▁real ▁cost ▁is ▁going ▁to ▁be ." ▁ ▁W TV J , ▁the ▁city ' s ▁N BC ▁owned - and - oper ated ▁station ▁in ▁Miami , ▁had ▁their ▁Dow nt own ▁Miami ▁Studios ▁in ▁the ▁back ▁of ▁the ▁ar ena ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁till ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁Although ▁American ▁Airlines ▁under w ent ▁a ▁significant ▁re brand ▁in ▁early ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁ar ena ▁still ▁uses ▁the ▁air line ' s ▁old ▁logo . ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁it ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁American ▁Airlines ▁said ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁not ▁renew ▁its ▁naming ▁rights ▁upon ▁exp iration ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁The ▁new ▁naming ▁rights ▁contract ▁with ▁a ▁spons or ▁yet ▁to ▁be ▁determined ▁will ▁be ▁a ▁ten - year / six - month ▁deal ▁last ing ▁from ▁January ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁to ▁June ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 3 0 ▁( to ▁time ▁with ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 2 9 - 3 0 ▁NBA ▁season ). ▁ ▁Access ibility ▁ ▁Transport ation ▁ ▁Tra ffic ▁con g estion ▁after ▁events ▁can ▁cause ▁del ays ▁for ▁those ▁who ▁choose ▁to ▁drive ▁to ▁the ▁ar ena . ▁Vis itors ▁to ▁the ▁American A irl ines ▁Arena ▁are ▁encourag ed ▁to ▁take ▁Met ror ail , ▁Met rom over , ▁or ▁Metro bus , ▁as ▁par king