Camp Fire

Andy Fahey

Nothing can cure the devastating loss and tragedy caused by the Camp Fire in Northern California, but some residents from Paradise, Calif., were treated at least to a temporary distraction by being welcomed guests on Warriors Ground on Wednesday night.

The Warriors hosted the Paradise High School varsity boys and girls basketball teams, their coaches, families, school principal Loren Lighthall, along with an additional 35 evacuees from the Paradise community, which has been hit hard by the fire.

“I’m glad we can at least entertain some people who have gone through a really, really rough and tragic time,” Warriors Coach Steve Kerr said before the game. “We are doing what we can. Obviously those people up there need much more then to be able to come to a basketball game. I would urge everybody out there to chip-in and help anyway they can.”

Dub Nation gave a welcoming applause to the Paradise basketball teams upon their on-court introduction at halftime, and again when the group of evacuees was shown on the video board sitting in the Oracle Zone, which followed the playing of some recorded messages from players:&lt;/

Hosting the Paradise teams and members of the community were the latest efforts of the Warriors lending a helping hand to their Northern California neighbors. The team is auctioning off several signed jerseys, hosting a donation site in which they are matching $25,000 worth of fan donations and proceeds from the Warriors Community Foundation’s in-game 50/50 raffle on both Wednesday and the Dubs' previous home game on Nov. 13 are all supporting fire relief efforts via the North Valley Community Foundation.

Fans wishing to join the Warriors' fire relief efforts can do so at the following links:

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Paradise Basketball Teams Welcomed in Open Arms on Warriors Ground

The back-to-back NBA Champion Golden State Warriors today announced they are auctioning off six signed Warriors jerseys from Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Draymond Green, Andre Iguodala, Shaun Livingston and Klay Thompson, along with launching a CrowdRise site to help raise funds for relief efforts for the Camp Fire in Northern California. The Warriors also announced that they will match all donations up to $25,000.

Firefighters from across California and neighboring states are working feverishly to contain the Camp Fire in Butte County, that has resulted in dozens of casualties and destroyed thousands of buildings and homes, marking it the most destructive blaze in California’s history.

Those interested in participating in the Warriors jersey auction can do so by visiting warriors.com/auction, and those interested in providing a financial donation can do so by visiting warriors.com/firerelief.

The Warriors will donate all proceeds from the six jerseys and the online donation page directly to the North Valley Community Foundation. Additionally, during this past Tuesday night’s home game, the Warriors Community Foundation donated all proceeds from their 50/50 in-game raffle to the North Valley Community Foundation to assist the many community organizations serving evacuees and first responders. The Warriors Community Foundation will also donate all proceeds from their 50/50 in-game raffle for their next home game on Wednesday, November 21.

In partnership with the North Valley Community Foundation, the Warriors will cover transportation costs and host evacuees from Butte County at their game on November 21 vs. the Oklahoma City Thunder (7:30 p.m.) at Oracle Arena, with special in-game experiences and gifts for the group.

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Paradise Basketball Teams Welcomed in Open Arms on Warriors Ground

Warriors Launch Auction and Funding Site to Aid in Camp Fire Relief Efforts