After their series clinching win in the NBA Western Conference Semifinals Monday night, the Spurs had high hopes of flying to Los Angeles to get ready for the next series against the Lakers.
But their hopes were not to be, as they spent the night on their grounded Boeing 727 in New Orleans after beating the Hornets. The plane, operated by Champion Air, was grounded due to maintenance problems.
This all comes as the NBA is scrambling to find other means of transporting the Lakers and the Spurs during the Western Conference finals. Champion Air, which flies 14 NBA teams, including the Lakers and the Spurs, is going out of business and will cease flying at the end of May. Champion was an ideal charter service for the NBA because six of its planes were fitted to have only 59 seats, all first class (I'm sure it's just for their long legs).
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