Warriors fans ranked seventh best in sports, No. 1 in NBA by Forbes

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If you're a Warriors fan -- whether you're having a bad day or not -- this just might cheer you up.

Forbes ranked the fans of all 123 teams in the four major North American sports, and there are two main takeaways from a Dub Nation perspective.

No. 1: The Warriors finished No. 7 overall (behind the Green Bay Packers, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, Pittsburgh Steelers, Philadelphia Eagles and Seattle Seahawks).

No. 2: The Warriors are No. 1 in the NBA.

So how did Forbes come to this conclusion? Well, as Christina Settimi writes:

Measuring passion is a tricky thing. Crazy certainly helps, but we look at more concrete evidence, including television ratings, game attendance, merchandise sales and social media reach.

With the Warriors specifically:

You couldn’t give this team’s merchandise away a decade ago; today, it’s a bestseller, led by Stephen Curry’s jersey. An added bonus: the league’s highest average local television rating during 2018-19.

And after a disastrous 2019-20 season for Golden State in terms of wins and losses, you better believe Warriors fans are ready to explode next year.

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If life eventually returns to "normal" once a vaccine is developed for the coronavirus (COVID-19) -- and if the Warriors are a title contender again next season and beyond -- Chase Center is going to be rockin' and the TV ratings will soar.

And if Giannis Antetokounmpo somehow ends up putting on a Warriors uniform ...

... oh boy.

Lastly, if you don't root for the Dubs and believe it's just a bunch of bandwagon fans who cheer for the Warriors -- you are mistaken.

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Did some people jump onboard specifically during the 2014-15 season when the franchise won its first NBA championship in 40 years? Of course.

But the Bay Area packed Oracle Arena even when the team made the playoffs just one time over an 18-year span from 1995 to 2012.

Warriors fans have been extremely passionate and loyal for a long, long time.

A quick Google search will provide the truth.

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