As the defending NBA champs, attempting to put up the best regular-season record in the history of the league, the Warriors know they're going to get everyone's best effort.
That dynamic extends beyond the lines and into the stands. As badly as teams want to beat them, opposing fans put as much, if not more, effort into passionately rooting for their squads when they faces the Dubs. Friday night, Steph Curry and company will have an opportunity to avenge the only blemish on their 25-1 record when they host the Bucks. The game doesn't tip until 10:30 p.m. ET in Oakland, but Warriors supporters have already one-upped Bucks fans as part of an ongoing battle.
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It started last Saturday in Milwaukee when a band of Bucks fans wore these T-shirts.
Mystery solved: We know who made those gutsy 24-1 shirts Bucks fans wore vs the Warriors https://t.co/YajuSIKQSW pic.twitter.com/Lfrg0qj54r
— Ric Sanchez (@rcsanchez93) December 15, 2015Six days later, Oaklandish, a Bay Area-based clothing line, produced "10-18" shirts, a shot at the Bucks' record, prior to the rematch.
Bucks trolled by @0aklandish with 10-18 T-shirt for Warriors game tonight to counter 24-1 T-shirts Bucks fans wore. pic.twitter.com/OdHEFslcBE
— Marc J. Spears (@SpearsNBAYahoo) December 18, 2015Lesson: Don't come for Warriors fans unless they send for you.