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<\/p>\nSAN ANTONIO \u2013 The San Antonio Spurs announced their return to the Alamodome with a crowd of 68,323. This is the record for an NBA regular season game.<\/p>\n
Celebrating their 50th anniversary season, the Spurs returned home to face the Golden State Warriors on Friday night.<\/p>\n
Spurs Hall of Famer David Robinson announced his official attendance at the end of the third quarter. Robinson said, “Spurs fans once again set the standard for the league.”<\/p>\n
After the fans announced “Go Spurs Go! Go Spurs Go!”<\/p>\n
It broke the previous record of 62,046 people turned out to watch Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls take on the Atlanta Hawks on March 27, 1998 at the Georgia Dome.<\/p>\n
Follow all games:<\/strong> Latest NBA Scores & Schedules<\/p>\n\n San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich said of the record crowd. “It’s a situation I know \u2026 Do you sell alcohol? I think people get pretty excited. It’s an exciting moment for everyone. It’s nostalgic for everyone. There’s a lot of people in one building, It’s actually pretty exciting to be able to play in front of them, and I hope it will be a good game.”<\/p>\n San Antonio currently plays its home games at the AT&T Center, but is returning to the Alamodome as part of the franchise’s 50th anniversary celebrations. <\/p>\n The Spurs (13-29) are having one of the worst seasons in franchise history, but the opportunity to play at the Alamodome gave fans a chance to relive the team’s past.<\/p>\n “Having my son here and sharing memories of the past and present will be cherished by both of us for years to come,” said Eric, a Spurs fan who previously attended the game at the Alamodome. Hernandez said.<\/p>\n\n Although the franchise began at Hemisfair Arena in 1973, the Alamodome is where the franchise took its first steps towards becoming one of the most respected NBA franchises.<\/p>\n The Spurs played at the Alamodome from 1993 to 2002 before moving 3.1 miles south to the AT&T Center.<\/p>\n San Antonio won its first NBA championship in 1999 while playing at the Alamodome and hosted a championship celebration at its downtown facility.<\/p>\n The Alamodome also hosted the 1996 NBA All-Star Game, and Jordan was booed for winning MVP over former San Antonio resident Shaquille O’Neal.<\/p>\n\n “It’s crazy,” said Taro Kotani, a Spurs fan visiting from Japan. “The number of people here. I’ve never been inside the dome, so I’m very nostalgic just imagining what it was like here at the 1996 All-Star Game and he the 1999 Finals. I was there.” I wasn’t there before, but this brings back a lot of memories.”<\/p>\n Kotani wanted to be part of history, so he planned his annual trip to San Antonio before and after Friday’s game.<\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2023\/01\/14\/USAT\/6a425bd4-9d93-4294-882b-0e2fe3c5b40f-GTY_1246213447.jpg?width=660&height=426&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp\")
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