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