The COVID-19 pandemic forced a pause to the Suns' 2019–2020 season and allowed for an early start to the current renovations. Up to 80% of all planned work was completed in time for the 2020 preseason home opener, a 112–107 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on December 16, 2020. The Mercury originally planned to play their 2020 WNBA season home games at Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, but relocated all games to the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. The Rattlers had their 2020 IFL season cancelled, but are scheduled to play their first home game of the 2021 season on April 10, 2021 against the Northern Arizona Wranglers.