The Spurs want to build a $1.2 billion basketball palace in downtown San Antonio, and they’re working behind the scenes with city leaders to figure out how to pay for it.
The Spurs want to build a $1.2 billion basketball palace in downtown San Antonio, and they’re working behind the scenes with city leaders to figure out how to pay for it.
Would be great to not have to cut through a random East Side neighborhood to get there. Good job Spurs
nakedsamurai
Wembanyama is going to bring this amount to the franchise by himself.
texican360
Or we can trade it for a later stadium like in 2030
Aggravating_Impact97
Normally this would be where I roll my eyes. But in this case this needs to happen yesterday. The Spurs current situation is embarrassing. I think it would actually be a good investment for the team and the city.
The spurs are very important to San Antonio and they should have palace that everyone is actually proud of and it should be front and center.
RCA2CE
They should use the cash consideration they got for that second round pick
Normally I would be 100% behind this but we have a team that to me does not care about winning. Punting that draft pick on Thursday so they didn’t have to pay the salary convinced me that they don’t care that fans buy tickets and receive a poor product.
I don’t know that the taxpayers should subscribe to this, commit to putting a winning team on the court and serving up entertainment – not just scamming ticket money and sucking tv revenue from the rest of the league like a welfare team.
They don’t want to win and I don’t want to fund a team committed to losing.
duccioblock
I hope this doesn’t happen. The frost center is fine. Getting in and out is pretty painless compared to getting to the Alamodome or fiesta events downtown. Traffic is going to be an absolute nightmare if they move. I will admit the institute of Texan cultures isn’t the best use of that space but a new stadium across from the Alamodome is an overuse
cartman_returns
I suggest build it next to Q2 stadium at double ticket prices and will sell out Every game
nokarmawhore
time to sell big churros to pay for it
jarmzet
It is so wrong that the Spurs, a business, gets the city or county government to pay for their arenas. That’s just not right.
SXSWEggrolls
If San Antonio won’t pay for it (and the San Antonio folks here seem pretty against paying) then Austin wouldn’t mind paying for a home in Austin. So I think that’s the sorta leverage the team might utilize if things get ugly. San Antonio is home for the Spurs. The only way I’d be happy with Austin taking them is if SA really fumbles things.
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Would be great to not have to cut through a random East Side neighborhood to get there. Good job Spurs
Wembanyama is going to bring this amount to the franchise by himself.
Or we can trade it for a later stadium like in 2030
Normally this would be where I roll my eyes. But in this case this needs to happen yesterday. The Spurs current situation is embarrassing. I think it would actually be a good investment for the team and the city.
The spurs are very important to San Antonio and they should have palace that everyone is actually proud of and it should be front and center.
They should use the cash consideration they got for that second round pick
Normally I would be 100% behind this but we have a team that to me does not care about winning. Punting that draft pick on Thursday so they didn’t have to pay the salary convinced me that they don’t care that fans buy tickets and receive a poor product.
I don’t know that the taxpayers should subscribe to this, commit to putting a winning team on the court and serving up entertainment – not just scamming ticket money and sucking tv revenue from the rest of the league like a welfare team.
They don’t want to win and I don’t want to fund a team committed to losing.
I hope this doesn’t happen. The frost center is fine. Getting in and out is pretty painless compared to getting to the Alamodome or fiesta events downtown. Traffic is going to be an absolute nightmare if they move. I will admit the institute of Texan cultures isn’t the best use of that space but a new stadium across from the Alamodome is an overuse
I suggest build it next to Q2 stadium at double ticket prices and will sell out Every game
time to sell big churros to pay for it
It is so wrong that the Spurs, a business, gets the city or county government to pay for their arenas. That’s just not right.
If San Antonio won’t pay for it (and the San Antonio folks here seem pretty against paying) then Austin wouldn’t mind paying for a home in Austin. So I think that’s the sorta leverage the team might utilize if things get ugly. San Antonio is home for the Spurs. The only way I’d be happy with Austin taking them is if SA really fumbles things.
They can easily take a loan out from a big bank.