A long, long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, the San Antonio Spurs decided to add a Star Wars theme Night to their annual list of promotions and events.
An old Jedi and his daughter began attending these games as it combined their favorite team and their favorite intergalactic warfare movie series.
After moving back to San Antonio in 2014 (talk about timing), I remember the Spurs hosting a Star Wars Night in the 2014-15 season. I have no idea how I missed it, but I was heartbroken. Little did I know it wasn’t the last time the Spurs would have one of these.
Having started writing for PtR a few years ago, I am fortunate to have pieces from a few of these. Unfortunately, I can’t recall the years before that.
Here is a look back at a few of the past Star Wars Nights (that I remember):
In 2019, the Spurs stylized their logo with a Death Star plans inspired background. Definitely my favorite of the shirts.
And of course, the intro-
I’m pretty sure there was no in-person basketball in 2020, and therefore no Star Wars Night.
In 2021, it was the great return of the Daddy-Daughter Date Night. Their souvenir shirt featured a traditional Star Wars shot of C3PO and R2D2 with a Jedi version of the Spurs Coyote added to the image. But it wasn’t the shirt. I vividly remember walking up to the gate. Elizabeth was so excited. It was the first games we’d been to in a over a year, and we were starting to feel normal. The picture is fuzzy, but you can see the smile on that kid’s face. I’m sure mine was twice a big.
The AT&T Center had a great group welcoming in the fans. These costumes were legit (unlike my Chewbacca onesie Halloween-slash-pajama thing).
Here’s a look at the game kick off.
In 2023, the Spurs featured Baby Yoda with their “The Force Is Strong With This One” theme.
It was another Daddy-Daughter Date Night.
My Spurs passion has carried over into the next generation. We watch the Spurs, we’ve seen the Star Wars films together. And when those things criss-cross, we’re at the intersection of a great time together.
I often tell people I’m crushing this daddy thing, but the truth is she’s really crushing the being-a-kid thing.
Let’s hope the Spurs bring back the Star Wars themed nights back next season.
Until then, May the 4th be with you.
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