I’ll try not to bore you with the facts — not the countable kind at least. While exhibition games are already best taken in with a heavy dose of nihilism, the Spurs’ preseason opener against the Orlando Magic was in particular a mostly symbolic affair, a chance to find meaning in change, joy in reunions, and a vague sense of what’s to come.
We saw the broad brush strokes of last night coming, even if it was always going to be feel different to witness them ourselves. Imagine a TV show that once seamlessly turned over from season to season, and then recall the point when the young lead is now the hip new vice principal.