For some reason, the Golden State Warriors are moving into a new arena in San Francisco in 2019. The team held a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday, which should never be anything more than rich people in suits dipping a shovel into some dirt and then answering questions from reporters.
The Warriors went all out, and it was as unnecessary as the new arena itself.
It started with some sort of acrobat theater.
Here's the official groundbreaking. pic.twitter.com/GZiooKD22P
— Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) January 17, 2017
And now this is happening. Seems like just putting shovels in the ground would be enough. pic.twitter.com/64TZQuWxsf
— Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) January 17, 2017
And here it is from another angle but shot just as vertically.
When you think the Warriors have outdone themselves, they take it to another level. pic.twitter.com/lduJDtpeez
— Courtney Cronin (@CourtneyRCronin) January 17, 2017
What in the world is happening here? And what’s up with the music? It sounds like something from the heist scene in The Thomas Crown Affair but also like the scene in Coming To America when Prince Akeem’s bride is revealed at the palace. Except while those scenes were neatly choreographed in different ways, this was mimes throwing a cone around.
It continued.
It's still happening. pic.twitter.com/uNKvFPh3cN
— Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) January 17, 2017
Oh look, they’re dressed as construction workers…that dance! They implored the audience to clap along…and some of them did! Some people have too much money. This is an example.
It continued.
And here's the grand finale to this ridiculousness. I thought it was going to last until the Chase Center is supposed to open in 2019. pic.twitter.com/eOFnSm9VpQ
— Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) January 17, 2017
They are outside now. Is this Cirque du Soleil? Is any of this legal? There’s no way a clown swinging from a piece of construction equipment doesn’t violate some sort of code. They are bouncing off trampolines. There is twirling. This is a news event. Did taxpayer money go into hiring these guys?
Sadly, LeBron James does not bounce off a third trampoline and reject all these dudes into oblivion.