In 1999, the San Antonio Spurs had been on prime of the world. The shortened lockout season opened the door for a former ABA staff to win an NBA title.
After 9 seasons within the Alamodome, the San Antonio Spurs leveraged their newfound standing to request a brand new state-of-the-art facility extra befitting of their sport and standing. Because the rodeo was concurrently outgrowing the Joe & Harry Freeman Coliseum, a partnership fashioned to construct an area that might assist the rising audiences of each.
Episode 37 of The Ring of The Rowel entitled “Saddles and Spurs,” sheds gentle on the marketing campaign to construct the SBC Heart, a brand new dwelling apropos to elevating and sustaining their championship staff.
The SBC Heart opened initially of the 2002-2003 season and ended the season with the Spurs second title, sending cornerstone participant David Robinson into retirement in the very best style.
This was one other of the fiftieth anniversary docuseries episodes that, someway, I missed. It appears acceptable to share it now as this offseason, that very area took on its third identify — The Frost Financial institution Heart.
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