There’s always been a bit of kitsch attached to the Spurs brand, a kind of wholesome, self-effacing dadness that’s historically fit right in with the sun-bleached suburbs of the H-E-B-verse. So when Thursday’s Throwback Night eschewed the possibility of vintage jerseys or an Alamodome-era court design that might hearken the halcyon days of Will Perdue and Chuck Person, instead doubling down on the music of Kenny Loggins and Naked Eyes and a few jazzy numbers during timeouts, it was a little hard to tell the difference from business as usual in the AT&T Center.
After all, every night feels like Throwback Night when watching the 2018-19 Spurs.