By Annasofia Scheve, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2026-06-05 15:19:00
2026年5月24日星期日，在圣安东尼奥霜银中心（Frost Bank Center）举行的西部决赛第四场比赛期间，来自圣安东尼奥西区的圣若望·鲍思高慈惠修女会（Salesian Sisters of St. John Bosco）修女们正在等待球员。
随着NBA总决赛的临近，气氛日益热烈，圣若望·鲍思高慈惠修女会的修女们正与她们致力于服务的社区成员分享她们的圣安东尼奥精神。
慈惠修女会使命推广部主任贝尔纳黛特·莫塔修女 (Sister Bernadette Mota)在社交媒体上发帖写道，马刺队的非营利分支机构赠送了她们30张第一场比赛的免费门票，以便与她们服务的家庭分享。
对于莫塔来说，这是一个圆满的时刻。她写道，修女们早在2020年就曾收到过30张免费观赛门票。但她们从未能用上——因为疫情，当时的比赛被取消了。
“我舍不得把那些门票扔掉，就在上个月，我发现它们塞在我办公室抽屉的底部，”莫塔写道。
“所以，虽然马刺队可能没有赢下第一场比赛，但对我们来说，这个夜晚是一份真正的礼物，一份历经多年才实现的礼物。我们非常感谢Spurs Impact让这一切成为可能，并为这么多人带来快乐。”
自蒂姆·邓肯 (Tim Duncan) 在马刺队的早期生涯开始，修女们就一直在她们位于西区的省会修道院里为马刺队加油。她们成为球迷，最初是因为希望能与圣若望·鲍思高学校的学生们建立更紧密的联系。
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自从在季后赛期间走红并成为焦点以来，修女们收到了支持者们送来的不少礼物，其中包括免费的比赛门票。
本周早些时候，圣安东尼奥鞋业公司 (San Antonio Shoemakers) 为修女们配备了新鞋，旨在让她们在为心仪的球队加油时保持舒适。
圣安东尼奥动物园也在周五宣布，向修女们捐赠了一个礼品篮和200张动物园门票，以便与社区成员分享。
“当我们看到慈惠修女会为我们的社区带来如此多的欢乐时，我们知道我们想为她们做点特别的事情，”动物园总裁兼首席执行官蒂姆·莫罗 (Tim Morrow) 表示。“在这段令人难以置信的马刺队季后赛征程中，她们已经成为了积极向上的象征。我们希望这些门票能给她们另一个机会，去造福整个圣安东尼奥的家庭，并为她们服务的人们创造有意义的体验。”
根据动物园发布的新闻稿，在看到修女们在省会修道院里使用的破旧篮球架后，莫罗和妻子决定个人出资捐赠一个新篮球架进行更换。
在送达新篮球架时，这对夫妇得知另一位捐赠者已经抢先了一步，于是他们决定转而将这个篮球架赠送给圣若望·鲍思高学校的学生们。
“得知已经有人为修女们提供了帮助，这真是一个美妙的惊喜，”莫罗说。“这正是圣安东尼奥的精神——人们互帮互助。我们很高兴能确保她们服务的孩子们也得到了照顾。”
由生成式人工智能翻译，译文内容可能不准确或不完整，以原文为准。
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‘Spurs Nuns’ gifted 30 free tickets to NBA finals
Salesian Sisters of St. John Bosco on San Antonio’s West Side wait for players during Game 4 of the Western ConferencefFinals at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio on Sunday, May 24, 2026.
As excitement builds for the NBA Finals, the Salesian Sisters of St. John Bosco are sharing their San Antonio spirit with the community members they are dedicated to serving.
Sister Bernadette Mota, the director of the Salesian Sisters’ department of mission advancement, wrote in a social media post that the Spurs’ nonprofit arm had gifted them 30 free tickets to Game 1 to share with families they serve.
It was a full circle moment for Mota, who wrote that the sisters had received 30 free tickets to watch a game back in 2020. But they never got to use them — the games were canceled because of the pandemic.
“I could not bring myself to throw those tickets away, and just last month I found them tucked at the bottom of my office drawer,” Mota wrote.
“So while the Spurs may not have won Game 1, for us, this night was a true gift, one that was years in the making. We’re so grateful to Spurs Impact for making this possible and for the joy it brought to so many.”
The sisters have been cheering on the Spurs from their provincial house on the West Side since Tim Duncan’s early days with the team. Their fandom was prompted by a desire to connect with their students at St. John Bosco.
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Since stepping into the spotlight during the playoff run, the sisters have received quite a few gifts from supporters, including free game tickets.
Earlier this week, San Antonio Shoemakers outfitted the sisters with new kicks designed to keep them comfortable as they cheer on their favorite team.
The San Antonio Zoo also announced Friday that it donated the sisters a gift basket and 200 zoo admission tickets to share with community members.
“When we saw how much joy the Salesian Sisters were bringing to our community, we knew we wanted to do something special for them,” said zoo President and CEO Tim Morrow. “They’ve become a symbol of positivity during this incredible Spurs playoff run. We hope these tickets give them another opportunity to bless families throughout San Antonio and create meaningful experiences for the people they serve.”
After seeing the worn-out basketball hoop the sisters played with at their provincial home, Morrow and his wife decided to personally donate a replacement, according to a news release from the zoo.
The couple learned upon delivering the new hoop that another donor had beat them to it, so they decided to instead gift the hoop to the students at St. John Bosco.
“It was such a wonderful surprise to find out someone else had already stepped up for the sisters,” Morrow said. “That’s exactly the spirit of San Antonio — people looking out for one another. We’re just glad we could make sure the kids they serve got taken care of, too.”
By Annasofia Scheve, Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News