Editing Moda Center (section)

===Name===
The original name of the facility was "Rose Garden"; however, the arena was also commonly known as the "Rose Garden Arena" to disambiguate it from the [[International Rose Test Garden]], also located in Portland. The name was chosen both to reflect Portland's reputation as the [[Nicknames of Portland, Oregon|Rose City]],<ref name="namingrights">{{cite news|title=Naming Stadium for Unitas Costly, Not Unprecedented |first=Jon |last=Morgan |url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/ravens/bal-sp.unitas17sep17,0,4799281.story |newspaper=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |date=September 17, 2002 |access-date=October 29, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041010210602/http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/football/bal-sp.unitas17sep17%2C0%2C2703334.story |archive-date=October 10, 2004 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and to reflect the importance to basketball heritage of [[Boston Garden]] and [[Madison Square Garden]] arenas in [[Boston]] and [[New York City]], respectively. When the name was selected, the remainder of the former coliseum grounds were given the name "Rose Quarter".

In 2007, the Trail Blazers and Vulcan announced that they were seeking a corporate partner to grant [[naming rights]] for the facility, with the goal of a new name being available for the Blazers' 2008–09 season.<ref name=pbj121307>{{cite news|title=Naming rights for Rose Garden for Sale|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2007/12/10/daily26.html?ana=from_rss|newspaper=[[American City Business Journals|Portland Business Journal]]|date=December 12, 2007|access-date=December 13, 2007|archive-date=May 25, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525200843/http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2007/12/10/daily26.html?ana=from_rss|url-status=live}}</ref> In August 2013, the Trail Blazers announced a 10-year deal with [[Moda Health]], an Oregon-based health insurance provider, to rename the arena Moda Center.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/index.ssf/2013/08/moda_center_rose_garden_gets_a_new_name_trail_blaz_1.html|title=Moda Center: Rose Garden gets a new name, Trail Blazers announce|date=August 13, 2013|newspaper=The Oregonian|access-date=August 13, 2013|archive-date=August 15, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130815193936/http://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/index.ssf/2013/08/moda_center_rose_garden_gets_a_new_name_trail_blaz_1.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

The renaming spurred a public outcry and petition by fans and Portlanders who preferred the old name. Portland mayor [[Charlie Hales]] initially expressed concern about the name, calling it a "head scratcher".<ref>{{cite news
 |url          = http://www.koin.com/2013/08/14/moda-center-name-change-petition/
 |title        = Hales: Moda Center name 'head scratcher'
 |date         = August 14, 2013
 |access-date   = September 20, 2013
 |publisher    = KOIN.com
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20130921060456/http://www.koin.com/2013/08/14/moda-center-name-change-petition/
 |archive-date = 2013-09-21
 |url-status     = dead
}}</ref>