Blazers' Damian Lillard Explains Why Warriors' SF Move Rubbed Him the Wrong Way
The Golden State Warriors changed homes from Oakland to San Francisco this season, and Damian Lillard isn't a fan of the move.
He told Logan Murdock of NBC Sports Bay Area:
Golden State spent more than 50 seasons at Oracle Arena, culminating with the franchise's peak over the last five years. The organization, however, moved to the Chase Center this year, disappointing locals like Lillard.
The Portland Trail Blazers star went to Oakland High School before playing college ball at Weber State in Ogden, Utah.
With the Oakland Raiders also set to move—to Las Vegas in 2020—the city will have gone from three major sports teams to just one in the Oakland Athletics, a team with only one playoff series win since 1990.
Meanwhile, the Warriors sold 100 percent of their tickets in each of their last six years at Oracle, per ESPN. The team's success likely helped, as it earned three NBA championships and five Western Conference titles during that stretch.
Things haven't gone quite as smoothly in 2019-20 with Kevin Durant gone and Klay Thompson out for the season while he recovers from a torn ACL. Stephen Curry broke his hand last week, and Draymond Green has a finger injury.
Golden State was just 1-5 entering Monday and still seeking its first home win.
The 29-year-old Lillard will get a chance to hand the Warriors another loss when he and the Blazers visit the Chase Center for the first time this season Monday.
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