SAN ANTONIO — The Magic arrived to San Antonio in the late afternoon Saturday ahead of their Sunday matchup against the Spurs at Frost Bank Center.
As for the Spurs themselves?
They were stuck on a snow-filled tarmac more than 1,200 miles away in Charlotte before ultimately being forced to stay overnight in North Carolina because of a winter storm.
Sunday’s game between Orlando (25-22) and San Antonio (32-16) now will tip off at 7 p.m. ET due to the Spurs’ travel issues, the NBA announced. The game was originally scheduled for 4 p.m. ET.
Earlier Saturday, the Spurs fell at the Hornets 111-106 in a game that had been moved up from 3 p.m. ET to noon due to inclement weather.
In a winter-storm warning shared Saturday afternoon, the National Weather Service posted a memo for Charlotte and the surrounding areas to expect heavy snow between 1-7 inches and winds gusting as high as 35 mph.
That left the Spurs stranded in Charlotte overnight Saturday after the team waited almost two hours to try to take off without any luck, according to San Antonio media.
The Spurs triumphed 114-112 in Orlando during their first meeting of the season on Dec. 3. Because they’re in different conferences, they play each other only twice in the regular season.
The Magic are scheduled to play at Oklahoma City on Tuesday night before returning home to host Brooklyn on Thursday this week.
Jason Beede can be reached at jbeede@orlandosentinel.com
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Magic at Spurs
When: 7 p.m., Sunday, Frost Bank Center
TV: FanDuel Sports Network Florida, CW18