Fans are becoming more excited about the Golden State Warriors' new arena, but they could not help but notice that it has the spitting image of a toilet bowl.
In a report by ESPN, Keith Olbermann showed the preliminary sketches of the new building, which is set to rise in the Mission Bay area of San Francisco. He said, "The place looks like a toilet. I'm not exaggerating. See? Could be a Kohler, maybe an American Standard, I'm not sure." He tried to view other angles to alter his perspective but the arena still looked like a toilet. Olbermann continued to poke fun at the design, citing that the handle was still left out.
A spokesperson of the Golden State Warriors told Sports Illustrated.com, "We are still very much in the design phase. Detailed renderings are still to come." to poke fun at the design, citing that the handle was still left out.
According to USA Today, the new stadium will be located just a few blocks away from the stadium of the San Francisco Giants. The complex stretches over a 12-acre expanse. Based on the drawings, there were a couple of office/lab buildings, a market hall, a southeast plaza, a main plaza, a gatehouse, and the arena with a bayfront terrace which would showcase a spectacular view of the San Francisco bay.
NBA.com writes that the site proposal of the Mission Bay arena features a state-of-the-art multi-purpose sports and entertainment complex. The stadium can reportedly seat 18,000 people. There will be about 500,000 square feet of office space and around 55,000 to 95,000 square feet of store space.
Retail space will be concentrated on the ground floor of the office buildings and also on 3rd Street Plaza, Francois Boulevard, and near the east end of South Street. There will be three acres of plazas, landscaped grounds and other public space, which will cover over one-fourth of the whole site. Visitors and employees will also have enclosed parking space. Further details are expected in a few weeks.
Fans, however, immediately shared jokes about the peculiar shape of the area. Many asked how the architects could not have noticed that the building resembled a toilet. Plenty of ridiculous comments followed, asking whether it was made of pure porcelain and whether the roof would be retractable. There were also jokes on who worked the last shift and that they should leave the seat up. Sports commentators, particularly Charles Barkley, are expected to come up with more euphemisms regarding the structure.
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