Great Western Forum
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Great Western Forum is a famous indoor arena in Inglewood, California, best known as the longtime home of the NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers and NHL’s Los Angeles Kings.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great Western Forum canonical | 9 |
| Great Western Forum 1988–2003 | 1 |
| The Great Western Forum | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4776974 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Great Western Forum Context triple: [The Forum, formerName, Great Western Forum]
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Northlands Coliseum
Northlands Coliseum was a multi-purpose indoor arena in Edmonton, Alberta, best known as the longtime home of the NHL’s Edmonton Oilers during their 1980s Stanley Cup dynasty years.
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B.
Reed Arena
Reed Arena is a multi-purpose indoor sports and entertainment venue on the Texas A&M University campus that hosts the Aggies’ basketball games and various large events.
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C.
Cominco Arena
Cominco Arena is a multi-purpose indoor ice hockey and events arena located in Trail, British Columbia.
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Littlejohn Coliseum
Littlejohn Coliseum is an indoor arena on the campus of Clemson University best known as the home court of the Clemson Tigers basketball teams and a venue for major campus events and concerts.
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E.
Port Arthur Stadium
Port Arthur Stadium is a baseball venue in Thunder Bay, Ontario, best known as the home field of the Thunder Bay Border Cats of the Northwoods League.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Great Western Forum Target entity description: Great Western Forum is a famous indoor arena in Inglewood, California, best known as the longtime home of the NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers and NHL’s Los Angeles Kings.
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A.
Northlands Coliseum
Northlands Coliseum was a multi-purpose indoor arena in Edmonton, Alberta, best known as the longtime home of the NHL’s Edmonton Oilers during their 1980s Stanley Cup dynasty years.
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B.
Reed Arena
Reed Arena is a multi-purpose indoor sports and entertainment venue on the Texas A&M University campus that hosts the Aggies’ basketball games and various large events.
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C.
Cominco Arena
Cominco Arena is a multi-purpose indoor ice hockey and events arena located in Trail, British Columbia.
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D.
Littlejohn Coliseum
Littlejohn Coliseum is an indoor arena on the campus of Clemson University best known as the home court of the Clemson Tigers basketball teams and a venue for major campus events and concerts.
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E.
Port Arthur Stadium
Port Arthur Stadium is a baseball venue in Thunder Bay, Ontario, best known as the home field of the Thunder Bay Border Cats of the Northwoods League.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
entertainment venue
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indoor arena ⓘ sports venue ⓘ |
| architect | Charles Luckman ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| currentName | The Kia Forum ⓘ |
| designStyle | modernist ⓘ |
| formerName |
L.A. Forum
ⓘ
The Forum ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
Inglewood, California ⓘ
linked to:
Inglewood
Los Angeles County, California ⓘ
linked to:
Los Angeles County
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| nearbyAirport | Los Angeles International Airport ⓘ |
| nickname |
The Fabulous Forum
ⓘ
linked to:
The Forum
The Forum ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
home arena for Los Angeles Kings during Wayne Gretzky era
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home arena for Los Angeles Lakers Showtime era ⓘ hosted 1981 NHL All-Star Game ⓘ hosted 1983 NBA All-Star Game ⓘ hosted 1990 NBA All-Star Game ⓘ venue for major boxing matches ⓘ venue for major rock and pop concerts ⓘ |
| opened | 1967-12-30 ⓘ |
| openingYear | 1967 ⓘ |
| owner | Steve Ballmer ⓘ |
| parkingType | surface parking lots ⓘ |
| previousOwner |
Faithful Central Bible Church
ⓘ
Madison Square Garden Company ⓘ
linked to:
Madison Square Garden Sports
|
| primaryTenant |
Los Angeles Kings
ⓘ
Los Angeles Lakers ⓘ Los Angeles Sparks ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
basketball
ⓘ
concerts ⓘ ice hockey ⓘ |
| region |
Greater Los Angeles area
ⓘ
linked to:
Greater Los Angeles Area
|
| renovation | major renovation completed in 2014 ⓘ |
| renovationBy |
Madison Square Garden Company
ⓘ
linked to:
Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp.
|
| renovationCost | approximately $100 million ⓘ |
| roofType | domed roof ⓘ |
| seatingCapacityBasketball | 17000+ ⓘ |
| seatingCapacityHockey | 16000+ ⓘ |
| servedAsHomeCourtFor | Los Angeles Lakers championships of the 1980s ⓘ |
| shape | circular ⓘ |
| sponsoredName | Great Western Forum ⓘ |
| tenantFrom |
Los Angeles Kings, 1967–1999
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Los Angeles Lakers, 1967–1999 ⓘ Los Angeles Sparks, 1997–2000 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Great Western Forum Description of subject: Great Western Forum is a famous indoor arena in Inglewood, California, best known as the longtime home of the NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers and NHL’s Los Angeles Kings.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Great Western Forum
linked to: Great Western Forum
subject linked to:
1990–91 NBA championship