The Golden State Warriors' Chase Center has been rocking for pretty much the entire season, but Dub Nation appears to have taken it up a notch now that the playoffs have started. The fans have had a lot to cheer about too, considering how their Warriors have torched the Denver Nuggets in the first two games of their first-round series.
Draymond Green is soaking it all in and he has nothing but love for the energy of their home crowd. As a matter of fact, Green even felt like reminiscing about their former home stadium, the iconic Oracle Arena in Oakland:
“I thought the energy was good,” said Green, via Tim Kawakami of The Athletic. “There were times it felt like Oracle. There were times it was super loud. … As fast as we can, we all got to get rid of the idea of Oracle in our head. That’s a very special place. It’s a very different place.”
As much as Green and the entire Warriors fan base love Oracle Arena, the Dubs star admits that it's now time to move on:
“I mean, even the makeup of the building, like, it’s going to be louder, you know, and so we kind of all have to remove that thought from our head that this place is going to be Oracle,” he continued. “It’s a totally different place. Nonetheless, it’s a great one, too, and we need to continue to establish it as the best home court in the league.”
Chase Center is no Oracle Arena — at least not yet. In his mind, Green believes that Dub Nation is more than capable of replicating the greatness of Oracle on their new home floor, and this is exactly the type of energy this team would need from the fans in what they expect to be a long playoff run ahead.