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The '''San Antonio Spurs''' is an [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] team that has won four NBA Championships in 1999, 2003, 2005, and most recently in 2007 sweeping the [[Cleveland Cavaliers]] 4 -0. They are led by two time league MVP and three time Finals MVP Tim Duncan, Bruce Bowen, Manu Ginobili, and 2007 Finals MVP Tony Parker. The team is coached by Gregg Poppovich.  Other famous players for the team that have since retired are four-time NBA scoring title holder George "The Iceman" Gervin and the 1995 league MVP David "The Admiral" Robinson.
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The '''San Antonio Spurs''' are a [[National Basketball Association]] ([[NBA]]) team based in [[San Antonio]], [[Texas]]. They are members of the Western Conference, Southwest Division.
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==History and League Success==
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The Spurs were a 1967 charter member of the American Basketball Association as the '''Dallas Chaparrals''' (except for one disastrous season in 1970-71, when the team played as the '''Texas Chaparrals''' while playing in Dallas, Fort Worth, and Lubbock); though the team had success on the court it didn't translate to attendance success.
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The team relocated to San Antonio in 1973 under an unusual arrangement: the team would be "borrowed" by new ownership for three years, and would return to Dallas if the arrangement didn't work.  Originally named the Gunslingers, before a single game was played the team name was changed to Spurs and adopted the familiar silver and black color scheme it uses today.  Though the team struggled on the court in San Antonio, attendance was among the best in the ABA, so when the NBA agreed to absorb four successful ABA teams to start the 1976-1977 season, the Spurs were one of the four.
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Although the team plays in one of the ten largest cities in the US, its media market is barely top 50 due to the lack of large suburbs.  The team plays in the AT&T Center, which (as the venue also hosts the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo each February) requires the team to play an extended road trip during that month (affectionately known by fans as the "Rodeo Road Trip").
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The Spurs have made six NBA Finals, winning five (1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2014); until 2023 the Spurs were the only former ABA team that merged with the NBA to win the NBA Finals (the [[Denver Nuggets]] would finally join them in 2023).  The Spurs did not win any titles during its ABA tenure.
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==NBA Southwest Division Rivals==
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*[[Dallas Mavericks]]
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*[[Houston Rockets]]
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*[[Memphis Grizzlies]]
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*[[New Orleans Pelicans]]
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Latest revision as of 00:31, June 14, 2023

The San Antonio Spurs are a National Basketball Association (NBA) team based in San Antonio, Texas. They are members of the Western Conference, Southwest Division.

History and League Success

The Spurs were a 1967 charter member of the American Basketball Association as the Dallas Chaparrals (except for one disastrous season in 1970-71, when the team played as the Texas Chaparrals while playing in Dallas, Fort Worth, and Lubbock); though the team had success on the court it didn't translate to attendance success.

The team relocated to San Antonio in 1973 under an unusual arrangement: the team would be "borrowed" by new ownership for three years, and would return to Dallas if the arrangement didn't work. Originally named the Gunslingers, before a single game was played the team name was changed to Spurs and adopted the familiar silver and black color scheme it uses today. Though the team struggled on the court in San Antonio, attendance was among the best in the ABA, so when the NBA agreed to absorb four successful ABA teams to start the 1976-1977 season, the Spurs were one of the four.

Although the team plays in one of the ten largest cities in the US, its media market is barely top 50 due to the lack of large suburbs. The team plays in the AT&T Center, which (as the venue also hosts the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo each February) requires the team to play an extended road trip during that month (affectionately known by fans as the "Rodeo Road Trip").

The Spurs have made six NBA Finals, winning five (1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2014); until 2023 the Spurs were the only former ABA team that merged with the NBA to win the NBA Finals (the Denver Nuggets would finally join them in 2023). The Spurs did not win any titles during its ABA tenure.

NBA Southwest Division Rivals


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