Date: May 23, 2026

By: Mr. Fat Hat

Yesterday, San Antonio, Texas was a city of ecstatic proud fans celebrating their beloved professional basketball team, the San Antonio Spurs.  Optimism and expectations of further success in the 2026 NBA Championship quest  was demonstrated throughout the streets from the early morning hours and accumulated inside the Frost Bank basketball arena until tip-off. 

For the first five minutes of the game inside the Spurs home court arena, the cheering crowd and noise was deafening.  The Spurs jumped out to an astonishing 15 point to 0 advantage.   The crowd was frenzied.  But then, slowly and gradually, the OKC Thunder took control of the basketball game, gained and held a lead in the score, and tempered and choked the enthusiasm of Spurs fans, with their game three dominating victory.

 There was a noticeable fandom feeling that the current 2026 Spurs basketball team was returning to the success of the earlier years, when the Spurs accumulated five NBA Championships and built a dynasty. 

Fans believed A 2026 NBA Championship  was going to be lead by their 22 year-old Seven foot five inch basketball phenom,  Victor Wembanyama, ( a.k.a. ‘Wemby’ ).   Why not believe in future glory.  The Spurs were returning to their home court for game three of the 2026 NBA Western Conference Playoff finals, after winning in game one on the road  in Oklahoma City against the defending NBA Champions OKC Thunder.   The Spurs had stolen home court advantage from the Thunder in the game one victory.

The fans were confident that ‘Wemby’ was going to carry the city and organization, yet again,  to the delights of another NBA Championship trophy.  The city was  engulfed into a manic ‘Fiesta‘!

However, by the end of the night, the party was ended and the lights and music died out as the Spurs were defeated 123-108 by the Thunder.

The Spurs jumped out to a dominating 15-0 game start, but soon thereafter, the Thunder remained steady and Spurs vulnerabilities were exposed. The Thunder were winning by  seven points at half-time.   The Spurs never lead after the Thunder took control of the game with strong scoring from their talented steady bench players and entire team.

The San Antonio spurs did not  give into defeat without a fight.  Within the last few minutes remaining in the game, the Spurs floated between a 7-10 point deficit .  But the home team never lead and  couldn’t apply the pressure of a close game.  

As the Spurts fan euphoria gave into submission and defeat,  a deeper realization was occurring with the fans.  The Thunder were an NBA defending Championship team poised and designed for success.  The Thunder had demonstrated that they had the unique ability to neutralize Wembanyama’s great skills and size advantages, and more importantly, they could control their opponent on the basketball court. 

After this sharp edge defeat, the Spurs fans could only proclaim, ‘ it ain’t over until the fat lady sings’!  Game four of the NBA Western Conference Finals is scheduled for Sunday May 24th, at Frost Bank arena.  Don’t expect the Spurs fan base to remain silent as the fat lady warms up her singing voice.  There will be plenty of noise and effort on the court to drown her voice.