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The Golden State Warriors are a National Basketball Association team based in Oakland, California.

Founded: 1946

Formerly known as: Philadelphia Warriors, San Francisco Warriors

Home Arena: Oakland Arena

Uniform colors: Midnight blue, Golden yellow, and Red

Logo design: A stylized blue tinted man (a Native American warrior, which is a throwback to previous logos) holding a lightning bolt on a basketball background.

NBA Championships: 1947 and 1956 in Philadelphia, 1975 in Oakland

1 Franchise history

The Philadelphia Warriors were among the first BAA teams. In 1962, they moved to the Bay Area.

2 Players of note

2.1 Basketball Hall of Famers

• Paul Arizin
• Rick Barry
• Wilt Chamberlain
• Joe Fulks
• Tom Gola
• Neil Johnston
• Jerry Lucas
• Robert Parish
• Andy Phillip
• Nate ThurmondNate Thurmond (born 1940, Akron, Ohio, USA) is rated by many one of the very finest defensive centers ever to play pro basketball, feared and praised by legends including Bob Pettit, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Wilt Chamberlain. He played in high school with

2.2 Not to be forgotten

• Tim HardawayTim Hardaway (born 1 September 1966) is an NBA basketball player, playing in point guard position. Born and brought up in Chicago he attended the University of Texas at El Paso and won the Naismith award for the best college player. He was selected by 14t
• Antawn Jamison
• Sarunas MarciulionisSarunas Marciulionis (born June 13, 1964 in Kaunas, Lithuania) is a basketball player, one of the first Europeans to become a regular in the NBA. Marciulionis started his basketball career with Statyba Vilnius in the USSR league. In the 1988 Summer Olympi
• Chris MullinChristopher Paul "Chris" Mullin (born July 30, 1963, Brooklyn, New York) is an American basketball player, who played small forward. After playing at St. John's University, during which he was a member the 1984 amateur U. team, Mullin was chosen as the se
• Mitch Richmond
• Latrell SprewellLatrell Sprewell (born September 8, 1970) is an American professional basketball player. A guard-forward, he currently plays for the Minnesota Timberwolves. Sprewell entered the league in 1992 out of the University of Alabama. He was drafted 24th overall

2.3 Retired numbers

• 13 Wilt Chamberlain
• 14 Tom Meschery
• 16 Al Attles
• 24 Rick Barry
• 42 Nate ThurmondNate Thurmond (born 1940, Akron, Ohio, USA) is rated by many one of the very finest defensive centers ever to play pro basketball, feared and praised by legends including Bob Pettit, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Wilt Chamberlain. He played in high school with