The Spurs docuseries The Ring of the Rowel has launched the forty ninth episode entitled “Reflecting on 50,” a retorspective on the half-century of San Antonio Spurs basketball.
Beginning with their time within the ABA making the transfer down I-35 to The Alamo Metropolis from Dallas by 5 championships to the 2023 season, the Spurs have made their dwelling in San Antonio and San Antonio has embraced the Spurs.
This episode has deep, gripping interviews with James Silas, George Gervin, Johnny Moore, John Lucas II, Avery Johnson, David Robinson, Gregg Popovich, Manu Ginobili, Tony Parker, and Tim Duncan amongst others.
The Spurs legacy has been described as “successful the fitting manner” by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, “greater than (anyone participant)” by Johnny Moore, and “the gold normal” by Brett Brown.
A lot of what’s stated could come as no shock to longtime followers, however it bears repeating for the posterity of chronicling what the franchise means to group, range, army, a service.
“The city is fairly unfold out however it’s nonetheless a small city angle,” states Pop, reflecting a perception to those that have moved right here from varied corners of the world in addition to these of us born and raised inside the metropolis limits.
Though this episode appears to place a lid on all 5 a long time, numerical knowledge would lead one to imagine there’s a fiftieth and remaining episode within the making.
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