Overview
- Four Salesian Sisters from San Antonio sat courtside at Frost Bank Center and gave a brief blessing to Spurs center Luke Kornet before tipoff.
- The Spurs posted video of the interaction and then beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 103-82, tying the Western Conference Finals series at 2-2.
- Kornet, who is publicly Catholic, called the result “1-0” and said the team has talked about trying to get the sisters to Game 5 in Oklahoma City on Tuesday, May 26.
- The nuns are longtime Spurs fans who use sports to connect with young people through the Salesian Sisters of St. John Bosco and have a past rapport with the franchise.
- The clip quickly went viral and drew lighthearted commentary from media and fans while sports coverage stressed the win came from on-court play rather than any supernatural cause.