As a result, I don\u2019t keep up with sports, and I had no idea what I was in for when I flew to San Antonio, Texas to cover Spacecon<\/a> for Popverse. The convention took place June 12-14 at the Freeman Coliseum Expo Halls. If you follow sports, then you might know that Spacecon wasn\u2019t the only event being held there that weekend. On June 13 the New York Knicks<\/a> faced the San Antonio Spurs<\/a> at Frost Bank Center. The game was part of the NBA Finals, which I\u2019m told are a big deal.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s where it gets interesting. The Freeman Coliseum and the Frost Bank Center are part of the same property, and they share a parking lot. They both sit on what\u2019s known as the Coliseum Complex. Think of it like your old high school, and the way your classroom and the cafeteria were part of the same campus.<\/p>\n And thus, on June 13, a science fiction convention was being held at the site of a major basketball championship. I found myself completely blindsided by the chaos and energy this convergence created. My first clue came when my rideshare dropped me off at the Coliseum Complex that morning. Most of the roads had been closed off, and the parking attendants weren\u2019t letting drivers drop people off at the usual spot. I thought this was odd, since the previous day hadn\u2019t been like this, but I chalked it up to the Saturday crowd being bigger than the Friday crowd.<\/p>\n My driver said, \u201cThis is probably because of the Spurs game.\u201d I knew that was a sports team, but for the life of me I had no clue which sport they played. I figured there was a game going on across town, never suspecting it was happening on the same property as the convention.<\/p>\n I told my friend Cynthia, who is a San Antonio resident, that if the Spurs game inflated rideshare prices I would just wait around for things to die down. \u201cNo, you don\u2019t want to wait! After the games, they completely shut down the roads. It will take you forever to get back if you wait,\u201d she said in a text message. I told her I didn\u2019t mind waiting, and she made it clear I had no clue what I was in for. \u201cI mean, like HOURS! Uber will be slammed after the game.\u201d Uh oh.<\/p>\n I put the Spurs out of my mind and focused on the convention. However, as the day went on it became harder and harder to ignore the upcoming match. The panel moderators kept referencing it, and even the celebrities gave their thoughts.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s a lot going on in town tonight. I got 30 minutes, and I want to respect everybody\u2019s time, especially on a night that is so exciting for the city,\u201d John Cena said during his panel. Oh, it sounds like this is no ordinary basketball game.<\/p>\n I was able to surmise that the San Antonio Spurs were the city\u2019s home team, and they were playing the New York Knicks. Since this was San Antonio\u2019s home team, there were a lot of fans in the building, and they were very invested in the outcome. Apparently, if the Knicks won this game, it would be their first championship victory in decades. No matter who you were rooting for, this was huge. I checked social media, and I saw posts indicating that people had flown in from all over the country to see the game. This was more than a typical basketball game \u2013 this was a BIG deal.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1781949733_95_image.jpeg\"\/)
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