Open Thread: A Pair Of Spurs Super Fans Make The News

I have a confession. I am obsessed with the Spurs. How many of you know exactly what I’m talking about?

My Twitter feed is Spurs- Spurs players, Spurs journalists, Spurs fans, the Jackals, even former Silver Dancers, and some other sports and NBA outlets and pundits.

My Facebook feed is constantly populated by Spurs Sixth Man updates. There is a community of Spurs family that share their favorite moments.

If you saw my Instagram feed, you might assume I was President of the Jacob Tobey Fan Club. (Unofficially, yes, but it’s not a recognized charter…yet.)

So imagine my surprise when I saw this:

KSAT 12, San Antonio’s primary affiliate for ABC, posted how two Spurs fans are “spreading love outside of SA.”

Mark Burnett known as @SpursSixthMan has been facilitating multiple social media outlets dedicated to the San Antonio Spurs. For those who frequent Spurs socials, he is the fan who went to the Naismith Hall of Fame when Gregg Popovich, Tony Parker, Pao Gasol, and Becky Hammon were inducted. After procuring their autographs on his arm, he had them tattooed. He also has Wemby’s signature tattooed on his arm.

I ran into him at a game and got a quick photo of him with my daughter.

Mark’s a great guy a wealth of knowledge about the team. He is always head-to-toe Spurs dedication when attending games, and probably most days just hanging around his house.

Ric Fernandez, known as @RealSpurnandez on social media, just infiltrated the Target Center for Game 3 of the Western Conference Semifinals. He’s another who lives his fandom to the fullest and posts Spurs stories and adventures regularly. He is a military veteran and proud family man, and he reps the Spurs with all he’s got. This is the guy you want to be sitting next to when the Spurs hit that big shot.

Tattoos. Repping fiesta colors in enemy territory. Living the Silver & Black (and Fiesta) dream.

I’m sure we all have those great personal stories. Share yours, Pounders!

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