Gregg Popovich teased it few weeks ago and on Tuesday it became official, with Bexar County giving the Spurs the green light to play two more home games in Austin, and one overseas, through each of the next two seasons.
The decision helps advance the team’s stated vision “to purposefully engage and celebrate our entire Spurs following from Mexico to Austin, while fostering the next generation of fans,” as SS&E CEO R.C. Buford put it last year. It’s also a Rorschach Test for anyone who already felt one way or another on the topic: good for the team’s financial outlook, great for Spurs fans living in Austin or Mexico City, fun for people into a bit of spectacle, and doom for anyone entertaining scenarios of the team skipping town.