ðə fˈɜːst ᵻvˈɛnt hˈɛld æt ðə vˈɛnjuː wʌzɐ hˈɑːɹləm ɡlˈoʊbtɹɑːɾɚz ɡˈeɪm ɐɡˈɛnst ðə wˈɑːʃɪŋtən dʒˈɛnɚɹəlz, plˈeɪd ˌɔn ˈeɪpɹəl ɪlˈɛvən, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪt.
The first event held at the venue was a Harlem Globetrotters game against the Washington Generals, played on April 11, 2008.