City on Friday, Dec. 8, 2023.The arena where the Utah Jazz play has gone through several name changes over the decades. Its original name turned into Energy Solutions Arena, which became Vivint Arena, and then went
The Jazz opened their home arena in 1991. It had its original name through 2005, when Delta Airlines filed for bankruptcy and subsequently didn’t renew its naming rights contract with the team.Delta Center,” and several fans who contacted The Salt Lake Tribune said it’s because that’s how broadcasters referred to it back in the ′90s. Others said using “the” just sounded more correct than the alternative.
Jed Wangsgard said the arena’s name “sounds naked and unnatural without the definite article,” and he “cringes” when he hears play-by-play announcer Craig Bolerjack say Delta Center “wrong.”
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