Rather than celebrate its fourth championship in five years, Oracle threatens to close with a whimper.
In one corner of the lower bowl at Oracle Arena, people in yellow shirts filed out while those in red shirts filed in. The Toronto Raptors were about to beat the Golden State Warriors toin the NBA Finals, one win from the franchise’s first championship. Their fans, holding maple leaf flags and “We the North” signs, singing “O Canada” and chanting “one more win,” were here to dance on a dynasty’s grave.
“This is amazing,” former Raptors star Chris Bosh said as he looked on from the center of the Oracle Arena court. “These fans have always kind of been like this, but this is so much bigger.” After this season ends, the Warriors will leave the league’s oldest building and move across the San Francisco Bay into a sleek, modern home with bright open spaces, kitchens throughout the concourses serving trendy concessions — Oracle has only one kitchen — and a top-level lounge with a panoramic view of the bay.
It’s a project that will elevate the team’s home to a state-of-the-art facility that more closely mirrors the quality of the basketball it produces. The financial boon for the Warriors will help pay for the star-studded team they field. It’s a necessary part of the modern NBA.“Favorite moment from this arena? That's a tough one. That's a really good question,” Andre Iguodala said Thursday. He has been with the Warriors since 2013. “First playoff series here was pretty exciting.
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