Target Center - Definition and Overview

Target Center is an arena in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota. Home to the National Basketball Association's Minnesota Timberwolves and Women's National Basketball Association's Minnesota Lynx. It was the former home of the Arena Football League team Minnesota Fighting Pike in 1996. The City of Minneapolis has owned the arena since 1994. The Timberwolves originally built and owned the arena in 1990.

Target Center is a block away from the Warehouse District/Hennepin Avenue terminus of the Hiawatha Line. The arena is also across the street from the well-known Minneapolis nightclub First Avenue and an entertainment complex known as Block E.