The Santa Cruz Warriors lost to the Oklahoma City Blue on Sunday night at Oracle Arena. However, they were able to set a new D-League attendance record packing in nearly 17,500 fans, shattering the prior record of 15,011.
OAKLAND, Calif. — The Santa Cruz Warriors (18-15) made the trip from the friendly confines of Kaiser Permanente Arena, 65 miles up the road to the home of NBA affiliate Golden State, to play a game against the Oklahoma City Blue (25-11) at Oracle Arena.
Not only was the stage much bigger, playing in front of a D-League record 17,497 fans, but the lights were much brighter, as the game was broadcast to tens of thousands of fans on Golden State’s home TV and radio networks.