Bradley Center

E152735

event venue indoor arena multi-purpose arena sports venue

The Bradley Center was a multi-purpose indoor arena in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin, that hosted professional basketball, hockey, concerts, and other major events from the late 1980s until its closure and demolition.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Bradley Center canonical	4
Bradley Center Sports and Entertainment Corporation	2
Bradley Center (historical)	1
non-profit Bradley Center Sports and Entertainment Corporation	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1298617 — 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) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Bradley Center
Context triple: [Milwaukee Bucks, formerHomeArena, Bradley Center]

A. Leavey Center
Leavey Center is a multi-purpose indoor arena on the campus of Santa Clara University, primarily used for the school's basketball and volleyball programs and other large events.
B. Metropolitan Sports Center
Metropolitan Sports Center was a major indoor sports arena in Bloomington, Minnesota, best known as the longtime home of the NHL’s Minnesota North Stars and other professional teams.
C. Kohl Center
Kohl Center is a major indoor sports arena and event venue on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus, best known as the home of the Wisconsin Badgers basketball and hockey teams.
D. Izod Center
Izod Center is a now-closed indoor sports and entertainment arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey, that hosted professional hockey, basketball, concerts, and other major events.
E. Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts
The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts is a major historic performing arts venue and cultural hub in downtown Hartford, Connecticut, known for hosting Broadway tours, concerts, and community events.
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: Bradley Center
Target entity description: The Bradley Center was a multi-purpose indoor arena in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin, that hosted professional basketball, hockey, concerts, and other major events from the late 1980s until its closure and demolition.

A. Leavey Center
Leavey Center is a multi-purpose indoor arena on the campus of Santa Clara University, primarily used for the school's basketball and volleyball programs and other large events.
B. Metropolitan Sports Center
Metropolitan Sports Center was a major indoor sports arena in Bloomington, Minnesota, best known as the longtime home of the NHL’s Minnesota North Stars and other professional teams.
C. Kohl Center
Kohl Center is a major indoor sports arena and event venue on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus, best known as the home of the Wisconsin Badgers basketball and hockey teams.
D. Izod Center
Izod Center is a now-closed indoor sports and entertainment arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey, that hosted professional hockey, basketball, concerts, and other major events.
E. Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts
The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts is a major historic performing arts venue and cultural hub in downtown Hartford, Connecticut, known for hosting Broadway tours, concerts, and community events.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	event venue ⓘ indoor arena ⓘ multi-purpose arena ⓘ sports venue ⓘ
category	Basketball venues in Wisconsin ⓘ Defunct indoor arenas in the United States ⓘ Demolished sports venues in Wisconsin ⓘ Ice hockey venues in Wisconsin ⓘ Music venues in Wisconsin ⓘ Sports venues in Milwaukee ⓘ
cityServed	Milwaukee–Racine–Waukesha combined statistical area ⓘ surface form: Milwaukee metropolitan area
closed	2018 ⓘ
constructionCompleted	late 1980s ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
demolished	2019 ⓘ
formerName	Bradley Center self-link ⓘ
hasSurface	multi-surface ⓘ
hostedEvent	AHL games ⓘ NBA games ⓘ NCAA basketball tournament games ⓘ ice shows ⓘ major music concerts ⓘ
locatedIn	Milwaukee ⓘ Wisconsin ⓘ downtown Milwaukee ⓘ
namedAfter	Lloyd Pettit’s wife Jane Bradley Pettit’s family name ⓘ
opened	1988 ⓘ
owner	Bradley Center self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: non-profit Bradley Center Sports and Entertainment Corporation
primaryUse	basketball ⓘ ice hockey ⓘ
purpose	to host professional sports and major entertainment events ⓘ
regionServed	Midwestern United States ⓘ surface form: Upper Midwest
replacedBy	Fiserv Forum ⓘ
replacedFacility	MECCA Arena for NBA use ⓘ
stateServed	Wisconsin ⓘ
status	demolished ⓘ
tenant	Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball ⓘ surface form: Marquette Golden Eagles men’s basketball Milwaukee Admirals ⓘ Milwaukee Bucks ⓘ Milwaukee Mustangs (AFL) ⓘ Milwaukee Wave ⓘ surface form: Milwaukee Wave (periodically)
usedFor	arena football ⓘ college basketball ⓘ concerts ⓘ family shows ⓘ professional wrestling events ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Milwaukee Bucks → formerHomeArena → Bradley Center ⓘ

MECCA Arena → replacedBy → Bradley Center ⓘ

Bradley Center → formerName → Bradley Center self-link ⓘ

Bradley Center → owner → Bradley Center self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: non-profit Bradley Center Sports and Entertainment Corporation

Warriors → homeArena → Bradley Center ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bradley Center (historical)

BMO Harris Bradley Center → formerName → Bradley Center ⓘ

BMO Harris Bradley Center → owner → Bradley Center ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bradley Center Sports and Entertainment Corporation

BMO Harris Bradley Center → operator → Bradley Center ⓘ