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Can You Bring a Tripod Into NBA Arenas? Rules at Each Venue

Of the 30 NBA arenas we have verified for tripods, 28 ban them and 1 does not say. Rules can change by event, so check the event page for your date too. Each venue below shows its own rule, the official page it comes from and the date we read it.

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NBA Arenas compared
30
State a rule
28
Last check
Oct 4, 2026

How the verified NBA arenas treat tripods

Not allowed: Madison Square Garden, United Center, Fiserv Forum, Kaseya Center, Chase Center, Crypto.com Arena, TD Garden, Barclays Center, Xfinity Mobile Arena, Ball Arena, Capital One Arena, State Farm Arena, Little Caesars Arena and Target Center and 14 more.

Not mentioned on the pages we read: Toyota Center. We do not guess for these, so ask the venue or check the event page.

A verdict here is a summary of the venue's own wording, and the rows below give that wording. Rules can change by event, so a game and a concert at the same venue can differ. See the tripods guide for how every kind of venue treats them.

What each of the 30 NBA arenas says

Each row is the venue's own rule, with the official page it came from and the date we read it.

Tripod

  • American Airlines CenterNot allowed

    Selfie sticks, monopods and tripods are not permitted at any time.

    American Airlines Center arena FAQ page, checked

  • Ball ArenaNot allowed

    Monopods, bipods, tripods and selfie sticks are prohibited.

    Ball Arena prohibited items page, checked

  • Barclays CenterNot allowed

    Tripods, monopods and bipods are prohibited, and so are selfie sticks and poles.

    Barclays Center prohibited items page, checked

  • Capital One ArenaNot allowed

    Monopods, tripods, poles and selfie sticks are prohibited.

    Capital One Arena policies page, checked

  • Chase CenterNot allowed

    Tripods, monopods, bipods and selfie sticks are prohibited.

    Chase Center A to Z guide, checked

  • Crypto.com ArenaNot allowed

    Tripods and monopods are not permitted inside the arena at any time.

    Crypto.com Arena general information and FAQ page, checked

  • Delta CenterNot allowed

    Tripods, monopods and selfie sticks are prohibited.

    Delta Center arena policies and FAQ page, checked

  • FedExForumNot allowed

    Tripods, poles and selfie sticks are prohibited.

    FedExForum know before you go page, checked

  • Fiserv ForumNot allowed

    Monopods, tripods and selfie sticks are prohibited.

    Fiserv Forum A-Z guide, checked

  • Frost Bank CenterNot allowed

    Poles or rods of any kind, selfie sticks included, are prohibited.

    Frost Bank Center bag policy page, checked

  • Gainbridge FieldhouseNot allowed

    Tripods, monopods and selfie sticks are prohibited.

    Gainbridge Fieldhouse prohibited items page, checked

  • Golden 1 CenterNot allowed

    Poles, selfie sticks, tripods and monopods are prohibited.

    Golden 1 Center prohibited items page, checked

  • Intuit DomeNot allowed

    Poles, selfie sticks, tripods and monopods are prohibited.

    Intuit Dome A-Z guide, checked

  • Kaseya CenterNot allowed

    Tripods and monopods are strictly prohibited at all times, and so are selfie sticks.

    Kaseya Center A-Z guide, checked

  • Kia CenterNot allowed

    Tripods, monopods, selfie sticks and GoPro sticks are prohibited.

    Kia Center policies and procedures page, checked

  • Little Caesars ArenaNot allowed

    Tripods, monopods and selfie sticks are prohibited.

    Little Caesars Arena prohibited items and entry policies page, checked

  • Madison Square GardenNot allowed

    Tripods and monopods are not permitted.

    Madison Square Garden FAQs page, checked

  • Moda CenterNot allowed

    Tripods and selfie sticks are strictly prohibited.

    Rose Quarter venue guide (A-Z), checked

  • Mortgage Matchup CenterNot allowed

    Selfie sticks are prohibited, and professional camera equipment is not permitted.

    Mortgage Matchup Center policies and rules page, checked

  • Paycom CenterNot allowed

    Poles, selfie sticks, tripods and monopods are prohibited.

    Paycom Center security policies page, checked

  • Rocket ArenaNot allowed

    Selfie sticks, poles, tripods and monopods are prohibited.

    Rocket Arena security policies page, checked

  • Smoothie King CenterNot allowed

    Selfie sticks, poles and sticks are prohibited.

    Smoothie King Center A to Z guide, checked

  • Spectrum CenterNot allowed

    Selfie sticks, tripods and monopods are on the prohibited items list.

    Spectrum Center A-Z guide, checked

  • State Farm ArenaNot allowed

    Poles, selfie sticks, tripods and monopods are prohibited, and so are selfie lights.

    State Farm Arena prohibited items page, checked

  • Target CenterNot allowed

    Tripods, monopods and selfie sticks are prohibited.

    Target Center arena policies and FAQ page, checked

  • TD GardenNot allowed

    Tripods and monopods are on the prohibited list.

    TD Garden policies page, checked

  • Toyota CenterNot stated

    The pages do not name tripods. Selfie sticks are on the prohibited list.

    Toyota Center A-Z guide, checked

  • United CenterNot allowed

    Tripods and other photography equipment cannot be used or placed anywhere in the building without building-issued media credentials.

    United Center FAQ page, checked

  • Xfinity Mobile ArenaNot allowed

    Monopods, tripods and selfie sticks are not permitted.

    Xfinity Mobile Arena security policy page, checked

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Questions about tripods at NBA arenas

  1. It depends on the venue. Of the 30 NBA arenas we have verified, 28 state a rule for tripods, and the rows above show each one with its source.

  2. Madison Square Garden, United Center, Fiserv Forum, Kaseya Center, Chase Center, Crypto.com Arena, TD Garden and Barclays Center and 20 more ban them, according to the official pages we read.

  3. Often. The venues we have verified say rules can change by event, so check the event page for your date and the venue page linked above.

Sources for this page

Every rule above comes from one of these official pages. They open in a new tab.

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