Warriors' heartbreak laid bare in emotional hidden message

The Warriors paid tribute to both Kevin Durant and the city of Oakland ahead of Game 6 of the NBA Finals.

Game 6 marks the last time Oracle Arena will host Golden State before the team moves to Chase Center in San Francisco next season.

Durant, who on Wednesday had surgery to repair a ruptured Achilles, isn’t in attendance as his side look to force a Game 7.

In honour of the city and their injured star, the team handed out shirts and rally towels with "For Oakland” written on them.

The 'K' and 'D' were highlighted in yellow for ‘KD’.

“To protect our home court, feed off our crowd’s energy, play for K and try to keep our season alive, there are a lot of things that you can tap into for energy,” Stephen Curry said.

“We’ll be ready.”

The Warriors also shared a video tribute to KD, while Warriors guard Quinn Cook wore Durant's number during warm-ups.

Klay Thompson said they were expecting fans to give them their all.

“We’re just thinking about enjoying this last show at Oracle,” Thompson said.

“I expect our fans to be the loudest they’ve ever been, especially in the name of Kevin and bringing his type of spirit to the fight and the competitiveness.

“We deserve it, but more importantly Kevin does for what he gave this team, this organisation.

“There wouldn’t be (championship) banners if it wasn’t for his presence. So we expect our crowd to be loud for him.”