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Who was sitting courtside at the Warriors’ home opener?
The Oct. 24 game against the Clippers at the new Chase Center brought out a who’s who of venture capitalists and Silicon Valley execs.
Chase Center took premium seating to a new level, opening this fall with courtside suites selling for as much as $2.25 million. You can bet the home opener was likely the most high-demand ticket in the NBA.
With that in mind, SBJ worked with the Golden State Warriors to highlight some of the fortunate few who had a courtside seat to the game, which was won by the Los Angeles Clippers 141-122.
In addition to the Warriors ownership, executives can be found from the likes of Apple and Cisco, hedge funds and venture capital firms, and even a traveling, candy themed art installation. And don’t overlook Clippers owner Steve Ballmer.
All photos courtesy of the Golden State Warriors
Chase Center opening night
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1. Rick Welts, president, COO, Warriors 2. Welts’ partner, Todd Gage 3. Nicole Lacob, wife of Joe Lacob, Warriors owner 4. Joe Lacob, Warriors co-executive chairman and CEO 5. John Goodman, CEO, Candytopia 6. Peter Guber, owner, co-executive chairman, Warriors
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7. Gary Friedman, CEO, Restoration Hardware
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8. John Walecka, partner, Red Point Ventures, minority owner, Warriors 9. Matt Murphy, general manager, NBC Sports Bay Area (partially visible) 10. JJ Dudum, Discovery Land Company 11. Mike Meldman, CEO and founder, Discovery Land Company 12. Jack Brennan, former executive vice president, general manager, Southern Wine & Spirits 13. Marissa Kagle, minority owner, Warriors 14. Bob Kagle, founder, general partner, Benchmark Capital; minority owner, Warriors 15. Eddy Cue, senior vice president, internet software and services, Apple 16. Fred Harman, managing partner, Oak Investment Partners; minority owner, Warriors
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17. Larry Miao, co-founder, Olympus Capital Asia; minority owner, Warriors 18. John Burbank, founder, Passport Capital; minority owner, Warriors 19. Steve Ballmer, owner, Los Angeles Clippers
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20. Ben Horowitz, founder, Andreessen Horowitz venture capital firm 21. Dave Scially, retired hedge fund manager; minority owner, Warriors
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22. Chris Torto, CEO, founder, Ascenty data centers 23. Rick Justice, former executive vice president, Cisco; minority owner, Warriors 24. Debi Justice (partially visible), wife of Rick; minority owner, Warriors
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