The Spurs broke the NBA attendance record with 68,323 fans at the Alamodome

The San Antonio Spurs may be between 13 and 30, but they’ve got the entire NBA win in one area of ​​the record book.

With a crowd of 68,323 fans, the Spurs broke the attendance record for a single NBA game on Friday. Golden State Warriors. The increased attendance came thanks to a special game played at the team’s former home at the Alamodome as part of its 50th anniversary celebration.

The previous record of 62,046 fans was set by a game at the Georgia Dome on March 27, 1998 between Atlanta Hawks And Michael Jordan Chicago Bulls, the team documented on “The Last Dance” on ESPN. The total was large enough to move the Spurs from 29th in the NBA in attendance to 15th overall Tim Reynolds from the Associated Press.

Sure enough, Tottenham fans treated the match, losing 144-113, like a special occasion:

Tottenham were widely expected to break the game’s entry record after announcing 63,592 tickets had been sold on Wednesday, In a boldly concise style.

While the team’s Friday crowd is the largest any team has ever seen, the NBA record for most fans at any event still belongs to the 2010 All-Star Game, which drew 108,713 fans to the show. Dallas CowboysAT&T Stadium.

As part of the anniversary celebration, Tottenham also brought back some familiar faces:

To announce the record-breaking attendance figure, the Spurs turned to Hall of Fame center David Robinson.

The night was a special occasion for the fan base and the team that earned it. The Spurs can hardly be called good this year – they sit second to last in the Western Conference – but the strength of the team’s history was evident on Friday.

Not only has there been a lot to celebrate over the past 50 years, like five NBA championships and some of the NBA’s most beloved celebrities, but they’ve also built one of the most passionate fanbases in the league in San Antonio, a city of many, many more. than a million people with only one team in the four major North American men’s leagues.