Changes: Maze Bank Arena

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MBA — The Maze Bank Arena as seen from the northeast.

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Home to the Los Santos Panic basketball team, auditions for the hit reality talent show Fame or Shame - hosted by the celebrity who just won't go away, Lazlow - are also being filmed at the Maze Bank Arena.

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— GTA V Manual

The Maze Bank Arena is a large sports arena located in La Puerta, Los Santos, in Grand Theft Auto V. It is home of the city's basketball team the Los Santos Panic, and where the auditions for the reality show Fame or Shame are held.

The stadium is presumed to have sold the naming rights to Maze Bank, which also owns the Maze Bank Tower.

Influence

The stadium resembles a scaled down, domed iteration of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, and may also be a reference to The Forum of Inglewood, the former home of the Los Angeles Lakers, and whose naming rights were also held by a bank.

Events of Grand Theft Auto V

In the mission Fame or Shame, Michael and Trevor travel to the arena in order to rescue Michael's daughter, Tracey, from the clutches of pop-sensation Lazlow. The two men chase him out of the stadium, but Lazlow manages to get into his red Dilettante and drives away from the parking lot, only to be pursued by Michael and Trevor who stole a Phantom with a Fame or Shame trailer attached to it.

Events of Grand Theft Auto Online

Panic Attack (Deathmatch)

Gallery

Trivia

The arena's old name was most likely "The Forum", as seen in the box offices. This would also be a reference to real-life The Forum and to its 3D Universe counterpart, the Los Santos Forum.
Images of four Los Santos Panic players (numbers 5, 13, 18 and 25) can be seen around the stadium.
Out of Fame or Shame, the Arena only has an inaccessible lowly-textured interior, different from the one seen in the mission. If the player manages to go through the doors, he will fall in the map as the interior is not solid.
Unused Kickstart model exist in the game's files. It was meant to return in GTA V, since its last appearance in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.

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+[[File:MBA.jpg|thumb|300px|The Maze Bank Arena as seen from the northeast.]]
 {{quote|Home to the Los Santos Panic basketball team, auditions for the hit reality talent show Fame or Shame - hosted by the celebrity who just won't go away, Lazlow - are also being filmed at the Maze Bank Arena.|GTA V Manual}}
-The '''Maze Bank Arena''' is a large sports arena located in [[La Puerta]], [[Los Santos (HD Universe)|Los Santos]]. It is home of the city's basketball team the [[Los Santos Panic Basketball Team|Los Santos Panic]], and where the auditions for the reality show [[Fame or Shame]] are held.
+The '''Maze Bank Arena''' is a large sports arena located in [[La Puerta]], [[Los Santos (HD Universe)|Los Santos]], in ''[[Grand Theft Auto V]]''. It is home of the city's basketball team the [[Los Santos Panic Basketball Team|Los Santos Panic]], and where the auditions for the reality show [[Fame or Shame]] are held.
 The stadium is presumed to have sold the naming rights to [[Maze_Bank|Maze Bank]], which also owns the [[Maze Bank Tower]].
+==Influence==
-==Events of ''GTA V''==
+The stadium resembles a scaled down, domed iteration of the [[wp:Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum|Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]], and may also be a reference to [[wp:The_Forum_(Inglewood, California)|The Forum]] of [[wp:Inglewood, California|Inglewood]], the former home of the [[wp:Los Angeles Lakers|Los Angeles Lakers]], and whose naming rights were also held by a [[wp:Great Western Bank (1919–97)|bank]].
-In the mission [[Fame or Shame (mission)|Fame or Shame]], [[Michael De Santa|Michael]] and [[Trevor Philips|Trevor]] travel to the arena in order to rescue Michael's daughter [[Tracey De Santa|Tracey]] from the clutches of pop-sensation [[Lazlow Jones|Lazlow]]. The two men chase him out of the stadium, but Lazlow manages to get into his red [[Dilettante]] and drives away from the parking lot.
+==Events of ''Grand Theft Auto V''==
-==Trivia==
+In the mission [[Fame or Shame (mission)|Fame or Shame]], [[Michael De Santa|Michael]] and [[Trevor Philips|Trevor]] travel to the arena in order to rescue Michael's daughter, [[Tracey De Santa|Tracey]], from the clutches of pop-sensation [[Lazlow Jones|Lazlow]]. The two men chase him out of the stadium, but Lazlow manages to get into his red [[Dilettante]] and drives away from the parking lot, only to be pursued by Michael and Trevor who stole a [[Phantom]] with a Fame or Shame trailer attached to it.
-* The stadium resembles a scaled down, domed iteration of the [[wp:Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum|Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]], and may also be a reference to the [[wp:The Forum (Inglewood)|Great Western Forum]] of [[wp:Inglewood, California|Inglewood]], the former home of the [[wp:Los Angeles Lakers|Los Angeles Lakers]], and whose naming rights were also held by a bank.
-* The arena's old name was most likely "The Forum", as seen in the box offices. This would also be a reference to the real-life Great Western Forum and to its [[3D Universe]] counterpart, the [[Los Santos Forum]].
-* Images of four [[Los Santos Panic Basketball Team|Los Santos Panic]] players (numbers 5, 13, 18 and 25) can be seen around the stadium.
+==Events of ''Grand Theft Auto Online''==
-== Signs==
+*[[Panic Attack (Deathmatch)|Panic Attack]] <small>([[Deathmatch]])</small>
-*''Attention: It is forbidden to smoke in these premises.''
-*''Attention visitors and personnel: In these premises are subject to search.''
 ==Gallery==
-<gallery>
+<gallery position="center">
-MazeBank1.jpg|The "Home of the PANIC" logo inside the Arena.
+MazeBank1.jpg|The "Home of the [[Los Santos Panic Basketball Team|PANIC]]" logo inside the Arena.
 MazeBankArena-GTAV-interior.jpg|The main waiting room in the stadium.
+MazeBankArena-InteriorMap-GTAV.png|Interior map layout. The main building (middle) and the backstage (bottom left corner).
 </gallery>
+==Trivia==
+* The arena's old name was most likely "The Forum", as seen in the box offices. This would also be a reference to real-life The Forum and to its [[3D Universe]] counterpart, the [[Los Santos Forum]].
+* Images of four [[Los Santos Panic Basketball Team|Los Santos Panic]] players (numbers 5, 13, 18 and 25) can be seen around the stadium.
+* Out of Fame or Shame, the Arena only has an inaccessible lowly-textured interior, different from the one seen in the mission. If the player manages to go through the doors, he will fall in the map as the interior is not solid.
+* Unused [[Kickstart]] model exist in the game's files. It was meant to return in GTA V, since its last appearance in ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]''.
+[[de:Maze Bank Arena]]
+[[es:Maze Bank Arena]]
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 [[Category:Locations in GTA V]]

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