Before he became the star of the Portland Trail Blazers, Damian Lillard was just a normal Oakland resident going to Golden State Warriors games at Oracle Arena with his family. Now, the Warriors are set to move from Oracle to the new Chase Center in San Francisco. Mark Medina of The Mercury News asked Lillard about the move prior to the Blazers’ game in Oakland:
“I don’t really think about it. The building really is more significant to my childhood than me playing there,” Lillard said. “When I come here, I’m playing in my hometown.