The last time I went to Chase Center, Stephen Curry was just returning from injury and the words “novel coronavirus” were an abstract concern, rather than a horrifying reality that has now consumed the world for the better part of the last 2 years. I was waiting for an opportune moment to return, and as it turned out my extended family coming to the Bay Area for Thanksgiving was it. With wife, father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother, and brother’s girlfriend in tow, I booked tickets and prayed that my run of bad in-person luck (the last games I attended at Oracle and Chase were all Warriors losses) would turn.