Spurs Seeking Return to Austin, Mexico City?

The San Antonio Spurs played two games in Austin and another in Mexico City during the 2022-23 season.

Jeremy Brener | Apr 17, 2023

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The San Antonio Spurs are looking to spread their wings and appeal to a broader group of fans.

That was evident with this year's games in Mexico City and Austin ... and according to the San Antonio Express-News, the Spurs are looking to repeat their neutral site games again next season.

“We live here in this region, all the way from Mexico all the way to up here, and we’d like to spread that experience we’ve had with the Spurs to another area, and to do that we have to make the effort to be seen and to get up here and to play some games," Gregg Popovich said. "And I think we will do that every year now. I don’t think, I know, and this is the start of it.”

Bexar County officials are set to meet Tuesday and vote on the proposal to play the games outside of San Antonio and the Spurs hope that it gets approved.

“Years ago, we started thinking about how we could better integrate into the Austin market,” Spurs Sports & Entertainment's SVP of Strategic Growth Brandon James said. “The corridor between San Antonio, Austin and Mexico is growing super fast. It’s not a matter of if, but when it becomes a mega-region, and we want to be the tip of the spear [to expand into it].

“As a sports team, we’re uniquely situated to bring together communities that otherwise wouldn’t come together,” he added. “We’re super excited at that opportunity.”

Opening the door to more fans to grow an attachment towards the Spurs is an opportunity the organization really enjoyed this past season ... and they hope it now can become an annual tradition.

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Published Apr 17, 2023

JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.