SPORTSPhotos: Robert Indiana and the MECCA's pop-art basketball floorRobert Indiana, artist, poses with the Mecca floor he designed, as seen in a Journal Sentinel file photo from October 1977.Journal Sentinel FilesThe Milwaukee Bucks had a 582-209 home record in 20 seasons playing at the MECCA, also known as the Milwaukee Arena.Jack Orton, Milwaukee Journal SentinelThe Milwaukee Bucks released this rendering of the Robert Indiana-themed floor that will be used for one game -- on Thursday, Oct. 26 -- at the UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena.Courtesy Of Milwaukee BucksProStar Surfaces employees Jared Olynick (left) and Mark Krupp install the "Return to the MECCA" floor at UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena.Mark Hoffman/Milwaukee Journal SentinelProStar Surfaces employees Mark Krupp (left) and Jared Olynick install on Monday the "Return to the MECCA" floor, a repainted version of the Robert Indiana floor that was at the MECCA from 1977-1988, at UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena. The Milwaukee Bucks will play the Boston Celtics on the floor at 7 p.m. Thursday. The Bucks played home games in the arena, then called the MECCA, until the BMO Harris Bradley Center opened in 1988.Mark Hoffman / Milwaukee Journal SentinelProStar Surfaces employees Jared Olynick (left) and Mark Krupp install the "Return to the MECCA" floor.Mark Hoffman/Milwaukee Journal SentinelIn 2017, workers installed "Return to the MECCA" floor, a repainted version of the Robert Indiana floor that was at the MECCA from 1977-1988.Mark Hoffman, Milwaukee Journal SentinelIn 2013, Robert Indiana's MECCA floor was reinstalled at its original home and displayed as part of an event.Michael Sears, Milwaukee Journal SentinelWorked in 2013 reassemble Robert Indiana's MECCA floor in its original form for display in it's original home.Michael Sears, Milwaukee Journal SentinelRobert Indiana's MECCA floor was assembled in the original form, and exhibited briefly in its original home, in 2013. Prostar Performance Surfaces of Milwaukee and some workers from Milwaukee Working, a non-profit, were installing the floor.Michael Sears, Milwaukee Journal SentinelA Robert Indiana emblem was visible in the corner of the MECCA floor at the 2013 display.Rick Wood, Milwaukee Journal SentinelWorkers from the Wisconsin Center District begin removing the MECCA basketball court in 2005.Milwaukee Journal Sentinel File PhotoThe Robert Indiana floor is seen at MECCA.Journal Sentinel File Photo