Evan Webeck

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell called the Bay Area a “very special place” and said the league “could not have had a better week.”

Either the Seattle Seahawks or New England Patriots will hoist the Vince Lombardi Trophy on Sunday, while Purdy said, “We all wanted that to be us.”

Interim executive director David White noted experts’ denunciation of the viral theory but said players had voiced concerns.

Michelin-starred chef Dominique Crenn, San Francisco’s youth poet laureates and a robot named “Tron” also helped kick off Super Bowl week.

A made-for-TV Pro Bowl will take place in front of an invitation-only audience of 2,000 fans Tuesday inside San Francisco’s Moscone Center.

“JK’s going to factor in here again,” coach Steve Kerr said after Kuminga scored 20 points and led a second-half rally in their first game without Butler.

Warriors coach Steve Kerr said he believed Golden State was still capable of competing at a ‘high level’ without Butler.

Buddy Hield sank all six of his 3-point attempts and Jonathan Kuminga scored 20 points in his first playing time since Dec. 18, but the Warriors fell behind as many as 30 points and lost 145-127.

The theory, which claims “low-frequency electromagnetic fields can degrade collagen, weaken tendons, and cause soft-tissue damage,” has spread as far as the Niners locker room.

“Those two guys, the vets, are helping tremendously to connect certain lineups,” Steph Curry said after Golden State won for the 8th time in 11 games.