Spurs CEO R.C. Buford met with the media to address concerns from fans in San Antonio who think playing two games in Austin is the beginning of the end for the club in the Alamo City.
playing back-to-back games at the Moody Center in Austin this week, fans in San Antonio are fearful this is the beginning of the end for the club in the Alamo City.
“We’ve got partnerships with great partners in Bexar County at the AT&T Center that we want to continue to honor. But San Antonio is home,” Buford said.stoked the fire by saying the Spurs plan to play more regular season games in Austin as the franchise plans to expand its footprint throughout Central Texas. Of course, this made plenty of diehard fans more nervous that the Spurs may leave in the future. Buford said that’s not the case.
“I think we’re going to learn, test and learn as we go along,” Buford told the media. “I think clearly our region is the fastest growing region in North America. And if you really take Mexico, to San Antonio, to Austin and all the places in between, we’ve got fans in a lot of different places. So, we’re going to enjoy celebrating the 50th anniversary and see what we learn here.”
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