The Golden State Warriors will play three preseason games at Chase Center, the Warriors’ new 18,064-seat privately financed sports and entertainment arena in San Francisco’s Mission Bay neighborhood, as part of a five-game schedule, the team announced today. The slate includes the first-ever game at Chase Center on Saturday, October 5 vs. the Los Angeles Lakers, which marks the first NBA game in the city of San Francisco since January 29, 1971, when the Warriors defeated the Buffalo Braves, 106-100, at the San Francisco Civic Auditorium.
Following their preseason opener on October 5, the Warriors will host the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday, October 10 before traveling to Los Angeles for a pair of matchups with the Lakers at Staples Center on Monday, October 14 and Wednesday, October 16.