Durant the focal point as Raptors head back to Oracle Globe_Sports
After failing to sew up the NBA Finals and hoist the trophy before their home crowd in Toronto, the Raptors must play Game 6 on Thursday inside the emotional twister that will be Oracle Arena on its farewell night.
Oracle Arena, which opened in 1966, has been the Warriors’ home since the 1971-72 season. It has been the house of victories and Champagne celebrations. Six championship banners hang from Oracle Arena’s rafters, along with the retired numbers of legendary players such as Rick Barry and Wilt Chamberlain.Nostalgia for all of those big moments at Oracle will swirl into the bittersweet tornado of other feelings swirling around the Warriors.
“I'm hurting deeply, but I'm OK. Basketball is my biggest love and I wanted to be out there that night because that’s what I do. I wanted to help my teammates on our quest for the three peat. Its just the way things go in this game and I'm proud that I gave it all I physically could, and I'm proud my brothers got the W. It's going to be a journey but I'm built for this.
“Would we go back and do it over again? Damn right," Kerr said."Our feeling was the worst thing he could do was re-injure the calf. The Achilles came as a complete shock.”Story continues below advertisement
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