The Mercury News

Warriors Hooptopia

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There won’t be any basketb ll candies, but the trick shots sweet.

The Golden State Warriors an Candytopia, the sugar-infus perience that has filled Insta r accounts across the nation, h joined forces to create a one-o kind experience for basketball fa of all ages at the Chase Center, th new Mission Bay home of the Warriors and some of the best concerts and entertainm­ent to hit the Bay Area.

Starting Oct. 9at the neighborho­od’s Thrive City, the new, 3.2acre open-air district in Mission Bay that will eventually include 20 new shops and restaurant­s, Warriors Hooptopia will allow fans to be taken through the life of an NBA player, from pre-draft workouts to news conference­s to testing your dribbling skills and celebratin­g a championsh­ip with a confetti shower. No word on if you’ll be sprayed with Champagne, though. According to the website: “Warriors Hooptopia allows for fans to reimagine ballin’ moments from the past and present, ranging from the Splash Brothers, Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson, draining 3-pointers to Jason Richardson’s impressive slam dunks to its six NBA Championsh­ips. If you’ve ever dreamed of a Warriors Championsh­ip ring or celebratin­g in the team’s Victory Parade, you’ve come to the right place.”

Tickets — $36for adults and $27 for kids 12and younger — are on sale now at www.thehooptop­ia.com. Hooptopia runs Oct. 9through next June at Thrive City, 7Warriors Way, Suite 100, in San Francisco.

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