I was raised in the Bay Area my whole life. As much as I hate to admit it, I once supported the Lakers. However, in my defense that was back when I was young and I only liked them because they were my dad's favorite team. After the incident with Kobe and the woman in Colorado I stopped supporting him. Then he drove Shaq out of town and I stopped supporting the team in its entirety. I gave up on basketball and the NBA completely for a few years, until my friend took me to my first Warriors game. It was in the beginning of the '05-'06 season and I instantly fell in love with the team.

Since then I have been a die hard Warriors fan. I'll admit that they aren't the best team in terms of winning percentage or championships, but I've never found a team that I cared about as much. My passion comes from my loyalty to the Bay area as well as my love for the players on the team. While I don't agree with many of the moves that the front office has made over the past few years, I strongly believe that this team has what it takes to win a championship one day. I don't know when that day will come, but I will tirelessly support them my entire life until it does.

One last note, I pride myself on knowing a lot about every team in the NBA, so if you are going to make an ignorant claim (like 99% of the Lakers fans that exist) I will call you out.