“The Bay’s team is the best team,” quipped Golden State Warriors radio announcer Tim Roye as the buzzer sounded on the franchise’s first championship since 1975.
You here that a lot these days — that the Warriors are “the Bay’s team,” representing the entire Bay Area, not belonging to any one side of the bay. It’s true in a certain context, because in a region with battle lines drawn between San Francisco and Oakland with the Giants and A’s and the 49ers and Raiders, the Warriors are the lone NBA team and therefore a squad that can be universally supported by San Francisco and Oakland fans alike.