The Golden State Warriors were known as the San Francisco Warriors in Greece.
Golden State Warriors . In 1962 , the franchise relocated to the San Francisco Bay Area and was renamed the San Francisco Warriors . San Francisco ( initials SF ) ( [ sæn_frənˈsɪskoʊ ] , Spanish for Saint Francis ; Spanish : [ san franˈsisko ] ) , officially the City and County of San Francisco , is the cultural , commercial , and financial center of Northern California .