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94-591: The arena was designed by Dan Meis , who at the time was working for architecture firm Ellerbe Becket , together with Nikken Sekkei . Meis's design was selected as a result of an international design competition. The arena features a gigantic movable section of seating which can reduce capacity for smaller events and create a more intimate setting. It is a favorite venue for puroresu (Japanese professional wrestling ) and mixed martial arts (MMA). It has also hosted other sports events such as boxing , basketball , volleyball , tennis , ice hockey , and gymnastics . It

188-550: A 30–52 finish. Following the season, Mullin was traded to the Indiana Pacers in exchange for Erick Dampier and Duane Ferrell . Longtime Seton Hall college coach P. J. Carlesimo , who had been recently fired by the Portland Trail Blazers , replaced Adelman as head coach for the 1997–98 season . Sprewell was suspended for the remainder of the season for losing his temper and choking Carlesimo during

282-501: A Mission , Nana Mizuki , Momoiro Clover Z , Morning Musume , Mr. Children , Nightmare , Kana Nishino , Nogizaka46 , One Ok Rock , Pierrot , PORNOGRAFFITTI , Radwimps , Maaya Sakamoto , Scandal , Ringo Sheena , Siam Shade , Sid , Sound Horizon , Spyair , Hikaru Utada , Vamps , Ling Tosite Sigure , Aimer , and YOASOBI . Some anime projects like Uta no Prince-sama , Love Live! , K-On! , The Idolmaster , and Touken Ranbu have featured in live performances at

376-507: A firearm incident. They opened the season with six straight losses, but Ellis' rise, Davis' solid injury-free season (21.6 points, 8 assists, 4.6 rebounds per game), and an overall improvement in team chemistry brought them back to playoff contention; but in the end the Warriors failed to make the playoffs despite a 48–34 record, which is the best record in NBA history for a non-playoff team since

470-472: A franchise record with 21 made three-pointers in a win against the Orlando Magic . In February 2011, the Warriors traded Brandan Wright and Dan Gadzuric for Troy Murphy and a 2012 second-round pick that was used on Draymond Green. On February 27, Murphy and the Warriors reached a buyout agreement and he was waived. In April 2011, Dorell Wright made a franchise record of 184 three-pointers in a season in

564-421: A great start to the 2005–06 season , entering the new year with a plus .500 winning percentage for the first time since 1994, but managed to win only 13 more games through the end of March due to injuries. Davis often found himself at odds with new head coach Mike Montgomery (used to dealing with college players in his long tenure at Stanford) and failed to remain healthy, playing in just 54 games. On April 5, 2006,

658-449: A hamstring pull in late November that kept him out for over a month; during this period, the Warriors' performance suffered significantly on both the defensive and offensive ends of the court and the team posted a losing 5–7 record while revealing a lack of bench depth. With Iguodala back in the lineup, the Warriors went on a 10-game winning streak that included six consecutive wins on a single road trip, tying an NBA record. The winning streak

752-441: A home win versus Los Angeles Lakers, surpassing Richardson's 183 in 2005–06. In a win against the Portland Trail Blazers , Wright then broke another NBA record, becoming the first player to have scored more points in his seventh season than in all his first six seasons combined. Wright ended the season with the most three-pointers made in the NBA that season with 194, as well as the most three-pointers attempted with 516; each mark set

846-661: A malcontented Stephen Jackson and seldom-used Acie Law were traded to the Charlotte Bobcats for Raja Bell (out for the season with an injury) and Vladimir Radmanovic . Four days later, they signed center Chris Hunter . Starting in January 2010, they issued multiple 10-day contracts, most notably to power forward Anthony Tolliver from the Idaho Stampede . Due to their multiple injuries, they were granted an exception allowing them to sign Reggie Williams from

940-524: A new Warriors franchise record. Following the season, Curry received the NBA Sportsmanship Award . Coach Smart was dismissed on April 27, 2011, due to the change in ownership. Team President Rowell was also terminated and replaced with Rick Welts . Seventeen-year NBA veteran and former ABC and ESPN commentator Mark Jackson replaced Smart as head coach on June 6. The Warriors selected future All-Star shooting guard Klay Thompson with

1034-490: A one-year partially guaranteed contract containing a second-year team option; Lin became the first Taiwanese-American player in NBA history. Louis Amundson was then added for little under $ 5 million in mid-September. After coach Don Nelson resigned in September 2010, assistant coach Keith Smart was hired as the team's new head coach. The Warriors won 36 games and failed to make the playoffs in 2010–11. The team broke

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1128-498: A partnership with Maria Sharapova to build tennis, fitness, and wellness centers. MEIS is also working with entertainment giant Live Nation to design venue upgrades across a portfolio of outdoor amphitheaters. His design for AS Roma's Stadio Della Roma includes football's tightly organized seating bowls. The stadium is wrapped in a floating stone "scrim", which is intended to evoke the Colosseum . Currently under construction,

1222-412: A playoff berth in consecutive seasons for the first time since 1991 and 1992. However, just one day earlier in a loss against the Portland Trail Blazers , Andrew Bogut suffered a cracked rib kept him out of the postseason; the injury dealt a blow to the sixth-seed Warriors' playoff hopes. Even as the team rolled towards the postseason, signs emerged of trouble in the Warriors' front office. On March 25,

1316-568: A short and easy series win with a Game 1 victory in Dallas thanks to Davis' frantic style of play. The Mavericks came back to win Game 2 easily to tie the series at a game apiece, but the Warriors won both Games 3 and 4 with a huge lift from the home crowd at Oracle Arena. A close Game 5 saw the Mavericks eke out a 118–112 victory with a last-minute surge led by superstar forward Dirk Nowitzki to send

1410-446: A starting role. However, Curry suffered a series of ankle and foot-related injuries that limited him to 26 regular-season games. The Warriors' 2012 off-season moves changed the course of the franchise. In the 2012 draft , the Warriors selected small forward Harrison Barnes with the 7th overall pick, center Festus Ezeli with the 30th pick, small forward Draymond Green with the 35th pick, and 7-foot-1 center Ognjen Kuzmic with

1504-654: A team practice in December, generating the glaring newspaper headline "WARRIORS HIT ROCK BOTTOM" and the declaration by general manager Garry St. Jean that Sprewell would never play for the Warriors again. He would not play in the NBA again until he was dealt in January 1999 to the New York Knicks for John Starks , Chris Mills and Terry Cummings . St. Jean had become the new Warriors' general manager in July 1997; he and his predecessor Dave Twardzik received much of

1598-467: A unanimous declaration of support from his players and a three-year 121–109 (.526) record that marked a major turnaround and placed him fourth on the franchise's all-time wins list, trailing Alvin Attles (557), Don Nelson (422) and Eddie Gottlieb (263). Over the 17 years before Jackson took the helm in 2011, the franchise had averaged 30.2 wins per season and made the playoffs only once. Jackson became just

1692-680: Is an American architect known for designing sports and entertainment facilities including Staples Center , Safeco Field , Paycor Stadium , Saitama Super Arena , Stadio Della Roma , and Everton FC 's new Everton Stadium . He began his career in Chicago under the mentorship of architect Helmut Jahn and later co-founded the sports and entertainment practice of NBBJ . Meis currently operates his own independent studio, MEIS Architects, established in 2007, with offices in New York City and Los Angeles, California. His firm has recently formed

1786-763: Is one of two home arenas of the Saitama Broncos basketball team. In 2000, the arena hosted two NHL hockey games between the Nashville Predators and the Pittsburgh Penguins . In 2003, NBA basketball teams Seattle SuperSonics and the Los Angeles Clippers , played two regular season games. In 2006, the arena hosted the knockout stage of the Basketball World Championship 2006 . In 2019,

1880-459: Is still shown on TV in the NBA's Greatest Games series. The second-half performance by the Warriors' All-Star point guard Sleepy Floyd still stands as the NBA playoff record for points scored in a quarter (29) and in a half (39). His six consecutive field goals in the fourth quarter led to a 51-point finish for him and a victory for the Warriors. The "Sleepy Floyd game" catalyzed increased interest in

1974-496: Is the only Japanese arena equipped especially for American football . It formerly housed the John Lennon Museum , which displayed John Lennon memorabilia and closed in 2010. The arena has hosted a major martial arts event on New Year's Eve since 2001. The Saitama Super Arena hosted special tapings of WWE Raw , SmackDown , Heat , and Velocity that took place on February 4 and February 5, 2005, and

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2068-676: The 1971–72 season , to suggest that the team represented the entire state of California. Almost all home games were played in Oakland that season; six were played in San Diego, but none in San Francisco or Daly City. Oakland Arena became the team's exclusive home court in 1971. The Warriors made the playoffs from 1971 to 1977 except in 1974, and won their first NBA championship on the West Coast in 1974–75 . In what many consider

2162-664: The Cow Palace in Daly City (the facility lies just south of the San Francisco city limits) from 1962 to 1964 and the San Francisco Civic Auditorium from 1964 to 1966, though occasionally playing home games in nearby cities such as Oakland and San Jose . They also played frequently at The University of San Francisco gymnasium. Prior to the 1963–64 NBA season , the Warriors drafted big man Nate Thurmond to go along with Chamberlain. The Warriors won

2256-803: The Houston Rockets and Toronto Raptors played two preseason games at the arena. In 2022, the arena again hosted two NBA preseason games, this time between the Golden State Warriors and Washington Wizards . The 2014 , 2019 and 2023 World Figure Skating Championships were held at the venue. On New Year's Eve 2018, the arena hosted the exhibition boxing match between former five-division boxing world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. and kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa . The arena hosted basketball competitions at 2020 Summer Olympics hosted by Tokyo. Many music events have been held at

2350-450: The Los Angeles Clippers . With the 14th pick of that year's draft , the Warriors selected and signed Anthony Randolph out of LSU. To compensate for the loss of Davis, the Warriors signed free agents Corey Maggette and Ronny Turiaf and re-signed Ellis and Andris Biedriņš to long-term contracts. The Warriors had a disappointing 2008–09 season , finishing 29–53. Ellis was injured in a moped accident, and suspended for 30 games for riding

2444-904: The National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference . Founded in 1946 in Philadelphia , the Warriors moved to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1962 and took the city's name before changing its geographic moniker to Golden State in 1971. The club plays its home games at Chase Center . The Warriors won the inaugural Basketball Association of America (BAA) championship in 1947 , and won again in 1956 , led by Hall of Fame trio Paul Arizin , Tom Gola , and Neil Johnston . After

2538-621: The Sacramento Kings for rookie power forward Billy Owens , a promising young front-court player meant to complement the coach's run-and-gun system . Nelson had been brought to the Warriors from the Milwaukee Bucks by Jim Fitzgerald , who co-owned the team from 1986 to 1995 with Dan Finnane. In 1993–94 , with first-round draft pick and Rookie of the Year power forward Chris Webber playing with off-guard Latrell Sprewell ,

2632-632: The Sioux Falls Skyforce to a 10-day contract on March 2. They eventually waived the injured Bell to sign Williams for the rest of the year and finished the season 26–56, failing to make the playoffs. Curry finished second in the NBA Rookie of the Year voting to the Sacramento Kings ' Tyreke Evans and was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team . The Warriors selected Ekpe Udoh , a power forward from Baylor, as

2726-996: The Staples Center in Los Angeles, the Dodge Theater (now Comerica Theatre ) in Phoenix, Miller Park in Milwaukee, Safeco Field in Seattle, Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, and Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati, which was the first NFL facility to win an AIA design award. Meis's design for Los Angeles's Staples Center has been stated as the "greatest arena ever built", and in 2001, he appeared in Time magazine as one of their "100 Innovators in

2820-587: The University of Colorado in Boulder , and later received a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Illinois at Chicago . Since 2011, Meis has served as an adjunct professor for stadium design at the University of Southern California . Golden State Warriors The Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in San Francisco . The Warriors compete in

2914-555: The "Dubs" as a shortening of "W's", the Warriors hold several NBA records: best regular season , most wins in a season (regular season and postseason combined), and best postseason run. Curry and Thompson are generally considered among the greatest backcourts of all time. The Warriors have the third most NBA championships and have the third most Finals appearances; only the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics have more. Wilt Chamberlain and Stephen Curry have been named

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3008-464: The 11th pick in the 2011 NBA draft . However, the team did not improve in the 2011–12 NBA season under coach Jackson, finishing the lockout-shortened season with a 23–43 record (13th in the conference) and again failing to make the playoffs. Due to the 2011 NBA lockout , Jackson could not establish his system in training camp. Hindered by several injuries to key players, the team then entered into another chaotic rebuilding phase. Team leader Monta Ellis

3102-632: The 1980s, then became playoff regulars at the turn of the decade with stars Tim Hardaway , Mitch Richmond , and Chris Mullin , nicknamed " Run TMC ". Led by Stephen Curry , Klay Thompson , and Draymond Green , the team returned to championship glory in 2015 . In 2016 , the Warriors achieved the best-ever regular-season record at 73–9 before losing the Finals to the Cleveland Cavaliers in seven games. After signing former MVP Kevin Durant ,

3196-491: The 2009 off-season, Warrior ownership declined to renew the contract of general manager Chris Mullin. Larry Riley , Nelson's longtime assistant coach, was promoted in his place; Riley drafted Curry and traded Jamal Crawford to the Atlanta Hawks for Acie Law and Speedy Claxton . The Warriors had another injury-prone year in 2009–10 as they were consistently unable to field their ideal starting lineup. In November,

3290-477: The 2013–14 season showing flashes of brilliance and also plenty of lapses. In early December their record was 12–9, as compared to 17–4 the year before. One challenging factor was a tough starting schedule that saw them play 14 of their first 22 games on the road, including 10 games against teams holding playoff spots in the standings. A stream of injuries also held the team back, including injuries to Ezeli, Douglas, and O'Neal. Most prominently of all, Iguodala suffered

3384-547: The 52nd pick. According to sportswriter Anthony Slater, in this draft, "Golden State got a starter [Barnes], a rotation player [Ezeli] and a transcendent talent that perfectly fit the small-ball direction of the league [Green]." In addition, Curry agreed to a four-year, $ 44 million rookie scale contract extension. At the time, many basketball writers considered the move risky for Golden State because of Curry's injury history. In 2016, however, Slater argued that Curry's relatively inexpensive contract paid "huge dividends" by freeing up

3478-504: The 6th pick of the 2010 NBA draft. They also introduced a modernized version of their "The City" logo depicting the new eastern span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge , and switched to a simplified color scheme of royal blue and gold. They also introduced new uniforms reminiscent of the 1969–71 "The City" uniforms. The Warriors made an off-season trade that sent Turiaf, Randolph and Kelenna Azubuike to

3572-640: The ABA rejoined the Warriors in 1972. During Barry's absence, the Warriors were no longer title contenders, and the mantle of leadership fell to Thurmond, Jeff Mullins and Rudy LaRusso . They began scheduling more home games in Oakland with the opening of the Oakland Coliseum Arena in 1966 and the 1970–71 season was the team's last as the San Francisco Warriors. The franchise adopted its brand name Golden State Warriors prior to

3666-492: The Bay Area. A new rule was implemented in response to second-round draft picks who quickly become superstars. In June 2003, Cohan elevated marketing executive Robert Rowell to team president, a role which involved hiring, firing and contract negotiation on the basketball side. After a disappointing 2003-04 season , head coach Eric Musselman and St. Jean were fired. Mike Montgomery was hired as head coach and Chris Mullin

3760-598: The Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for veteran point guard Steve Blake . Boosted by the additions of Blake and Crawford and the play of 35-year-old Jermaine O'Neal (who returned sooner than expected from wrist surgery), the Warriors were one of the winningest teams in the NBA after the All-Star break. On April 11, in a 112–95 stomping of the Los Angeles Lakers at the Staples Center, the Warriors clinched

3854-544: The Mavericks in the regular-season series. The Warriors went on to play the Utah Jazz in the second round of the 2006–07 playoffs, where they dropped two close games at EnergySolutions Arena to open the series. The series then shifted to the Oracle Arena, where the Warriors won Game 3 in a convincing fashion. Davis scored 32 points and electrified the crowd with a monster dunk on Jazz forward Andrei Kirilenko late in

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3948-800: The Miami Heat, to a three-year, $ 11 million deal. On July 15, 2010, owner Chris Cohan sold the Warriors to Peter Guber of Mandalay Entertainment and his partner Joe Lacob for a then-record $ 450 million. On November 15, the Warriors announced the new 19-person ownership group composed of Joe Lacob , Peter Guber , Vivek Ranadivé , Erika Glazer, Fred Harman , Bob Piccinini, Larry Bowman, Danny German, Marty Glick, Chad Hurley , Craig R. Johnson, Bruce Karsh , Jeffrey A. Miller, Paul Schaeffer, David Scially, Nick Swinmurn , Harry Tsao, John Walecka, Dennis Wong and Chamath Palihapitiya . The Warriors continued their 2010 off-season signing spree by adding Harvard guard Jeremy Lin to their roster with

4042-399: The NBA in the Bay Area; so did new coach Don Nelson , who engineered a string of wins in the late 1980s and early 1990s with the high-scoring trio of point guard Tim Hardaway , guard Mitch Richmond and forward Chris Mullin. Collectively known as " Run TMC " after the rap group Run-D.M.C. , the trio stayed together for just two seasons and won only one playoff series. Nelson sent Richmond to

4136-409: The NBA playoffs had expanded to eight teams per conference. The Western Conference was very strong that season; every playoff team won 50 games, leaving the Warriors two games out of the last playoff spot. The Warriors sold out nearly every home game during the season averaging 19,631 per game, the highest in team history. In the 2008 off-season, Baron Davis opted to return to his hometown and sign with

4230-720: The NBA style of play forever. On March 2, 1962, in a Warrior "home" game played on a neutral court in Hershey, Pennsylvania , Chamberlain scored 100 points against the New York Knicks , a single-game record the NBA ranks among its finest moments. In 1962, Franklin Mieuli purchased the majority shares of the team and relocated the franchise to the San Francisco Bay Area, renaming them the San Francisco Warriors. The Warriors played most of their home games at

4324-750: The NBA's MVPs while playing for the Warriors, for a total of three MVP awards. The Warriors were founded in 1946 as the Philadelphia Warriors, a charter member of the Basketball Association of America . They were owned by Peter A. Tyrrell , who also owned the Philadelphia Rockets of the American Hockey League . Tyrrell hired Eddie Gottlieb , a longtime basketball promoter in the Philadelphia area, as coach and general manager. The owners named

4418-571: The New York Knicks in return for star high-scoring power forward David Lee via a sign-and-trade. Lee agreed to a six-year, $ 80 million deal, on a framework contingent on the decision of superstar forward LeBron James to leave the Cleveland Cavaliers to sign with the Miami Heat that same day. Following Morrow's departure after he signed the New Jersey Nets ' offer sheet, the Warriors signed Dorell Wright , formerly with

4512-470: The Phoenix Suns basketball team from 2007 to 2010, and had recently been working as an NBA broadcast analyst for Turner Network Television (TNT). The Warriors also signed point guard Shaun Livingston and guard Leandro Barbosa during the off-season. The Warriors completed the 2014–2015 regular season with a league-best record of 67–15, setting a Warriors record for wins. The team finished with

4606-501: The Utah Jazz. With their lone selection in the 2013 NBA draft , the Warriors made 22-year-old Serbian combo-guard Nemanja Nedovic the 30th and final pick of the first round. Other off-season changes included the departure of free agents Jarrett Jack and Carl Landry and the signings of forward-center Marreese Speights , center Jermaine O'Neal , point guard Toney Douglas , and Serbian center Ognjen Kuzmic . The Warriors began

4700-538: The Warriors in the fourth quarter of a playoff game against the Lakers, though he was later traded to the Houston Rockets. The departure of these players for various reasons symbolized the franchise's futility during this period, as head coach Attles moved up to the front office as general manager in 1980 and the team made several coaching changes. New owners Jim Fitzgerald and Dan Finane finally managed to return

4794-474: The Warriors made the playoffs. At the start of the next season, however, a rift formed between Webber and Sprewell on the one hand and Nelson on the other. All three soon left the team, and the organization went into a tailspin. The 1994–95 season was the first under new team owner Chris Cohan , who had bought out Fitzgerald and Finnane. The Warriors selected power forward prospect Joe Smith as their first overall draft pick in 1995 and hired Rick Adelman as

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4888-402: The Warriors seemed like a team on the rise; but the young Warriors did not have enough in the competitive Western Conference to make the playoffs. After the 2002–03 season , St. Jean's earlier mistakes of committing money to players like Danny Fortson , Adonal Foyle and Erick Dampier were painfully felt by Warriors' fans when the team was unable to re-sign Arenas despite his desire to stay in

4982-557: The Warriors to "run and gun" their way to the playoffs with a more athletic and talented team. On March 4, 2007, the Warriors suffered a 106–107 loss in Washington, the Wizards handing them their 6th straight loss when former Warrior Arenas hit a technical free throw with less than one second remaining after Nelson had protested a controversial call with the Warriors ahead by a slim margin. The loss dropped them to 26–35. March 4 marked

5076-550: The Warriors to the NBA Finals in the 1966–67 season , losing (four games to two) to Chamberlain's new team that had replaced the Warriors in Philadelphia, the 76ers . Angered by management's failure to pay him certain incentive bonuses he felt were due him, Barry sat out the 1967–68 season and signed with the Oakland Oaks of the rival American Basketball Association for the following year, but after four seasons in

5170-470: The Warriors were officially eliminated from playoff contention in a 114–109 overtime loss to the Hornets , extending their playoff drought to 12 seasons. Entering the 2006–07 season , the Warriors held the active record (12) for the most consecutive seasons without a playoff appearance (see Active NBA non-playoff appearance streaks ). During the 2006 off-season, Golden State announced that it had bought out

5264-565: The Western Conference Finals. Due to the loss of key players such as Barry, Wilkes and Thurmond to trades and retirements, the Warriors struggled to put a competitive team on the court from 1978 to 1987 after being one of the NBA's dominant teams in the 1960s and most of the 1970s. Through the NBA draft, however, they acquired some players such as high-scoring forward Purvis Short (1978), former Purdue center Joe Barry Carroll (1980) and center Robert Parish (1976), who

5358-542: The Western Division crown that season, but lost the 1964 NBA Finals to the Boston Celtics , four games to one. In the 1964–65 season, the Warriors traded Chamberlain to the Philadelphia 76ers for Connie Dierking , Lee Shaffer , Paul Neumann and $ 150,000 and won only 17 games. In 1965, they drafted Rick Barry in the first round who went on to become NBA Rookie of the Year that season and then led

5452-695: The World of Sports". Meis's work has twice been awarded the Business Week / Architectural Record Award, and he is the only architect twice recognized as one of Sports Business Journal 's "40 under 40 Most Influential Sports Executives". In 2007, Meis was elevated to the College of the Fellows of the American Institute of Architects . Meis studied environmental design and engineering at

5546-584: The arena hosted one of the biggest fights in Japan's history, with WBC Flyweight Champion Daisuke Naito defending his title against Koki Kameda . The arena hosted the Japanese return of the Ultimate Fighting Championship on February 26, 2012, for UFC 144 . Other UFC events held in the arena include UFC on Fuel TV: Silva vs. Stann on March 3, 2013, UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Nelson on September 20, 2014, as well as UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs. Nelson on September 26, 2015. On November 7, 2019, Japanese bantamweight boxer Naoya Inoue defeated Nonito Donaire at

5640-461: The arena to claim the 2018–19 World Boxing Super Series . On December 29, 2019, the arena hosted Bellator 237 . On June 7, 2022, Naoya Inoue defeated Nonito Donaire in a bantamweight unification bout. On November 4 and 5, 2023, two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu returned to the arena where he had won his first World Figure Skating Championships for his Repray Tour , the first solo ice show tour to be produced in figure skating . It

5734-753: The arena. Many international artists have performed at the venue, including Helloween , The Black Eyed Peas , Mariah Carey , Madonna , Janet Jackson , Whitney Houston , Guns N' Roses , Beyoncé , Linkin Park , Ariana Grande , Coldplay , Lady Gaga , Avril Lavigne , Backstreet Boys , Muse , DragonForce , Metallica , Radiohead , AC/DC , Jeff Mills , Taylor Swift , U2 , Iron Maiden , One Direction , Katy Perry , and K-pop acts BoA , TVXQ , Super Junior , BTS , SS501 , Girls' Generation , Kara , Apink , Big Bang , 2PM , F.T. Island , 2NE1 , Shinee , ATEEZ , CNBLUE , Seventeen , Kim Jae-joong , Exo , Twice , NCT 127 , Stray Kids , Iz*One and Treasure . Queen + Paul Rodgers performed there, with

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5828-440: The biggest upset in NBA history, Golden State not only defeated the heavily favored Washington Bullets but humiliated them in a four-game sweep. That team was coached by former Warrior Al Attles , and led on the court by Rick Barry and Jamaal Wilkes . Barry was named Finals MVP. At 59–23, the Warriors had the league's best record during the 1975–76 season . They were upset, however, by the 42–40 Phoenix Suns in seven games in

5922-425: The blame for the Warriors' struggles early in Cohan's turbulent tenure as owner in addition to Cohan himself. St. Jean brought in players such as Terry Cummings, John Starks and Mookie Blaylock who were well past their primes. Twardzik drafted several flops, such as Todd Fuller (while Kobe Bryant was still available as well as Steve Nash and Jermaine O'Neal ) and Steve Logan (who never played an NBA game). In

6016-564: The concerts being recorded in the concert DVD Super Live in Japan . Green Day taped the show for their new live album titled Awesome as Fuck . David Coverdale 's band Whitesnake , while performing at the Loud Park Festival , recorded their performance for their live album Made in Japan . [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] 35°53′41.60″N 139°37′50.99″E  /  35.8948889°N 139.6308306°E  / 35.8948889; 139.6308306 Dan Meis Dan Meis , FAIA , RIBA (born 1961)

6110-399: The first time since 1992. The Warriors also achieved a milestone by completing their first ever 6–1 road trip in franchise history, including a 97–95 win over the defending champion Heat in Miami. On April 9, 2013, with a win over the Minnesota Timberwolves , the Warriors clinched the playoffs for the second time in 19 years and the first time since the 2006–07 "We Believe" Warriors. This time,

6204-403: The following draft, the team selected Adonal Foyle while Tracy McGrady was still available. St. Jean did, however, draft future two-time NBA slam dunk champion off-guard Jason Richardson (from Michigan State ), a Warriors' star scorer through the 2006–07 season. For a few years, with rising stars Richardson, small forward Antawn Jamison and point guard Gilbert Arenas leading the team,

6298-413: The fourth quarter, but they lost Game 4 at home, their first loss in Oakland in well over a month and the Jazz closed them out in Game 5 in Salt Lake City . In the 2007–08 season, the Warriors faced early difficulties in their attempt to return to the playoffs. Richardson was traded to the Charlotte Bobcats for rookie Brandan Wright . To make things even worse, Jackson was suspended for seven games over

6392-442: The local battle cry was "We Belong". The team finished the season with a record of 47–35, earning the sixth seed in the Western Conference, and defeated the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the playoffs by winning four out of six games. They lost in the second round to the San Antonio Spurs , four games to two. This was the first playoff experience for all of the starters of this group except for Andrew Bogut. Other highlights of

6486-445: The necessary funds to allow the team to "keep a strong core around him". The team made a series of other moves, trading Dorell Wright, obtaining point guard Jarrett Jack, and signing forward Carl Landry . Despite early-season injuries to Brandon Rush and Andrew Bogut, and despite starting two rookies (Barnes and Ezeli), the 2012–13 Warriors had one of their best starts in decades. The team earned 20 wins in less than 30 games played for

6580-518: The new MEIS designed MLS stadium for FC Cincinnati, located in Cincinnati's West End neighborhood, will have an estimated seating capacity of 26,000 to 26,500. While at Ellerbe Becket in the 1990s, Meis designed the indoor arena Nynex Arena (now Manchester Arena ) in Manchester, England, and led the design competition that won the $ 750 million Saitama Super Arena in Japan. Meis then left Ellerbe Becket to join NBBJ, establishing NBBJ's sports division with Michael Hallmark and Ron Turner. Meis designed

6674-404: The new head coach. They sent Tim Hardaway and Chris Gatling to the Miami Heat for Kevin Willis and Bimbo Coles midway through the 1995–96 season , and ended up with a 36–46 record, three wins short of making the playoffs. While their home court, the Oakland Coliseum Arena, was being extensively renovated, the 1996–97 Warriors played their home games in the San Jose Arena and struggled to

6768-613: The remaining two years of coach Montgomery's contract and hired previous Golden State and former Dallas Mavericks coach Don Nelson to take over for him. During training camp, small forward Matt Barnes established himself in the rotation. On January 17, 2007, the Warriors traded the disappointing Murphy and Dunleavy with promising young power forward Ike Diogu and Keith McLeod to the Indiana Pacers for forward Al Harrington , forward/guard Stephen Jackson , guard Šarūnas Jasikevičius and forward Josh Powell . This trade allowed

6862-446: The season included Stephen Curry's 272 three-point baskets (an NBA single-season record for the player nicknamed "baby-faced assassin") and the naming of forward David Lee to the 2013 NBA All-Star Game as a reserve, ending the team's 16-year drought without an All Star selection. Curry and Klay Thompson, dubbed the " Splash Brothers " by team employee Brian Witt for their backcourt shooting prowess, combined for 483 three-pointers during

6956-404: The season with 261 threes, set an individual record for most three-pointers in a span of two seasons with 533, surpassing the previous mark of 478 set by former Seattle SuperSonics legend Ray Allen in 2004–05 and 2005–06. Together, Thompson and Curry combined for 484 threes on the year, besting by one the NBA record they had set the year before. Jackson was fired as coach on May 6, 2014, despite

7050-448: The season with a record of 51–31. The team won more than 50 games for only the fourth time in franchise history, finished 20 games over .500 for the first time in 22 years, and tied the 1991–92 squad for the franchise's all-time mark of 24 wins on the road. Even without Bogut, the Warriors battled the third-seed Los Angeles Clippers to a seventh and deciding game in the first round of the playoffs before their 2013–14 season came to an end. It

7144-493: The season, easily besting the prior record of 435 set by the Orlando Magic's Nick Anderson and Dennis Scott in 1995–96. During the 2013 off-season, Golden State signed former Denver Nuggets swingman and future NBA Finals MVP Andre Iguodala to a four-year, $ 48 million deal. To make room under the salary cap, the Warriors traded Richard Jefferson , Andris Biedriņš and Brandon Rush (along with multiple draft picks) to

7238-468: The series back to California at 3–2. In Game 6, the Warriors engineered a third-quarter 18–0 run to eliminate the Mavericks and become the NBA's first No. 8 seed to beat a No. 1 seed in a seven-game series (and the first NBA No. 8 seed to beat the top seed since 1999 when the New York Knicks eliminated the Miami Heat). It was an upset in name only, given the fact that the Warriors had swept

7332-630: The team after the Philadelphia Warriors , an old basketball team who played in the American Basketball League in 1925. Led by early scoring sensation Joe Fulks , the team won the championship in the league's inaugural 1946–47 season by defeating the Chicago Stags , four games to one. The NBA, which was created by a 1949 merger , officially recognizes that as its own first championship. Gottlieb bought

7426-557: The team in 1951. The Warriors won its next championship in Philadelphia in the 1955–56 season , defeating the Fort Wayne Pistons four games to one. The Warrior stars of this era were future Hall of Famers Paul Arizin , Tom Gola and Neil Johnston . In 1959, the team signed draft pick Wilt Chamberlain . Known as "Wilt the Stilt", he led the team in scoring six times, quickly began shattering NBA scoring records and changed

7520-554: The team reassigned assistant coach Brian Scalabrine to the team's NBA Development League Affiliate in Santa Cruz because of what head coach Mark Jackson called a "difference in philosophies" and what unnamed league sources cited by Yahoo! Sports called "an increasingly dysfunctional atmosphere" on the Warriors' coaching staff. Less than two weeks later, assistant coach Darren Erman was fired for secretly recording conversations between coaches, staff and players. The Warriors ended

7614-420: The team to respectability by hiring former Cleveland Cavaliers head coach George Karl as head coach in 1986 after selecting St. John's small forward Chris Mullin in the 1985 NBA draft . After a subpar stretch in the late 1970s and early 1980s, the team had a brief resurgence under coach Karl, culminating in a 1987 Western Conference Semifinal match against Magic Johnson and the Los Angeles Lakers that

7708-606: The team won back-to-back championships in 2017 and 2018 . They lost the 2019 Finals to the Toronto Raptors and Durant left that off-season. After missing the playoffs the following two seasons, the Warriors returned to the playoffs and defeated the Boston Celtics in the 2022 Finals . The Warriors' dynasty has seen the team win four titles in eight seasons, as well as reach five consecutive Finals from 2015 to 2019 (and six Finals in an eight-year span). Nicknamed

7802-399: The team's losing record, the Warriors were hard to beat when they had a healthy lineup and a strong bench. With leadership and improvement in their young players, they were sometimes able to defeat powerhouse teams such as the Boston Celtics, 99–89. The Warriors chose future superstar point guard Stephen Curry of Davidson College as the seventh overall pick in the 2009 NBA draft . During

7896-551: The third Warriors head coach to notch at least 50 wins in a season, joining Nelson and Attles, who both hit the mark twice. On May 14, 2014, the Golden State Warriors signed Steve Kerr to a reported five-year, $ 25 million deal to become the team's new head coach. It was the first head-coach job for Kerr, 48, a five-time NBA champion guard who set an all-time career record for accuracy in three-point shooting (.454). Kerr had served as president and general manager for

7990-410: The trade of star Wilt Chamberlain in January 1965, the team finished the 1964–65 season with the NBA's worst record (17–63). Their rebuilding period was brief, however, as they drafted Rick Barry four months after the trade. Barry, along with Jamaal Wilkes , powered the Warriors to their third championship in 1975 , widely considered one of the biggest upsets in NBA history. The team struggled in

8084-452: The turning point for the Warriors. The Warriors closed out the regular season (42–40) at 16–5 in their last 21 games. "We believe" became the Warriors' slogan for the last two months of the season and the playoffs. Led by a healthy Baron Davis, an ever-improving Jason Richardson and young future star off-guard Monta Ellis as well as center Biedriņš, the Warriors immediately dashed the highly favored top-seed Dallas Mavericks' expectations of

8178-454: The vehicle against the terms of his contract, depriving the Warriors of their top player. They traded disenchanted forward Al Harrington to the New York Knicks for guard Jamal Crawford , and were undone by injuries and the minimal experience of their young players such as Anthony Morrow and Brandan Wright. Coach Nelson often had to make adjustments to the starting lineups since many of the original starters missed games due to injuries. Despite

8272-557: The venue, including Music Station , Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ , Animelo Summer Live , WIRE, and 'Dream Power' concerts organized by Yoko Ono . Various notable Japanese music acts have performed at the arena, including =Love , Ado , AKB48 , Namie Amuro , B'z , Babymetal , Berryz Kobo , Bump of Chicken , Minori Chihara , fripSide , Masaharu Fukuyama , Gackt , The Gazette , Gen Hoshino , Glay , Ayumi Hamasaki , Tomoyasu Hotei , Janne Da Arc , Kamen Joshi , Mai Kuraki , MAN WITH A MISSION , L'Arc-en-Ciel , Luna Sea , Man with

8366-498: Was a season of many thrilling moments; the Warriors played in 17 regular-season games decided by two points or fewer, six games decided by winning shots in the final three seconds, and seven comeback wins in which the Warriors had been behind by 15 points or more. Curry also made his first appearance in the All-Star Game in 2014. Curry and Klay Thompson continued to set league records in three-point shooting. Curry, who finished

8460-463: Was chosen to succeed St. Jean with the title of executive vice president of basketball operations. Mullin hoped to build a winning team around Jason Richardson, Mike Dunleavy Jr and Troy Murphy , and drafted 7-foot center Andris Biedriņš from Latvia (11th overall). At the 2005 trading deadline, he bolstered to the team with the acquisition of point guard Baron Davis , bringing to the team its first superstar since Mullin himself. The Warriors enjoyed

8554-474: Was later broadcast on February 7 and February 10, 2005. The event is famously remembered for the "Kimono Match" that took place between Torrie Wilson and Hiroko Suzuki (a Japanese native who would later be elected to the Funabashi city council as part of a political career). Hiroko was defeated after losing her kimono, being stripped down to her bra and panties at the hands of Torrie. On November 29, 2009,

8648-439: Was the longest for the franchise since the 1975 championship year, and fell just one win short of the team record of 11 consecutive wins. To strengthen their underperforming bench, the Warriors made a three-team trade on January 15, sending Douglas to the Miami Heat and picking up guards Jordan Crawford and MarShon Brooks from the Boston Celtics. A day before the trade deadline, the Warriors traded Kent Bazemore and Brooks to

8742-536: Was traded in mid-March 2012, along with Kwame Brown and Ekpe Udoh , to the Milwaukee Bucks for center Andrew Bogut (out injured for the season) and former Warrior small forward Stephen Jackson, who without playing a game for the Warriors was quickly traded to the San Antonio Spurs for Richard Jefferson and a conditional first-round pick on March 15. These moves saw the rise of Stephen Curry and David Lee to team co-captains, and saw Thompson move into

8836-618: Was traded to the Boston Celtics in 1980 along with the draft pick that would become Kevin McHale for the pick used to draft Carroll. In 1983, the Warriors matched the New York Knicks' offer for free-agent Bernard King , but, unable to pay his high salary, quickly traded him to the Knicks for guard Micheal Ray Richardson , whom they soon shipped to New Jersey in exchange for former Georgetown Hoya point guard Eric "Sleepy" Floyd , and journeyman forward Mickey Johnson . Floyd once scored 29 points for

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