Golden State Warriors Wikipedia.....
Golden State Warriors The Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in Oakland, California . The Warriors compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as a member of the league's Western Conference Pacific Division . Founded in 1946 in Philadelphia , the Warriors relocated to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1962 and took the city's name, before changing its geographic moniker to Golden State in 1971. [b] They play their home games at the Oracle Arena . The Warriors won the inaugural Basketball Association of America (BAA) championship in 1947 , [c] and won its second championship in 1956 , led by Hall of Fame trio Paul Arizin , Tom Gola , and Neil Johnston . However, the Warriors would not return to similar heights in Philadelphia, and after a brief rebuilding period following the trade of star Wil...