Part of the conditions of sale include the buyer providing a new or re-modelled ice rink and arena facilities.
Today they will practice lightly at their South Mountain Arena training facility in West Orange, N.J.
The N.B.A. prohibits any player from taking a gun, loaded or unloaded, into any league arena or facility.
The District of Columbia has a zero-tolerance weapons possession law similar to that of New York City, and it is a violation of the N.B.A.'s collective-bargaining agreement to carry weapons into an arena or facility owned by the league.
Before the arena's facility underwent its $250,000 transformation over the summer, the space was formerly known as Zot Zone.
The rally was held in the T. Ed Garrison Arena, a facility normally reserved for livestock events such as rodeos, horse shows, and cattle auctions.
In the case of a concert, when the stage is set on the lower arena, the facility will be able to seat up to 18 thousand people.
The $320 million project for the ST Group includes a theater, an arena, conference facilities, galleries, shops, apartments and restaurants, according to a statement from Foster & Partners.
"Temporary buildings have to be really temporary," says Nicholas Reynolds, senior principal at architectural design firm Populous, which specialise in sports arenas and facilities.
They need to build state-of-the-art arenas, training facilities, accommodation and transportation.
Later, Jackson was asked if, with retirement a possibility, he becomes wistful driving to the Lakers' arena or practice facility: Is this one of the last times he will make this drive?
