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08:06 AM ET 05.31 | Playing in San Francisco won't come cheap for the up-and-moving Warriors. [East Bay] officials say the team could still be on the hook for upwards of $70 million to their old landlords at the Oracle Arena in Oakland. Oakland and Alameda County spent $140 million to modernize and expand the arena in the mid-1990s under the Warriors' previous ownership. As the building's main tenant, the team has been paying as much as $7.4 million a year to help pay off the bill. Under the Warriors' lease, if the team pulls out "for any reason" before the construction bonds are retired in 2026, the Warriors still owe the money -- minus whatever events the arena can book to replace NBA games.

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May 31, 2012 09:11 AM ET

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Ouch.

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May 31, 2012 10:21 AM ET

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Money Talks, Bros.

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May 31, 2012 10:53 AM ET

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Yikes!

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May 31, 2012 11:54 AM ET

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Oh damn who the heck signed that deal? Dumb

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May 31, 2012 02:07 PM ET

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Originally posted 01:40 PM ET 05.31 by FN_Zombie_Poster

Sacramento looking to leave the state altogether and the Warriors looking to leave the Oakland area. I thought Cal (and NY) were the places everyone wants to be?

If you ever get to Oakland someday you'll understand the move to SF.