The National Basketball Association announced today that the Golden State Warriors’ 2021-22 season, presented by Kaiser Permanente, will tip off on the road against the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday, October 19, at 7 p.m. (PT). The Warriors will then host the Los Angeles Clippers in their home opener at Chase Center on Thursday, October 21 (7 p.m. PT). Additionally, the Warriors will make their ninth consecutive Christmas Day appearance when they travel to Phoenix for a December 25 matchup with the defending Western Conference Champion Suns (2 p.m. PT).
The Warriors open the season on the road for just the fourth time in 20 years (2012-13 & 2014-15, 2020-21), doing so in consecutive seasons for the first time since a seven-year stretch of road openers from 1989-1995.