The Lauber Dezső Sports Hall is one of the central hubs of Pécs’s sports scene, as it is home to the most successful women’s basketball team outside of the capital—Pécs 2010, competing in the Hungarian women’s top league. In addition to the ladies, top league men’s basketball team PVSK-Pannonpower and NB I handball team TM-Line-PTE-PVSE also hold their home games in the sports hall of Pécs.

Besides sports, the building also hosts other large-scale events. Famous Hungarian musicians such as Neoton, Republic, Ferenc Demjén or Ákos have performed in the hall, as well as several talent show participants. Moreover, Lama Ole Nydahl also spoke here in 2008.

In front of the hall stands a statue called “Basketball player woman”, erected in 2004 in memory of Judit Horváth, who was selected into the national team sixty-seven times.

Pécs had a smaller sports hall since 1873, but the idea of a new establishment came about as early as the 1960s. Finally, the new building was opened in 1976, and the hall got its new name in 1997.