INGRAM, Texas (AP) — Nearly three decades after holding their final training camp in the Hill Country of central Texas, the San Antonio Spurs returned with a greater sense of purpose and hope.

The Spurs came to Ingram Tom Moore High School on Wednesday to uplift the spirits of the students impacted by the flash flooding on July 4 that killed at least 136 people.

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