Meet The Nuns Who Pray For Spurs Players Before Every NBA Game
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There is no shortage of star power in Madison Square Garden. But tonight, the NBA Finals start in San Antonio, and the Spurs have something in Frost Bank Center that has captured the eyes and hearts of fans across the country — “The Spurs Nuns.”
The group of Catholic sisters has gone viral during the Spurs’ 2026 NBA Playoff run for praying for the players and cheering their hearts out as the Spurs went on a Western Conference tear to make it to the Finals.
The Salesian Sisters of St. John Bosco in San Antonio show up to home games decked out in Spurs jerseys over their habits. They cheer when Spurs star Victor Wembanyama nails a dunk typically only seen in video games. They sigh when the opposing team makes a three-pointer. They even take the time to bless the players, most recently backup center Luke Kornet, during pre-game warm-ups.
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When they’re not in the arena watching basketball, they’re showing off their own basketball skills at the Catholic school where they use their Spurs knowledge to enhance their ministry with the children they serve.
“Our ministry is with young people, and we need to be able to converse with them and talk to them,” Sister Bernadette Mota told the San Antonio Express-News in May. “I can talk basketball with the kids and it’s something that I’ve really enjoyed watching.”
The enjoyment is a two-way street with Spurs fans often taking pictures with the sisters before games, and when the group chose to stay in San Antonio instead of traveling to Oklahoma City for Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals, Thunder fans playfully dressed up as “Spurs Nuns.”
While it’s easy to get caught up in the spectacle of nuns sitting courtside at an NBA game, the sisters take their Catholic practice seriously.
“Pre-game, we’re praying the rosary for peace (in communion with the Church and Pope Leo),” Mota told the San Antonio Express-News. “And we’ll add a special intention for the Spurs. God bless and Go Spurs Go!”
In a world of bandwagon fans, the Salesian Sisters have been die-hard for decades. Sister Mota says 20 years ago, there were elder sisters in their convent who would watch every Spurs game on TV. When those sisters passed, others in the convent carried on the tradition of being devoted fans of their hometown team, per Sojourners.
Salesian Sisters of St. John Bosco cheering on the Spurs in the 2007 NBA Finals
Ahead of Wednesday’s Game 1 of the NBA Finals, the sisters posted a 30-second video of kids from their ministry wearing Spurs gear and waving foam fingers as they cheered alongside the nuns. The short clip shows the world that what the sisters want more than social media lore is to share the love of Christ through basketball.
“Our Salesian mission comes to life in beautiful moments like this!” the video caption states. “These precious moments remind us why presence matters, why Christ matters, and why our mission matters.”
“As we kick off Game 1 of the Finals tonight, we’re soaking in every moment together. Go, Spurs Go, and God bless!”
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