Lietuvos rytas Arena is a 1,700-seat basketball

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

 arena in Vilnius

Vilnius

Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania, and its largest city, with a population of 560,190 as of 2010. It is the seat of the Vilnius city municipality and of the Vilnius district municipality. It is also the capital of Vilnius County...

, Lithuania

Lithuania

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, built close to Siemens Arena

Siemens Arena

Siemens Arena, located in Šeškinė elderate of Vilnius, is the second largest arena in Lithuania. It generally hosts basketball games as well as concerts. The arena opened on October 30, 2004...

. Lietuvos rytas and Perlas

BC Perlas

BC „Perlas“ was a professional basketball club based in Vilnius, Lithuania, played in the Lithuanian Basketball League and the Baltic Basketball League. BC „Perlas“ was a daughter club of the „Lietuvos Rytas“. BC „Perlas“ debuted in Lithuania basketball super league LKL in 2009-2010 season and took...

 play the Lithuanian Basketball League

Lietuvos Krepšinio Lyga

The Lietuvos krepšinio lyga is Lithuania's premier professional men's basketball league, composed of 12 teams.- History :...

's and the Baltic Basketball League

Baltic Basketball League

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's home matches in the arena.

More important or highly anticipated matches in the LKL and BBL, as well as all home fixtures in European competitions (such as the Euroleague

Euroleague

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 or Eurocup), are played in the Siemens Arena. Lithuanian and European women's basketball powerhouse Teo also plays in the Lietuvos rytas Arena.