{"id":855486,"date":"2026-10-10T12:39:07","date_gmt":"2026-10-10T12:39:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/855486\/"},"modified":"2026-10-10T12:39:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T12:39:07","slug":"spurs-open-preseason-tonight-against-hawks-as-nba-finals-runners-up-return-to-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/855486\/","title":{"rendered":"Spurs open preseason tonight against Hawks as NBA Finals runners-up return to court"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SAN ANTONIO \u2014 The San Antonio Spurs return to the court tonight as they open their preseason schedule against the Atlanta Hawks at the Frost Bank Center.<\/p>\n<p>The matchup marks the Spurs&#8217; first game since their memorable 2025-26 season, which saw San Antonio finish 62-20, capture the Western Conference championship and advance to the NBA Finals before falling to the New York Knicks in five games.<\/p>\n<p>Victor Wembanyama leads a Spurs team looking to build on that success and take another step toward an NBA championship.<\/p>\n<p>Tonight&#8217;s preseason opener will give head coach Mitch Johnson his first opportunity to evaluate the team&#8217;s progress in game conditions, experiment with different lineups and determine how new additions fit alongside the returning core.<\/p>\n<p>The Spurs enter the new season with a talented group that includes De&#8217;Aaron Fox, Stephon Castle, Dylan Harper and Wembanyama. <\/p>\n<p>Veteran forward Tobias Harris, who is among the newcomers expected to provide additional experience and depth, <a href=\"https:\/\/news4sanantonio.com\/sports\/spurs-zone\/tobias-harris-suffers-calf-strain-questionable-for-spurs-season-opener\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">will miss the preseason after he strained his left calf during training camp<\/a>. He&#8217;ll be reevaluated after the preseason and could miss the season opener. <\/p>\n<p>The Spurs are expected to give rookie Tarris Reed Jr. plenty of playing time during the preseason, while fellow draft picks Ja&#8217;Kobi Gillespie and Maliq Brown could also get opportunities to showcase their skills.<\/p>\n<p>The Hawks, meanwhile, provide San Antonio with its first test as the Spurs begin preparing for another run through the competitive Western Conference.<\/p>\n<p>Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. at the Frost Bank Center. The Spurs will open their regular season Oct. 20 against the Oklahoma City Thunder.<\/p>\n<p>This game is streaming only on the DAZN app, which will carry several Spurs games throughout the season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SAN ANTONIO \u2014 The San Antonio Spurs return to the court tonight as they open their preseason schedule&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":855487,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3776],"tags":[676,208,3874,7,677,6],"class_list":["post-855486","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-atlanta-hawks","tag-atlanta","tag-atlanta-hawks","tag-atlantahawks","tag-basketball","tag-hawks","tag-nba"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/117416661059735076","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/855486","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=855486"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/855486\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/855487"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=855486"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=855486"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=855486"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}