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===Design and operations=== The arena seats 19,432 for basketball, with 2,000 club seats and 88 [[luxury suite]]s. Seating is divided into three levels, with two main levels of suites and five "platinum suites" on the event level. Around the seating there are two main concourses, one on the ground level to access the 100 level seating and 32 lower suites, and an upper concourse for the top 200 level seating. The lower concourse also includes the ticket office and the two-level main team shop. In between is the club level, which provides access to the 60 upper suites and club seating. Also on the club level is an auxiliary gym, which was used by the Cavaliers as their main practice court until the opening of the Cleveland Clinic Courts practice facility in 2007. In the hockey<!--, indoor soccer--> and arena football configuration, capacity is 18,926. During most Monsters games, the upper-level seating is closed and covered by a large curtain, reducing capacity to 9,447. In the basketball configuration, when the upper-level seating is closed, capacity is listed at 11,751. 60% of the seating is located in the lower two levels.<ref name=funfacts>{{cite web|title=Quicken Loans Arena Fun Facts|url=http://www.theqarena.com/arena-info/about-quicken-loans-arena/quicken-loans-arena-fun-facts|publisher=Quicken Loans Arena|year=2015|access-date=December 16, 2015|archive-date=September 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180917105332/https://www.theqarena.com/arena-info/about-quicken-loans-arena/quicken-loans-arena-fun-facts|url-status=dead}}</ref> The seating capacity was reduced in 2018 as part of a major renovation project that expanded the concourses, removed three sections of seating in the upper level, and updated other parts of the facility. From the opening of the arena until 2018, seating capacity for basketball was listed at 20,562, with a maximum for ice hockey<!--, indoor soccer--> and arena football at 20,056.<ref>{{cite news|title=Take a Behind-the-Scenes Tour of the Q Renovation|first=Courtney|last=Astolfi|url=http://s.cleveland.com/epZvIlZ|newspaper=[[The Plain Dealer]]|location=Cleveland|date=September 28, 2018|access-date=September 28, 2018|archive-date=December 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191226004403/http://s.cleveland.com/epZvIlZ|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[File:Humongotron.jpg|thumb|300px|The scoreboard with flames during player introductions in 2014]] The main scoreboard at Rocket Arena, nicknamed ''Humongotron'', is the fourth largest scoreboard used in an NBA arena. It was installed in October 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2246757-cavaliers-announce-quicken-loans-arena-is-now-home-to-nbas-biggest-videoboard|title=Cavaliers Announce Quicken Loans Arena Is Now Home to NBA's Biggest Scoreboard|work=[[Bleacher Report]]|date=October 27, 2014|access-date=October 28, 2014}}</ref> On the roof of the building is a large LED message board that measures {{convert|360|ft}} by {{convert|90|ft}}. The sign was approved by the Cleveland City Planning Commission in March 2016 with the stipulation that only the arena's name or its naming rights sponsor can be shown. Any other use of the sign needs commission approval.<ref>{{cite news |title=Cleveland Cavaliers' Plan for Giant LED Sign Atop The Q Gets Planning Commission's OK|first=Michelle|last=Jarboe|url=http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2016/03/cleveland_cavaliers_plan_for_g.html|newspaper=[[The Plain Dealer]]|location=Cleveland|date=March 18, 2016|access-date=February 10, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The New 'Quicken Loans Arena' LED Sign Debuted Last Night|url=http://www.clevescene.com/scene-and-heard/archives/2016/05/18/the-new-quicken-loans-arena-led-sign-debuted-last-night |date=May 18, 2016|author=Allard, Sam|work=Cleveland Scene|access-date=February 10, 2017}}</ref> The arena, along with neighboring [[Progressive Field]] and an adjacent parking garage, is owned by the Gateway Economic Development Corporation of Greater Cleveland, an entity made up of members appointed by the governments of the city of Cleveland and [[Cuyahoga County, Ohio|Cuyahoga County]]. Gateway leases the arena to the Cavaliers, who also manage the [[Cleveland Monsters]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Who We Are|url=http://www.gatewaysportscomplex.org/who.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005012345/http://gatewaysportscomplex.org/who.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=October 5, 2013|year=2013|publisher=Gateway Economic Development Corporation of Greater Cleveland|access-date=December 16, 2015}}</ref> In March 2017, in partnership with the non-profit organization KultureCity, the Cavaliers officially introduced the availability of [[Autism friendly|accommodations]] during all events for guests with hypersensitivity needs, such as attendees with [[autism spectrum]] disorders. This includes staff training, free "sensory bags" with headphones, a blanket, and other items geared towards attendees with sensory needs, as well as a [[sensory room]] and exemptions from re-entry policies if they are overwhelmed by the environment. The arena became the first in the NBA to be certified by KultureCity as being "sensory inclusive".<ref name="sbnation-sensory">{{cite web |title=Cleveland Cavaliers Have First Sensory Inclusive Sporting Arena. Here's What That Means and Why It Matters|first=Kristian|last=Winfield|url=https://www.sbnation.com/2017/3/31/15129734/cleveland-cavaliers-quicken-loans-arena-nba-sensory-inclusive|work=[[SB Nation]]|date=March 31, 2017|access-date=April 1, 2017}}</ref><ref name="cleveland-sensoryfriendly">{{cite news |title=Cavaliers Debut The Quiet Space Sensory Room Aimed at Expanding Accessibility Inside The Q|first=Joe|last=Noga|url=http://www.cleveland.com/cavs/index.ssf/2017/03/cavaliers_debut_the_quiet_spac.html|website=[[The Plain Dealer]]|location=Cleveland|date=March 30, 2017|access-date=April 1, 2017}}</ref>
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