Philadelphia Warriors

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NBA franchise professional basketball team

The Philadelphia Warriors were a professional basketball team based in Philadelphia that became one of the original franchises of what evolved into the NBA, featuring early stars like Joe Fulks and later Wilt Chamberlain before relocating and becoming the Golden State Warriors.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Philadelphia Warriors canonical	107
Golden State Warriors	38
San Francisco Warriors	4
Philadelphia Warriors (BAA/NBA)	1
Philadelphia Warriors (early professional basketball franchise)	1
Philadelphia Warriors defeated Chicago Stags 4–1	1
Philadelphia Warriors franchise	1
Philadelphia Warriors won 4–1	1
Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T49813 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Philadelphia Warriors
Context triple: [Basketball Association of America, notableTeam, Philadelphia Warriors]

A. Philadelphia 76ers
The Philadelphia 76ers are a historic NBA franchise based in Philadelphia, known for their multiple championships, legendary players like Wilt Chamberlain and Allen Iverson, and a long-standing rivalry with the Boston Celtics.
B. Sacramento Kings
The Sacramento Kings are a professional basketball team in the NBA based in Sacramento, California.
C. Boston Celtics
The Boston Celtics are a storied NBA franchise known for their record number of championships and iconic players like Bill Russell and Larry Bird.
D. Atlanta Hawks
The Atlanta Hawks are a professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia, competing in the NBA’s Eastern Conference.
E. Chicago Bulls
The Chicago Bulls are a professional NBA basketball team known for their 1990s dynasty led by Michael Jordan and Phil Jackson.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Philadelphia Warriors
Target entity description: The Philadelphia Warriors were a professional basketball team based in Philadelphia that became one of the original franchises of what evolved into the NBA, featuring early stars like Joe Fulks and later Wilt Chamberlain before relocating and becoming the Golden State Warriors.

A. Philadelphia 76ers
The Philadelphia 76ers are a historic NBA franchise based in Philadelphia, known for their multiple championships, legendary players like Wilt Chamberlain and Allen Iverson, and a long-standing rivalry with the Boston Celtics.
B. Sacramento Kings
The Sacramento Kings are a professional basketball team in the NBA based in Sacramento, California.
C. Boston Celtics
The Boston Celtics are a storied NBA franchise known for their record number of championships and iconic players like Bill Russell and Larry Bird.
D. Atlanta Hawks
The Atlanta Hawks are a professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia, competing in the NBA’s Eastern Conference.
E. Chicago Bulls
The Chicago Bulls are a professional NBA basketball team known for their 1990s dynasty led by Michael Jordan and Phil Jackson.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	NBA franchise ⓘ professional basketball team ⓘ
abbreviation	PHW ⓘ
BAAInauguralMember	true ⓘ
basedInUntil	1962 ⓘ
championshipCount	2 ⓘ
city	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ⓘ linked to: Philadelphia
conference	Eastern Division ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
date	1962-03-02 ⓘ
disestablished	1962 ⓘ
divisionTitle	1947 BAA Eastern Division ⓘ 1948 BAA Eastern Division ⓘ linked to: 1948–49 BAA season 1956 NBA Eastern Division ⓘ 1962 NBA Western Division ⓘ linked to: Western Division of NBA
formerNameOf	Golden State Warriors ⓘ linked to: Philadelphia Warriors
founded	1946 ⓘ
founder	Peter A. Tyrrell ⓘ
franchiseContinuesAs	Golden State Warriors ⓘ linked to: Philadelphia Warriors
governingBody	NBA ⓘ linked to: National Basketball Association
homeArena	Philadelphia Arena ⓘ Philadelphia Civic Center ⓘ
homeTeam	Philadelphia Warriors ⓘ
joinedNBA	1949 ⓘ
league	Basketball Association of America ⓘ National Basketball Association ⓘ
location	Hershey, Pennsylvania ⓘ Philadelphia ⓘ
notableCoach	Eddie Gottlieb ⓘ George Senesky ⓘ
notableGame	Wilt Chamberlain 100-point game ⓘ linked to: Wilt Chamberlain
notablePlayer	Joe Fulks ⓘ Neil Johnston ⓘ Paul Arizin ⓘ Wilt Chamberlain ⓘ
originalFranchiseOf	NBA ⓘ linked to: National Basketball Association
relocatedTo	San Francisco Warriors ⓘ linked to: Philadelphia Warriors
relocationYear	1962 ⓘ
retiredNumberWithFranchise	13 ⓘ 24 ⓘ 42 ⓘ
sport	basketball ⓘ
successor	Golden State Warriors ⓘ linked to: Philadelphia Warriors San Francisco Warriors ⓘ linked to: Philadelphia Warriors
teamColor	blue ⓘ gold ⓘ
wonChampionship	1947 BAA Finals ⓘ linked to: 1946–47 BAA season 1956 NBA Finals ⓘ

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Referenced by (155)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Basketball Association of America → notableTeam → Philadelphia Warriors ⓘ

Basketball Association of America → champion1947 → Philadelphia Warriors ⓘ

Basketball Association of America → introducedFranchisesThatBecameNBAStaples → Philadelphia Warriors ⓘ

Basketball Association of America → notableTeam → Philadelphia Warriors ⓘ

subject linked to: BAA

Basketball Association of America → firstChampion → Philadelphia Warriors ⓘ

subject linked to: BAA

1948–49 BAA season → newTeam → Philadelphia Warriors ⓘ

NBA champion → hasNotableFranchise → Golden State Warriors ⓘ