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“WE HAVE INCREDIBLE FAN SUPPORT AROUND THE GLOBE, AND THIS PARTNERSHIP IS ANOTHER WAY TO NOT ONLY CONTINUE TO GROW THE WARRIORS BRAND GLOBALLY, BUT ALSO FURTHER CONNECT WITH OUR FANS IN JAPAN, ASIA AND EUROPE.”

Warriors president and chief operating officer Rick Welts, in a statement after the NBA champions agreed to a threeyear jersey patch advertising deal with Rakuten, a Japanese tech company. The agreement includes the team’s practice facility will be renamed the Rakuten Performance Center.

KYLE TERADA, USA TODAY SPORTS