From Philly to San Francisco to Oakland and now back to San Francisco – the Golden State Warriors have truly been all over.
Despite being founded in 1946 in Philadelphia, the Warriors relocated to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1962. Less than a decade later, they entered the famous Oracle Arena.
The nostalgic home housed the Warriors for 48 years, but in 2019, things shifted.
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SIGN UP HERE The Dubs faced a change of plans when Chase Center opened on Sept. 6, 2019, which is now their new home. Hosting the Warriors, as well as the San Francisco Dons men’s basketball team of the University of San Francisco, Chase Center seats a total of 18,064 fans – less than Oracle.
How long have the Warriors played at Chase Center?
The Warriors have been hosted by the Chase Center since 2019.
Before that, they played their home games in Oakland at Oakland Arena, otherwise known as Oracle Arena, from 1971 to 2019.
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In that span of time, the arena experienced several name changes since it opened its doors on Nov. 9, 1966, including the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena from 1966-1996, The Arena in Oakland from 1997-2005 and Oracle Arena from 2006-2019.
Oracle Arena had a total capacity of 19,596, was the oldest arena in the NBA and the largest of the three NBA arenas in California.
What happened to the Oracle Arena?
Looking for an upgrade, the Warriors got a new home in San Francisco, which meant they would be seeing their last days at Oracle Arena.
The giant “Oracle” sign was removed from the building structure just a week after the Warriors hopped over to the Chase Center. It was the end of an era.
The Warriors officially moved out of “Roaracle” on June 30, 2019, and the Warriors’ time there ended with a loss in the NBA Finals earlier that month against the Toronto Raptors.
But just because the arena closed, doesn’t mean the name vanished. The San Francisco Giants decided to rename their home AT&T Park to Oracle Park on Jan. 9, 2019. The Oracle naming rights moved from its original location to the Giants’ home base.