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Warriors Want Fan Input on Name Change

Basketball Insiders Sports Editor

Updated10 hours ago on April 25, 2024

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The Golden State Warriors say they will be seeking input from fans on whether they should change their name after announcing earlier this week they’d purchased a 12-acre property in the Mission Bay district of San Francisco that they plan to use for a new arena.

The franchise will keep the Warriors moniker they’ve used since they were founded in Philadelphia in 1946 but could readopt the name for which they were known when they played in San Francisco from 1962-71 — the San Francisco Warriors.

“We’re very curious what our fans think of that,” Warriors president and CEO Rick Welts told ESPN.com. “I couldn’t imagine making that decision in the very near future, but we definitely want to see what our fans prefer.”

via Ramona Shelburne of ESPN