The San Antonio Spurs’ parent company said it started formal conversations on a potential move from its current East Side home to a location in the downtown area, according to a report.
Spurs Sports & Entertainment confirmed its intention of exploring a move downtown in a letter sent Monday to the Texas Attorney General’s Office in Austin.
SS&E’s letter was obtained and first reported on by the San Antonio Express-News.
In the letter, the organization discussed its hope to secure a “possible purchase, lease, and/or development of real property that involves SS&E, the city (of San Antonio), and additional third parties.”
While SS&E nor the city have publicly revealed the location of what the letter described as an “economic development project,” it appears to point toward a possible move back to the Hemisfair area of downtown San Antonio.
The Spurs called Hemisfair Arena home for 20 years, from 1973 to 1993.
In February, the University of Texas System — which owned the University of Texas at San Antonio’s Institute of Texan Cultures at 801 East César E. Chávez Boulevard — voted on a plan to lease or sell the museum site to the City of San Antonio.
UTSA announced it will move the museum’s current contents to the first floor of the Frost Tower and eventually demolish the museum’s current location, which could be where the Spurs decide to call home with the city’s and other parties’ cooperation.
The Spurs have played their home games at the Frost Bank Center location since the 2002-03 NBA season — and have another eight years remaining on their lease — but discussions centered around moving out of the arena have been happening for quite some time.
In July 2023, a source told KSAT about the existence of conversations between the Spurs and the city about the feasibility of a move downtown.
One month later, through an open records request, KSAT obtained emails and text messages regarding the potential move back downtown between SS&E members and city officials.
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