Philadelphia Warriors

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NBA franchise professional basketball team

The Philadelphia Warriors were a professional basketball team based in Philadelphia that became one of the original franchises of what evolved into the NBA, featuring early stars like Joe Fulks and later Wilt Chamberlain before relocating and becoming the Golden State Warriors.

Aliases (4)

Golden State Warriors ×38
San Francisco Warriors ×4
Wilt Chamberlain 100-point game ×3
Philadelphia Warriors defeated Chicago Stags 4–1 ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	NBA franchise → professional basketball team →
abbreviation	PHW →
BAAInauguralMember	true →
basedInUntil	1962 →
championshipCount	2 →
city	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania →
conference	Eastern Division →
country	United States →
date	1962-03-02 →
disestablished	1962 →
divisionTitle	1947 BAA Eastern Division → 1948 BAA Eastern Division → 1956 NBA Eastern Division → 1962 NBA Western Division →
formerNameOf	Golden State Warriors →
founded	1946 →
founder	Peter A. Tyrrell →
franchiseContinuesAs	Golden State Warriors →
governingBody	NBA →
homeArena	Philadelphia Arena → Philadelphia Civic Center →
homeTeam	Philadelphia Warriors →
joinedNBA	1949 →
league	Basketball Association of America → National Basketball Association →
location	Hershey, Pennsylvania → Philadelphia →
notableCoach	Eddie Gottlieb → George Senesky →
notableGame	Wilt Chamberlain 100-point game →
notablePlayer	Joe Fulks → Neil Johnston → Paul Arizin → Wilt Chamberlain →
originalFranchiseOf	NBA →
relocatedTo	San Francisco Warriors →
relocationYear	1962 →
retiredNumberWithFranchise	13 → 24 → 42 →
sport	basketball →
successor	Golden State Warriors → San Francisco Warriors →
teamColor	blue → gold →
wonChampionship	1947 BAA Finals → 1956 NBA Finals →

Referenced by (61)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Gilbert Arenas ("Golden State Warriors") → Jeremy Lin ("Golden State Warriors") → Joe Fulks → Jumping Joe → Phil Chenier ("Golden State Warriors") → Robert Parish ("Golden State Warriors") →	memberOfSportsTeam
Gilbert Arenas ("Golden State Warriors") → Jo Jo White ("Golden State Warriors") → Kevin Durant ("Golden State Warriors") → Phil Chenier ("Golden State Warriors") → Wilt Chamberlain → Wilt Chamberlain ("San Francisco Warriors") →	playedFor
Joe Fulks → Joe Fulks → Joe Fulks → Phil Chenier ("Golden State Warriors") →	team
Dave Cowens ("Golden State Warriors") → Don Nelson ("Golden State Warriors") → Rick Adelman ("Golden State Warriors") →	coachedTeam
Gilbert Arenas ("Golden State Warriors") → Robert Parish ("Golden State Warriors") →	draftedBy
Gilbert Arenas ("Golden State Warriors") → Vince Carter ("Golden State Warriors") →	draftTeam
Pacific Division ("Golden State Warriors") → Western Conference ("Golden State Warriors") →	hasTeam
Basketball Association of America → Basketball Association of America →	notableTeam
Cleveland Cavaliers ("Golden State Warriors") → Sacramento Kings ("Golden State Warriors") →	rival
Philadelphia Warriors ("San Francisco Warriors") → Philadelphia Warriors ("Golden State Warriors") →	successor
Terry Stotts ("Golden State Warriors") →	assistantCoachOf
1946–47 BAA season →	champion
Basketball Association of America →	champion1947
Toronto Raptors ("Golden State Warriors") →	defeatedIn2019NBAFinals
Los Angeles Clippers ("Golden State Warriors") →	divisionRival
Terry Stotts ("Golden State Warriors") →	employer
1946–47 BAA season ("Philadelphia Warriors defeated Chicago Stags 4–1") →	finalsSeriesResult
Basketball Association of America →	firstChampion
Philadelphia Warriors ("Golden State Warriors") →	formerNameOf
Oakland ("Golden State Warriors") →	formerSportsTeam
Philadelphia Warriors ("Golden State Warriors") →	franchiseContinuesAs
1946–47 BAA season →	hadTeam
NBA champion ("Golden State Warriors") →	hasNotableFranchise
West ("Golden State Warriors") →	hasNotableFranchises
Eastern Division →	hasPart
San Francisco Bay Area ("Golden State Warriors") →	hasSportsTeam
Pacific Division ("San Francisco Warriors") →	historicalTeam
Wilt Chamberlain 100-point game →	homeTeam
Basketball Association of America →	introducedFranchisesThatBecameNBAStaples
Chicago Stags →	lostFinalsTo
Wilt Chamberlain ("Golden State Warriors") →	nbaTeamNumberRetiredBy
1948–49 BAA season →	newTeam
Gilbert Arenas ("Golden State Warriors") →	playedForTeam
Bernard King ("Golden State Warriors") →	playsFor
Bernard King ("Golden State Warriors") →	professionalTeam
Philadelphia Warriors ("San Francisco Warriors") →	relocatedTo
Jeremy Lin ("Golden State Warriors") →	signedAsFreeAgentWith
Gilbert Arenas ("Golden State Warriors") →	teamDuringAwardSeason
Wilt Chamberlain →	teamIn100PointGame
Cleveland Cavaliers ("Golden State Warriors") →	wonChampionshipAgainst