Founding of the Phoenix Suns and inaugural home at Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum

The Phoenix Suns were founded as an NBA expansion franchise in 1968 and played their early home games at Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The Coliseum, nicknamed the 'Madhouse on McDowell,' served as the Suns' primary home arena from the franchise's founding through the mid-1990s. The Suns' arrival brought major professional basketball to Phoenix.