The first Golden State Warriors game I ever went to was in 2003. It was a game against the Philadelphia 76ers and Allen Iverson dazzled. The Warriors lost, as they were wont to do back then.
When I was a kid, going to a Warriors game meant going for the experience; the roar of the crowd, the fast paced game, and the monstrous performances from the opposing star player. Before the winning, before the We Believe team, the crowd was always there. Roaracle was always there.
It was 2012 and I was at Oracle Arena watching Golden State host the Brooklyn Nets, an upstart playoff team.