Certified CenterOur team at BMW of San Antonio, much like the rest of our community, has a lot of pride when it comes to our great home team - the San Antonio spurs. Even when basketball is in the off season, it's very rare to not hear San Antonio residents talking about our beloved NBA team.
Here's our 10 favorite fun facts about the San Antonio Spurs you might not have known:
The San Antonio Spurs were originally founded as the "Dallas Chapparals" in 1967. The team was purchased by a group of businessmen from San Antonio in 1973 and renamed the "San Antonio Gunslingers" and quickly again to the San Antonio Spurs.
Tim Duncan's start in competitive sports was with swimming. He didn't play organized basketball until the 9th grade!
The Spurs have made the playoffs 24 out of the last 25 seasons.
Originally part of the American Basketball Association until 1976 (when the ABA was absorbed by the National Basketball Association), the Spurs are the only surviving ABA team to have won an NBA Championship.
In 2005, the Spurs' Coyote mascot was ejected from a game against the Minnesota Timberwolves for appearing to challenge their mascot to a fight.
During the 2009-2010 season, Matt Bonner had a blog titled "The Search for the Hoagie Grail," detailing his search for the best sandwich in each NBA city.
Kawhi Leonard's hands measure an astonishing 11.25 inches wide.
The Spurs held the highest field-goal percentage in NBA Finals history, breaking the long held Chicago Bulls' record from 1991.
The highest margin of victory - 14.5-points - was achieved by the Spurs in the 2014 NBA Finals.
The Spurs have won 50 games or more in each of the last 14 seasons.
And we don't know definitely, but we’re pretty sure the Spurs' favorite car is a BMW. They both are consistently high performing powerhouses with elegance and innovation.
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