Spurs: It's Out With Old Season, In With New

Two years ago, Spurs guard Brent Barry celebrated his first NBA championship ring with a gesture quite progressive and European.

He kissed the man who gave it to him — that would be commissioner David Stern — squarely on the cheek.

As far as famous kisses go, it wasn't exactly Rhett and Scarlett in "Gone With the Wind."

"It was like kissing my grandmother," Barry recalled this week.

Fair warning to Stern: Barry has been preparing his encore for two years. When you hand him his second ring prior to the Spurs' season-opener against Portland tonight, you might want to duck.

Or run.

No matter what Barry has in store, it ought to be an interesting night indeed.

Spurs players will collect their rings. A fourth NBA championship banner will be raised to the AT&T Center rafters. Kisses may or may not be exchanged.

The past will be celebrated. And just as quickly, it will be forgotten.

Tonight's ring ceremony marks the official end of the Spurs' 2007 championship party. By the time it's over, a new task — a new season — will be at hand.

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source : mysanantonio.com