OAKLAND, Calif -- The emotions hit Steve Kerr each time he makes the trek back to Oracle Arena. In his fifth season as coach of the Golden State Warriors, Kerr understands just how much the old building, and the emotions fans have shared inside of it for 47 years, means to the Oakland community.
That's why as the games roll by during the team's final season inside Oracle, Kerr can feel the significance with each passing day.
"It's sad," Kerr told ESPN. "It's sad. Every day that I drive in I think about it. And obviously as the season goes we're getting closer and closer.