Chase Center may be the new gold-standard for NBA arenas, but Blazers guard Damian Lillard is no fan of the Warriors’ new home.
His biggest complaint? It’s not Oakland, where Lillard grew up and where his heart remains.
Lillard, whose Blazers make their first appearance in the Warriors’ new digs Monday night, takes Golden State’s move to San Francisco personally.
“There’s a sense of pride in Oakland about everything that represents us and it’s like the Warriors go over the bridge,” Lillard told reporters before Monday’s game. “Raiders going to Vegas, it’s almost like the money grab, the money moves is pushing the real love and what’s really behind this organization to the side, which is understandable and also not understandable because I’m from Oakland.