Eva Longoria backs Sandy Vasquez as Spurs reach Finals after 12 years
eva longoria fronts a Spurs fan story built on emotion, memory and a 12-year wait. Sandy Vasquez, a self-described San Antonio Spurs superfan from Weslaco, said she was in tears when the team advanced to the NBA Finals after 12 years.
Weslaco and the Alamodome
"I was in tears. Calling my dad and screaming on the phone and he was telling me to calm down, but literally, I was in tears," Vasquez said. Her reaction came from a long run with the franchise, one that started in the 1990s when she remembers seeing the Spurs at the Alamodome and going with her father when, as she put it, "no one would go because they weren't good back then."
From 2007 to 2011, she also worked on the Spurs sales team, which puts her closer to the organization than a typical ticket holder. That background gives her Finals-night reaction a different weight: this is not a casual burst of fandom, but the response of someone who has been inside the machine and still kept the attachment at home and in her routine.
Frost Bank Center plans
Wednesday night at 7:30 p.m., Game 1 of the NBA Finals is scheduled to tip off, and Vasquez said she plans to root for the Spurs. She hopes to make it to San Antonio to take in the atmosphere at the Frost Bank Center, where she wants to hear "the feel of the hype squad, the energy — all the loud chanting."
Her Spurs collection sits in the background of that loyalty: autographed jerseys and a basketball displayed in her home, along with memorabilia she said she cannot separate from her identity. "I don't think I will ever get rid of that stuff that is part of me, who I am, and the impact the Spurs organization made in my life, and those are just little mementos of that time. I can't be apart from them," she said.
The Finals return after 12 years turns Vasquez's story into the kind of local sports-business moment teams value most: an older fan base that stayed engaged through down years and still treats a playoff run like a personal event. For readers in Weslaco and San Antonio, the immediate move is simple — watch Game 1 at 7:30 p.m., or get to the Frost Bank Center if you want the atmosphere she is chasing.
