The Supreme Court today denied the Golden State Warriors’ petition
for review in Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Authority v. Golden State Warriors, LLC, where a First District, Division Five, Court of Appeal published opinion affirmed the confirmation of an arbitration award.
The case concerns a contract governing the Warriors’ use of the Oakland arena that was the team’s home until the 2019-2020 season. Under the arbitration award’s interpretation, the Warriors are obligated until 2027 to continue servicing the debt incurred to renovate the arena, even though the team didn’t terminate the contract, but just let it expire by not renewing an option.