Warriors contribute $1M to relief fund for arena employees

The Golden State Warriors organization - including team ownership, players, and coaches - have pledged $1 million toward a disaster relief fund to assist Chase Center staff during the current NBA hiatus, the team announced Friday.

"Our players, coaches, ownership, and management, have been focused on creating a way to assist our part-time employees," Warriors co-executive chairman Joe Lacob said in a press release. "We are addressing the potential hardships these hard-working individuals may encounter during this hiatus in the NBA season.

"While everyone and every business is impacted, those who are fortunate enough to be in a position to help, need to help."

Star point guard Stephen Curry echoed that sentiment adding, "As players, we wanted to do something, along with our ownership and coaches, to help ease the pain during this time."

On Thursday, NBA commissioner Adam Silver announced the season was likely to be suspended for at least 30 days. The Warriors had seven games remaining at Chase Center when the campaign was halted.