On Aug. 15, the $2 billion Intuit Dome opened with a three-hour Bruno Mars concert that featured a surprise cameo from Lady Gaga. While the crowd lapped up Mars singing “Treasure” and his many other hits, CAA Sports co-head Mike “Vino” Levine had to be humming “That’s What I Like” as he thought about the massive, under-heralded role his team played in lighting up the state-of-the-art arena that’s the new home of the NBA’s L.A. Clippers.
CAA Sports oversaw the development, design and construction of the Intuit Dome — located in Inglewood, just down the street from SoFi Stadium where the NFL’s Rams and Chargers play — through its CAA ICON division, having a hand in everything from its enormous double-sided video “Halo Board” to its 80,000-square-foot outdoor plaza. And the name? That, too, was the product of Levine’s CAA Sports negotiating a massive 23-year, $500 million naming rights deal with Intuit, the tax and accounting software giant, which helped defray some of the project’s costs footed by owner Steve Ballmer.
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