By Jeff McDonald, Staff writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2024-08-15 16:08:21
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近日，Whataburger在社交媒体上为达拉斯独行侠队和俄克拉荷马城雷霆队加油助威，而冷落了马刺球星维克托·文班亚马，这让马刺球迷感到非常不满。
全世界最后一次在篮球场上看到马刺球星维克托·文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama)时，他正在哭泣。
这位法国球星上周在家乡巴黎举行的奥运会上，未能如愿击败强大的美国队。终场哨声响起时，他的眼泪也夺眶而出。
当泪水干涸后，文班亚马离开巴黎时留下了一句警告。
“我正在学习，”文班亚马在周六比赛结束后不久告诉《快报》，“未来几年，我的对手们可要小心了。”
随着2024-25赛季NBA赛程于周四正式公布，联盟各支球队都可以了解到他们将要面对的巨大挑战。
首先是达拉斯独行侠队。
10月24日，马刺将在客场对阵卫冕西部冠军独行侠队，这也将是文班亚马第二个NBA赛季的揭幕战。
这已经是马刺连续第二个赛季在对阵达拉斯的比赛中拉开新赛季的帷幕。去年10月，文班亚马在弗罗斯特银行中心完成 NBA 首秀，当时马刺以119-126不敌卢卡·东契奇(Luka Doncic)、凯里·欧文(Kyrie Irving)领衔的独行侠队。
今年与达拉斯的揭幕战更具看点，因为12届全明星球员、马刺宿敌克里斯·保罗(Chris Paul)将迎来他在独行侠队的首场常规赛。这场比赛将在TNT电视台直播，这也是马刺21场全国直播的比赛之一。
以下是马刺新赛季赛程中值得关注的其他日期和赛事，包括前往文班亚马的主场进行海外比赛、适逢其时的奥斯汀之旅，以及历史上最奇怪的牛仔竞技表演赛之旅：
24-25赛季马刺完整赛程
重要比赛
10月24日 - 客场挑战独行侠，赛季揭幕战
10月26日 - 主场迎战火箭，主场揭幕战
11月15日 - NBA杯揭幕战，对阵湖人
1月25日/27日- 巴黎赛，对阵步行者
2月3日 - 牛仔竞技表演赛之旅首战，客场挑战灰熊
2月20日 - 奥斯汀穆迪中心，对阵太阳
2月21日 - 奥斯汀穆迪中心，对阵活塞 pic.twitter.com/AM0jHVKcl6— 马刺国度 (@Spurs_Nation) 2024年8月15日
主场揭幕战
马刺新赛季的开局将充满德州气息。在达拉斯开启赛季两天后，马刺将在10月26日回到主场弗罗斯特银行中心，迎战休斯顿火箭队。10月28日，马刺将再次在主场迎战火箭队，这意味着他们将早早结束本赛季所有在圣安东尼奥与火箭队的交锋。
勒布朗的最后一舞？
传奇球星勒布朗·詹姆斯(LeBron James)尚未透露这是否是他的最后一个NBA赛季，但考虑到他今年将年满40岁，联盟各地球迷最好还是趁着这位洛杉矶湖人球星还在的时候多看看他的比赛。如果这真的是勒布朗的最后一舞，那么他本赛季最后一次在圣安东尼奥的比赛将是11月15日和11月27日。
2024年2月23日，加利福尼亚州洛杉矶 - 圣安东尼奥马刺队的维克托·文班亚马（1号）在2024年2月23日加州洛杉矶Crypto.com体育馆举行的比赛下半场盖帽洛杉矶湖人队的勒布朗·詹姆斯（23号）。
圣诞大战登陆纽约
这可以称之为“文班亚马效应”。在经历了八年的休赛期后，马刺队将在12月25日重返NBA的圣诞大战，届时他们将在客场挑战纽约尼克斯队。如果有人能把文班和洛克菲勒中心的圣诞树P在一起，那就更有趣了。
与科怀共度跨年夜
在开启2024年新的一年之前，马刺球迷可以在12月31日前往弗罗斯特银行中心观看主场对阵洛杉矶快船队的比赛。上一次快船队做客这里时，马刺球迷花了大量时间嘘声对待这位曾经的宠儿科怀·伦纳德(Kawhi Leonard)，以至于格雷格·波波维奇(Gregg Popovich)教练不得不站出来让他们停下来。但愿故人相逢，一笑泯恩仇。
季中锦标赛！
NBA将连续第二年举办季中锦标赛，现在更名为酋长杯。11月15日马刺主场迎战湖人的比赛将作为锦标赛小组赛的一部分。其他小组赛还包括11月19日主场迎战俄克拉荷马城雷霆队，以及11月26日客场挑战犹他爵士队和12月3日客场挑战菲尼克斯太阳队。
迎接MVP
本赛季，NBA卫冕最有价值球员尼古拉·约基奇(Nikola Jokic)将只有一次在圣安东尼奥亮相。这位过去四年三次获得迈克尔·乔丹奖杯的球员将在1月4日率领丹佛掘金队造访弗罗斯特银行中心。
巴黎，你好
马刺赛程中最引人注目的一段或许是1月下旬前往文班亚马的家乡巴黎的旅程。马刺将在1月25日和1月27日于巴黎雅高酒店竞技场与印第安纳步行者队进行两场比赛。为了促成这次海外盛事，两支球队都放弃了一场主场比赛。如果有人能把文班和埃菲尔铁塔P在一起，那就更有趣了。
2024年8月10日，星期六，法国巴黎，在2024年夏季奥运会男子篮球金牌争夺战中，法国队的维克多·文班亚马（32号）在对阵美国队的比赛中得分后庆祝。 (美联社照片/Mark J. Terrill)
牛仔竞技表演赛…在奥斯汀？
马刺将连续第三个赛季沿着35号州际公路北上，在奥斯汀进行两场“主场”比赛。然而，今年的德克萨斯大学穆迪中心之旅的时间安排却发生了一个受欢迎的变化。前两次奥斯汀之旅是在3月或4月，而今年马刺将在2月20日和21日背靠背迎战菲尼克斯太阳队和底特律活塞队，这将成为年度牛仔竞技表演赛之旅的一部分。值得注意的是：这是太阳队本赛季唯一一次做客马刺，所以希望看到太阳球星凯文·杜兰特(Kevin Durant)的球迷们将不得不前往他在奥斯汀的大学母校观看比赛。
至于剩下的旅程…
由于增加了这两场奥斯汀的比赛，马刺将在2月和3月连续12场比赛远离弗罗斯特银行中心。这段旅程从2月3日客场挑战孟菲斯灰熊队开始，然后在全明星周末前相继挑战亚特兰大老鹰队、夏洛特黄蜂队、奥兰多魔术队、华盛顿奇才队和波士顿凯尔特人队。马刺将在全明星周末后回到奥斯汀背靠背作战，然后继续他们的牛仔竞技表演赛之旅，在3月1日回到起点孟菲斯结束这段旅程之前，他们还将在新奥尔良鹈鹕队进行两场比赛，并在休斯顿火箭队进行一场比赛。
牛仔竞技表演赛的代价
作为交换，马刺在度过一个大部分时间都在路上的2月后，有机会在3月回到主场。从3月2日到3月21日，球队将在主场进行11场比赛中的9场，唯一的一段客场之旅是前往萨克拉门托国王队和明尼苏达森林狼队进行两场比赛，这对地理位置来说是一个挑战。
迎接卫冕冠军
卫冕冠军波士顿凯尔特人队将在3月29日唯一一次做客圣安东尼奥。如果不出意外，这将是前马刺球员德里克·怀特(Derrick White)展示他的总冠军戒指的好机会。
最后冲刺
目前还无法确定马刺在赛季末的排名如何，但如果一切按计划进行，他们至少可以为一个附加赛名额而战。但赛季末的赛程对他们来说并不利，最后七场比赛中有五场将在客场进行。这其中包括在回到主场并在4月13日对阵多伦多猛龙队结束常规赛之前，他们要进行一段艰苦的四连客之旅，对手分别是波特兰开拓者队、洛杉矶快船队、金州勇士队和菲尼克斯太阳队。
2024年5月11日，星期六，圣安东尼奥马刺队的维克多·文班亚马在圣安东尼奥举行的NBA篮球新闻发布会上领取了他的2023-24赛季NBA年度最佳新秀奖杯后发表讲话。 (美联社照片/Darren Abate)
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Dates to know as San Antonio Spurs schedule unveiled
Spurs fans felt dunked on by Whataburger for the chain cheering on the Dallas Mavericks and Oklahoma City Thunder on social media instead of Spurs star Victor Wembanyama.
The last time the world saw Spurs star Victor Wembanyama on a basketball court, he was crying.
The French star had just fallen short in his bid to unseat the favored United States squad at the Olympics in his hometown of Paris last week. When the final horn came, so did the tears.
Once they dried, Wembanyama left Paris with a warning.
“I am learning,” Wembanyama told the Express-News not long after Saturday’s game. “And I’m worried for the opponents in the next couple of years.”
With the 2024-25 NBA schedule officially unsealed Thursday, teams across the league can learn the order in which they are all in for big trouble.
First up, the Dallas Mavericks.
The Spurs are set to open Wembanyama’s second NBA season with an Oct. 24 game on the road against the defending Western Conference champion Mavs.
It is the second season in a row the Spurs have begun against Dallas. Wembanyama made his NBA debut in a 126-119 loss against Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving and Co. at the Frost Bank Center last October.
This year’s curtain-raiser against Dallas comes with the added intrigue of being 12-time All-Star and longtime Spurs nemesis Chris Paul’s first regular-season game with the club. It will be broadcast on TNT, one of 21 Spurs games slated to be nationally televised.
Here are some other dates and events worth circling on the Spurs’ upcoming schedule, including a trip overseas to Wembanyama’s stomping grounds, a well-timed return to Austin and one of the stranger rodeo road trips in history:
Full ‘24-25 Spurs schedule
Notable games
Oct. 24 - Season opener at Mavs
Oct. 26 - Home opener vs Rockets
Nov. 15 - NBA Cup opener vs LAL
Jan. 23/25- Paris Games vs Pacers
Feb. 3 - RRT opener at Memphis
Feb. 20 - vs Suns at Moody Center (Austin)
Feb. 21 - vs Pistons at Moody pic.twitter.com/AM0jHVKcl6— Spurs Nation (@Spurs_Nation) August 15, 2024
The home opener
It will be a Texas-heavy start to the season for the Spurs. Two days after the opener in Dallas, the Spurs’ will play the first home game of the season with an Oct. 26 tilt against Houston at the Frost Bank Center. The Spurs face the Rockets again at home on Oct. 28, getting all of Houston’s visits to San Antonio out of the way early.
LeBron’s last ride?
The legendary LeBron James has not given an inkling as to whether this might be his final NBA season, but given the fact he turns 40 this year, fans across the league would be wise not to see the Los Angeles Lakers star while he’s still around. If this is indeed LeBron’s last go-round, his final scheduled games in San Antonio would be Nov. 15 and Nov. 27.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 23: Victor Wembanyama #1 of the San Antonio Spurs blocks a shot by LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers during the second half of a game at Crypto.com Arena on February 23, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
Jingle Bells in the Big Apple
Call it the Wembanyama Effect. The Spurs are back on the NBA’s prestigious Christmas Day slate after an eight-year hiatus with a Dec. 25 in New York against the Knicks. Bonus points for any enterprising Photoshoppers who want to pose Wemby next to the Rockefeller Center tree.
New Years Eve with Kawhi
Before popping the champagne on the 2024 calendar year, Spurs fans can head to the Frost Bank Center for a Dec. 31 tipoff against the Los Angeles Clippers. The last time the Clippers were in the building, Spurs fans spent so much time booing prodigal son Kawhi Leonard that Gregg Popovich felt compelled to tell them to stop. May old acquaintance be forgot indeed.
In-Season Madness!
For the second year in a row, the NBA will host an In-Season Tournament, now rechristened the Emirates Cup. The Spurs’ Nov. 15 home game against the Lakers counts as part of the Group Stage play of the tourney. Other group stage games include a Nov. 19 home contest against Oklahoma City, and road games Nov. 26 at Utah and Dec. 3 at Phoenix.
Greet the MVP
The NBA’s reigning Most Valuable Player will make one and only appearance in San Antonio this season. Nikola Jokic – winner of three of the past four Michael Jordan Trophies – brings his Denver Nuggets to the Frost Bank Center on Jan. 4.
Bonjour, Paris
Perhaps the signature piece of the Spurs’ schedule involves a late January trip to Wembanyama’s hometown of Paris. The Spurs face Indiana at Paris’ Accor Arena in a pair of games Jan. 25 and Jan. 27. Each team forfeits a home game in its own market to make the overseas extravaganza happen. Bonus points for any enterprising Photoshoppers who want to pose Wemby next to the Eiffel Tower.
Victor Wembanyama (32), of France celebrates after scoring a basket against United States during a men’s gold medal basketball game at Bercy Arena at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Let’s rodeo … Austin?
For the third consecutive season, the Spurs will travel up Interstate-35 for a pair of “home” games in Austin. The timing of this year’s trip to the University of Texas’ Moody Center, however, features a welcome change. Whereas earlier visits to Austin came in March or April, the Spurs will make this year’s trek part of the annual rodeo road trip with a back-to-back Feb. 20 against Phoenix and Feb. 21 against Detroit. Worth noting: This is the Suns’ sole road meeting with the Spurs this season, so fans hoping to see Phoenix star Kevin Durant will have to do so in his old college stomping grounds in Austin.
As for the rest of the trip …
Thanks to the addition of the two Austin games, the Spurs play 12 consecutive away from the Frost Bank Center in February and March. The trek begins Feb. 3 in Memphis before hitting Atlanta, Charlotte, Orlando, Washington and Boston before the All-Star break. The Spurs return from the breather with the back-to-back in Austin then resume the rodeo trip with a pair of games at New Orleans and one in Houston before finishing the trek where it started in Memphis on March 1.
A rodeo trade-off
In exchange for a February spent mostly on the road, the Spurs have an opportunity to hunker down at home during the month of March. The team plays nine of 11 games at home from March 2 to March 21, with the only road trip being a geographically challenged two-gamer to Sacramento and Minnesota.
Bring on the champs
The defending champion Boston Celtics make their lone appearance in San Antonio on March 29. If nothing else, it should be a good opportunity for former Spur Derrick White to show off his championship ring.
The final kick
There’s no telling where the Spurs will be in the standings coming down the homestretch, but if things go to plan they could be at least fighting for a berth in the play-in tournament. The late-season schedule does them no favors there, with five of the final seven games coming on the road. That includes a rather taxing four-game trip to Portland, the L.A. Clippers, Golden State and Phoenix before returning home to conclude the regular season April 13 against Toronto.
San Antonio Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama speaks after receiving his 2023-24 NBA Rookie of the Year trophy during an NBA basketball news conference, Saturday, May 11, 2024, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Darren Abate)
By Jeff McDonald, Staff writer, via San Antonio Express-News