By Tom Orsborn, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2026-04-20 09:14:33
前圣安东尼奥马刺队球员大卫·罗宾逊 (David Robinson)（左）和蒂姆·邓肯 (Tim Duncan) 在2026年4月19日星期日于圣安东尼奥霜银中心观看马刺队与波特兰开拓者队之间NBA季后赛首轮第一场比赛的第四节。马刺队以111-98获胜。
周日晚上，霜银中心成为了马刺队季后赛的“嘉年华堡垒”。
维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 和他的队友们非常喜欢这种氛围。
这位法国球星对球迷们在西部季后赛首轮第一场以111-98战胜波特兰的比赛中，积极响应球队赠送嘉年华配色T恤的活动赞不绝口。
“看到这么多人穿上这件衣服真是太棒了，”文班亚马在19,372名座无虚席、色彩鲜艳的观众面前，在33分钟内砍下35分后说道。
“我喜欢大屏幕上写着‘穿上你的T恤’时的动画。是的，如果你来现场看球，绝对应该穿上它。当我第一次踏入球场进行热身时，我就感觉到气氛不一样了。每个人都准备好了。我是说，球迷们都准备好了。这可能是我今年见过球馆最兴奋的一次。”
甚至连球队传奇球星大卫·罗宾逊和蒂姆·邓肯也穿上了这件充满节日气息的装备。
“每个人都穿上了衣服，每个人都沉浸其中，”马刺队前锋朱利安·尚帕尼 (Julian Champagnie) 说道，他本场贡献了6分、5个篮板、全队最高的3次抢断和1次盖帽，那次盖帽是在第三节面对身高7英尺3英寸的多诺万·克林根 (Donovan Clingan) 时完成的。
“看到他们（球迷）真的很酷。他们一度还在玩人浪……氛围非常棒。”
中锋卢克·科内特 (Luke Kornet) 表示赞同。
“就我所见过的季后赛T恤赠送活动而言，这可能是排名第一的，”科内特说道，他曾帮助波士顿在2024年夺得NBA总冠军。
“在大学比赛之类的地方，很多学校也会这样做，比如田纳西大学橄榄球队过去常把体育场变成棋盘格形状。范德堡大学（他的母校）的人要是听到我谈论这些肯定会不高兴。但这绝对非常酷，我觉得每个人都充满活力，整个圣安东尼奥市都为重返季后赛感到非常兴奋。”
自从马刺队还在美国篮球协会 (ABA) 时期起，嘉年华 (Fiesta) 就与球队形影不离，当时球员们经常参加像“旧圣安东尼奥之夜”这样的活动并与球迷互动。
“我很早就听说过嘉年华、季后赛以及圣安东尼奥这座城市的故事，”马刺队主教练米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 说道，他指的是今年刚刚结束的为期六年的季后赛荒，“直到这个周末开始，我才真正亲身体验到。这确实名不虚传。”
一位球队发言人表示，马刺队将在周二晚上的第二场比赛中再次进行T恤赠送活动，但主题将不再是嘉年华。
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What Victor Wembanyama, other Spurs thought about the Fiesta T-shirts
Former San Antonio Spurs players David Robinson, left, and Tim Duncan watch the fourth quarter of Game 1 of a first-round NBA playoff series between the Spurs and the Portland Trail Blazers at Frost Bank Center on Sunday, April 19, 2026, in San Antonio. The Spurs won 111-98.
The Frost Bank Center was a playoff Fiesta fortress for the Spurs on Sunday night.
And Victor Wembanyama and his teammates loved it.
The French star raved about how the fans embraced the club’s Fiesta-colored T-shirt giveaway during the 111-98 win over Portland in Game 1 of a first-round Western Conference series.
“It’s great to see this many people wear their shirts,” Wembanyama said after pumping in 35 points in 33 minutes before the brightly adorned sellout crowd of 19,372.
“I love the animation (on the video boards) when they say, ‘Wear your shirt.’ Yeah, you should absolutely wear your shirt if you’re coming to the game. The first time I stepped on the court for warmups, I felt the atmosphere was different. Everybody’s ready. I mean, the fans were ready. It’s probably the most excited I’ve seen the arena this year."
Even franchise legends David Robinson and Tim Duncan donned the festive gear.
“Everybody put them on and everybody got into it,” said Spurs forward Julian Champagnie, who finished with six points, five rebounds, a team-high three steals and one block, which came in the third quarter against 7-foot-3 Donovan Clingan.
“It was pretty cool seeing them (the fans). They were doing the wave at one point. … It was a good vibe.”
Center Luke Kornet agreed.
“As far as T-shirt giveaways in the playoffs that I’ve seen, that might be number one,” said Kornet, who helped Boston win an NBA title in 2024.
“In college and stuff, a lot of places do that, like Tennessee football use to checker the stadium and things like that. Vanderbilt (his alma mater) people would not be happy with me talking about this. But it was definitely really cool and I feel like everyone had the energy and the whole city of San Antonio was pretty excited to be back in the playoffs.”
Fiesta and the Spurs have gone hand-in-hand ever since the team’s days in the American Basketball Association when players used to show up for events like a Night in Old San Antonio and mingle with the fans.
“I’ve heard about Fiesta and the playoffs and the city of San Antonio for a long time,” said Spurs coach Mitch Johnson in a reference to the six-year playoff drought that ended this year. “Never experienced it quite firsthand just as I have at the start of this weekend. It’s a real thing.”
The Spurs will have another T-shirt giveaway for Game 2 on Tuesday night, but it won’t be Fiesta themed, a team spokesperson said.
By Tom Orsborn, Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News