Between 1956 and 2006 Spurs used a coat of arms featuring a number of landmarks and associations linked to local area.

Brown, Jr., the owner of the Kentucky Colonels, received $ 3 million, which he used to purchase the NBA's Buffalo Braves and later the Boston Celtics, after selling star guard Louie Dampier to the Spurs.

The Spurs used their pick to select Wake Forest University product and consensus All-American Tim Duncan.

For example, the Scots used a spear formation known as the schiltron in several battles during the Wars of Scottish Independence including the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314, and the Flemings used their geldon long spear to absorb the attack of French knights at the Battle of the Golden Spurs in 1302, before other troops in the Flemish formation counterattacked the stalled knights with Goedendags.

The team's name was changed to the San Antonio Silver Stars and would change its team colors to the silver and black motif used by the Spurs.

The weapon was used to great effect by the guildsmen of Flanders ' wealthy cities against the French knights during the Guldensporenslag or Battle of the Golden Spurs near Kortrijk ( Courtrai ) on 11 July 1302 ; however, on account of superior but more expensive alternatives, it saw limited service from the fifteenth century on, being used exclusively by the Flemish " burgers ".

Spurs are tools worn on the heel of a boot, used when riding horses.

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police used to maintain police cadet partnership with Scouts Canada called the RCMP Rovers and Ventures ; however, it has been re-constituted into the RCMP Stetsons and Spurs and is run by various RCMP detachments.

Spurs seen in western riding may also have small curved-up hooks on the shank in front of the rowel, called " chap guards ," that were originally used to prevent the rider's chaps from interfering with the rowels of the spur.

Spurs are rarely used in sports such as horse racing, where the rider's leg is not significantly in contact with the horse.

Previously, the Spurs played at the Alamodome, a multi-purpose facility with a configuration that allowed half the floor space to be used for basketball.

On September 7, 2006 The Rampage unveiled their new uniforms with the official colors now being black, white and silver ( the same motif used by the Spurs, as well as other Spurs-owned teams ).

The addition of Gordon Durie to the squad made it increasingly difficult for Walsh to gain a starting role ; he also played twice on loan at Queens Park Rangers, and when Spurs showed an interest in Darren Anderton Walsh was used as a bargaining tool.

The following season was not as profitable for Defoe and Spurs manager Martin Jol used Defoe in rotation with Robbie Keane and Mido providing the competition for a starting position ; Defoe started 23 times and came on as substitute 13 times, scoring nine goals.

Coach Gregg Popovich of the San Antonio Spurs used the Hack-a-Shaq strategy successfully in Game 5 of the Spurs ' 2008 first round series against O ' Neal and the Phoenix Suns.

" He explained that Popovich used the tactic " to eliminate 3-point attempts " and with 25 seconds or less at the end of quarters to get the ball back for the Spurs to gain the last possession.

Robbins was also the author of the short story " Spurs ", which Browning used as the basis for Freaks ( 1932 ), a film which later developed a cult following.

In each case, the team colors were changed to silver and black, the motif used by the Spurs.

On December 29 he signed with the San Antonio Spurs after they waived rarely used rookie combo guard Marcus Williams.

During a KENS-TV broadcast of the 1978 NBA Eastern Conference semi-finals between the Washington Bullets and the San Antonio Spurs, Cook used the phrase in an attempt to encourage Spurs fans, as their team was down three games to one against the Bullets.

Their selection of Pittsburgh Panthers forward DeJuan Blair with the # 37 pick was described as a " steal " by analysts ; the Spurs later drafted two guards they had been targeting with the No. 37 pick, taking Miami Hurricanes shooting guard Jack McClinton and point / shooting guard Nando de Colo from France with the No. 51 and No. 53 picks, respectively.

Salmons was drafted out of the University of Miami, with the 26th overall selection by the San Antonio Spurs in the 2002 NBA Draft.

The roofing on the ' Smithy ' was financed through the sale of Alan Mullery to Spurs.

He officially joined Nagoya Grampus Eight after playing his final game for Spurs on 2 May 1992, when he scored the consolation goal in a 3 – 1 defeat by Manchester United on the last day of the season.

Tod Browning made the once controversial Freaks ( 1932 ) for MGM, based on " Spurs ", a short story by Tod Robbins, about a band of circus freaks.

He lives in Islington and drives an Audi, is a supporter of English Premiership football team Tottenham Hotspur and has appeared on fellow comedian Phil Cornwell's Spurs Show podcast.

Based on the short story " Spurs " by Clarence Aaron " Tod " Robbins, the screenwriter of The Unholy Three, the film concerns a love triangle between a wealthy dwarf, a gold-digging aerialist, and a strongman ; a murder plot ; and the vengeance dealt out by the dwarf and his fellow circus freaks.

Chelsea eventually reached an FA Cup final in 1967, where they faced Tottenham Hotspur, but the team got outplayed on the day and Bonetti could do little to stop Spurs winning 2 – 1.

Manu Ginobili from the San Antonio Spurs NBA team, has sometimes been referred to as Obi Wan Ginobili, due to his quick movements and play on the court.

This device appeared on most Spurs ' playing kits for the next 23 years.

They landed George Hill from the San Antonio Spurs on draft night.

The Spurs set several NBA attendance records while playing at the Alamodome, including the largest crowd ever for a NBA Finals game in 1999, and the Spurs continue to sell out the smaller, more intimate AT & T Center ( formerly SBC Center ) on a regular basis.

When the Spurs won the NBA title, the teams ' victory parade has always included the team traveling on the San Antonio River on boats adjacent to the San Antonio River Walk.

The early Spurs were led by ABA veteran James Silas, and the team would get stronger as the season went on as they twice took advantage of the Virginia Squires, acquiring Swen Nater, who would go on to win Rookie of the Year, in November, and " The Iceman " George Gervin in January.

The ABA tried to halt the Gervin deal, claiming it was detrimental to the league, but a judge would rule in the Spurs ' favor, and Gervin made his Spurs debut on February 7.

The Spurs would go on to finish with a 45 – 39 record, good for 3rd place in the Western Division.

" George Gervin and James Silas took that style to heart, as the Spurs became an exciting fast breaking team on the way to a solid 51 – 33 record, good enough for 2nd place in the West.

This agreement has placed particular financial pressure on the Spurs and the other three former ABA teams.

The Spurs would go on to capture 5 division titles in their first 7 years in the NBA and became a perennial playoff participant.

Although the 1996 – 97 season was not successful on the court for the Spurs, the offseason proved to be the opposite.

In the NBA Finals, they faced the Cinderella New York Knicks, who had made history by becoming the first ( and to this date, the only ) 8th seed to ever make the NBA Finals, and, on June 25, 1999, the Spurs won the series and the franchise's first NBA Championship in Game 5 ( final score: 78 – 77 ) on the Knicks ' home court, Madison Square Garden.