A mechanical problem forced the Spurs to spend seven hours on a tarmac in New Orleans early Tuesday morning following the team's Game Seven win over the Hornets, according to The San Antonio Express-News.

"We got to the plane around midnight or something like that," Coach Gregg Popovich said. "Mechanical problem. No mechanic. Then no plane. Then no hotel. We called about 15 or 20 places, so we spent the evening on the plane. It was eventful, weird."

The issue could result in the team changing charters midway through their Western Conference Finals series with the Lakers.