On a Saturday night in February, as the Spurs face off against the Mavericks in San Antonio, the Baseline Bums face off against the Jackals. The Bums are the original Spurs fan group, founded more than fifty years ago. The Jackals, who have existed only since just before the start of the current NBA season, are the supporters squad created by the team’s French phenom Victor Wembanyama, who wanted to bring some soccer-inspired fandom to basketball. Named after the scrappy European cousin of the Spurs’ mascot, a coyote, the Jackals have their own section. Their seats are at the top of the lower bowl on the west side of Frost Bank Center, directly across the court from where the Baseline Bums sit.The Jackals arrived with…The post The Spurs Have a New, Wemby-Blessed Supporters Section. But What of the Baseline Bums? appeared first on Texas Monthly.
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