{"id":368137,"date":"2026-07-10T11:23:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T11:23:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/368137\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T11:23:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T11:23:20","slug":"san-antonio-spurs-voice-jacob-tobey-exits-following-social-media-firestorm-over-cheating-allegations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/368137\/","title":{"rendered":"San Antonio Spurs Voice Jacob Tobey Exits Following Social Media Firestorm Over Cheating Allegations"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jacob Tobey won\u2019t return to the San Antonio Spurs broadcast booth this season. His exit follows a personal controversy that quickly spread across social media.<\/p>\n

What We Know: The San Antonio Spurs are moving on from Jacob Tobey after one season as the team\u2019s television play-by-play announcer. Front Office Sports\u2019 Ryan Glasspiegel first reported<\/a> Tobey won\u2019t return for the upcoming NBA<\/a> season. Earlier this week, Tobey\u2019s Instagram account shared a story reading, \u201cThis is my girlfriend of six years. But I cheated on her with Loren Waters. So feel free to continue following me if you really think I\u2019m a good guy because I\u2019m not.\u201d A later post included a photo booth printout that appeared to show Tobey kissing Loren Waters, the sister of Spurs player Lindsay Waters III, along with several other images.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s At Stake: Although the controversy centered on Tobey\u2019s personal life, it quickly became a public issue because of the alleged connection to a family member of a Spurs player. As a result, the organization now faces the task of replacing its television play-by-play voice after originally hiring him in 2024. Meanwhile, the situation highlights how rapidly personal social media posts can create professional consequences.<\/p>\n

What Remains Unclear: Neither the Spurs nor Tobey has publicly detailed whether the reported departure directly resulted from the social media posts. Additionally, the team hasn\u2019t announced who will handle television play-by-play duties next season.<\/p>\n

What It Means: Sports broadcasters increasingly serve as public representatives of their organizations beyond game coverage. Consequently, off-air controversies can affect employment decisions just as quickly as on-air performance. For the Spurs, the focus now shifts toward finding a new voice before the NBA season begins.<\/p>\n

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Garrett Searight is Barrett Media\u2019s News Editor, which includes writing daily news stories, features, and opinion columns. He joined Barrett Media in 2022 after a decade leading several radio brands in several formats, as well as a 5-year stint working in local television. In addition to his work with Barrett Media, he is a radio and TV play-by-play broadcaster. Reach out to him at Garrett@BarrettMedia.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jacob Tobey won\u2019t return to the San Antonio Spurs broadcast booth this season. His exit follows a personal…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":368138,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[46491,38097,82,84,83,1066,130403,130404,130405],"class_list":["post-368137","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-antonio","tag-barrett-media","tag-jacob-tobey","tag-san-antonio","tag-san-antonio-headlines","tag-san-antonio-news","tag-san-antonio-spurs","tag-san-antonio-spurs-tv","tag-sports-television","tag-sports-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/368137","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=368137"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/368137\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/368138"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=368137"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=368137"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=368137"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}