MECCA Arena
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MECCA Arena was a historic multi-purpose sports venue in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, best known for hosting the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks during their early years and featuring a famous brightly painted basketball court.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| MECCA Arena canonical | 5 |
| MECCA Arena (historical) | 1 |
| The MECCA Arena | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1298618 — 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: MECCA Arena Context triple: [Milwaukee Bucks, formerHomeArena, MECCA Arena]
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Movistar Arena
Movistar Arena is a major indoor multi-purpose entertainment and sports venue in Santiago, Chile, hosting concerts, sporting events, and large-scale shows.
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Etihad Stadium
Etihad Stadium is a major football stadium in Manchester, England, best known as the home ground of Manchester City Football Club.
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Zabeel Stadium
Zabeel Stadium is a football venue in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, best known as the home ground of Al Wasl FC.
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Rashid Stadium
Rashid Stadium is a multi-purpose sports venue in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, best known for hosting football matches and serving as the home ground of Shabab Al Ahli Club.
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Red Bull Arena
Red Bull Arena is a soccer-specific stadium in Harrison, New Jersey, best known as the home of Major League Soccer’s New York Red Bulls and a key venue for the Hudson River Derby.
- 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: MECCA Arena Target entity description: MECCA Arena was a historic multi-purpose sports venue in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, best known for hosting the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks during their early years and featuring a famous brightly painted basketball court.
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A.
Movistar Arena
Movistar Arena is a major indoor multi-purpose entertainment and sports venue in Santiago, Chile, hosting concerts, sporting events, and large-scale shows.
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B.
Etihad Stadium
Etihad Stadium is a major football stadium in Manchester, England, best known as the home ground of Manchester City Football Club.
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C.
Zabeel Stadium
Zabeel Stadium is a football venue in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, best known as the home ground of Al Wasl FC.
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D.
Rashid Stadium
Rashid Stadium is a multi-purpose sports venue in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, best known for hosting football matches and serving as the home ground of Shabab Al Ahli Club.
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E.
Red Bull Arena
Red Bull Arena is a soccer-specific stadium in Harrison, New Jersey, best known as the home of Major League Soccer’s New York Red Bulls and a key venue for the Hudson River Derby.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
indoor arena
ⓘ
multi-purpose arena ⓘ sports venue ⓘ |
| architect |
Eschweiler & Eschweiler
ⓘ
linked to:
Eschweiler
|
| category |
1950 establishments in Wisconsin
ⓘ
Basketball venues in Wisconsin ⓘ Defunct National Basketball Association venues ⓘ Indoor arenas in Wisconsin ⓘ Sports venues in Milwaukee ⓘ |
| city | Milwaukee ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| courtDesignBy | Robert Indiana ⓘ |
| courtDesignStyle | pop art ⓘ |
| currentName |
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena
ⓘ
linked to:
Wisconsin Center Arena
|
| formerName |
Milwaukee Arena
ⓘ
linked to:
BMO Harris Bradley Center
Wisconsin Center Arena ⓘ |
| hostedTeam |
Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball
ⓘ
Milwaukee Admirals ⓘ Milwaukee Bucks ⓘ Milwaukee Does ⓘ Milwaukee Wave ⓘ |
| leagueOfPrimaryTenant | National Basketball Association ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
ⓘ
linked to:
Milwaukee
|
| management | Wisconsin Center District ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
hosted Marquette University basketball games
ⓘ
hosted early Milwaukee Bucks NBA playoff games ⓘ |
| notableFeature | brightly painted basketball court ⓘ |
| opened | 1950 ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
City of Milwaukee
ⓘ
linked to:
Milwaukee
|
| partOf | MECCA complex ⓘ |
| primaryTenant | Milwaukee Bucks ⓘ |
| region | Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| renovated | 1998 ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Bradley Center ⓘ |
| seatingCapacity | 11000 ⓘ |
| servedAsHomeArenaFrom | Milwaukee Bucks 1968 ⓘ |
| servedAsHomeArenaUntil | Milwaukee Bucks 1988 ⓘ |
| sport |
basketball
ⓘ
ice hockey ⓘ indoor soccer ⓘ |
| state | Wisconsin ⓘ |
| surfaceType | hardwood basketball court ⓘ |
| usedFor |
boxing
ⓘ
concerts ⓘ conventions ⓘ professional wrestling ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: MECCA Arena Description of subject: MECCA Arena was a historic multi-purpose sports venue in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, best known for hosting the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks during their early years and featuring a famous brightly painted basketball court.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: MECCA Arena