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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 192 

Congratulating the Golden State Warriors for their historic championship 

victory in the 2017 National Basketball Association Finals. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 15, 2017 

Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Ms. HARRIS) submitted the following 

resolution; which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Congratulating the Golden State Warriors for their historic 

championship victory in the 2017 National Basketball 

Association Finals. 

Whereas, on June 12, 2017, the Golden State Warriors defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers by a score of 129–120 in 

an extraordinary game 5 at Oracle Arena in Oakland, 

California, to win the 2017 National Basketball Association (referred to in the preamble as the ‘‘NBA’’) Finals; 

Whereas the Golden State Warriors captured their second 

championship in 3 years, and their fifth championship in 

franchise history; 

Whereas the 2017 championship victory marks the first time 

a Bay Area professional sports team has clinched a 

championship title at home in 43 years; 


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Whereas in 2017 the Golden State Warriors had the NBA’s 

best regular-season record with 67 wins, capping an extraordinary 3-year run, during which the Warriors won 

a record-setting 207 regular season games; 

Whereas the Golden State Warriors finished the post-season 

16–1, which constitutes the best post-season record in the 

71-year history of the NBA; 

Whereas every single member of the 2016–2017 Golden State 

Warriors team contributed to this championship, including Matt Barnes, Ian Clark, Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Draymond Green, Andre Iguodala, Damian Jones, 

Shaun Livingston, Kevon Looney, James Michael 

McAdoo, Patrick McCaw, JaVale McGee, ZaZa Pachulia, 

Klay Thompson, and David West; 

Whereas Kevin Durant became just the sixth player to score 

30 or more points in each game of a championship 

round, and was named Most Valuable Player of the NBA 

Finals; 

Whereas Steve Kerr, Mike Brown, and the entire team of 

coaches and staff have been instrumental in developing 

the Golden State Warriors’ dynamic and record-setting 

style of play, and have fostered a positive, selfless team 

spirit; 

Whereas Joe Lacob and Peter Guber have built one of the 

most exciting and high-performing franchises in NBA 

history; 

Whereas the dedicated fan base of Golden State Warriors has 

offered unrelenting, passionate support to the team; and 

Whereas, both on and off the court, the Golden State Warriors are an immense source of pride for the Bay Area 


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and the entire Golden State Warrior fan base: Now, 

therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) congratulates the Golden State Warriors for 

3 winning the 2017 National Basketball Association 

4 Finals; 

5 (2) recognizes the historic achievements of all 

6 the players, coaches, and staff who contributed to 

7 the 2016–2017 season; and 

8 (3) celebrates the selfless teamwork and ex9 traordinary character, pride, determination, and 

10 hard-work of the Golden State Warriors. 

Æ 


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