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As the San Antonio Spurs hovered around the .500 mark for most of this season, Victor Wembanyama’s brilliance carried the day most of the way. On the other spectrum, the team’s youth and lack of consistency dominated other portions of the year. But no matter the specifics, on any given night through the first two […]

Given the reaction, it’s not a stretch to say that a good portion of the basketball world didn’t take to the new NBA All-Star Game format. Don’t count Victor Wembanyama among those folks. The San Antonio Spurs superstar left All-Star Weekend with a good first experience. “It was better than I expected,” the 2023 top […]

Stephon Castle had himself a busy NBA All-Star Weekend, between the Rising Stars Challenge, the Slam Dunk Contest and the All-Star Games. But while the San Antonio Spurs young standout’s plate was fuller than most, he still had what he calls a triumphant debut. “As a rookie, I feel like that was definitely a successful […]

For those who’ve followed the early portion of San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama’s career, his approach sticks out as much as, maybe more than, his skill set and size. Though NBA All-Star Weekend is anything but serious business around basketball circles, the phenom from France pays no mind to that. “I don’t need any […]

When the San Antonio Spurs traded for De’Aaron Fox earlier this month, it seemed like the kind of move that could catapult Victor Wembanyama and company past the Play-in race and into the NBA playoffs. Though they’ve lost five of their last 18 games, it could still happen. Here’s what is certain now, though. Reaching […]

Throughout most of this NBA season, the San Antonio Spurs have hovered around the .500 mark. But since the start of February, they’ve dipped to their worst mark of the year a couple of times. Past the midway point of the 2024-2025 campaign and as we approach the All-Star break, Victor Wembanyama, De’Aaron Fox and […]

Following the San Antonio Spurs 131-121 victory vs. the Washington Wizards, Victor Wembanyama shared an amusing anecdote he overheard regarding his new teammate De’Aaron Fox. In talking about the impact that the former All-Star is already having with the Spurs just four games in, Wemby departed from X’s and O’s and strategy. He started to […]

For a second straight night the San Antonio Spurs had the ball as the fourth quarter clock struck zero. And for the second straight night Mitch Johnson’s team failed to capitalize. The Silver and Black blew six-point lead in the final three minutes, and Victor Wembanyama missed at the buzzer in a 112-111 loss at […]

Newly added De’Aaron Fox may already rank as a San Antonio Spurs leader. But he’s making it clear that he’s under no delusion. Victor Wembanyama sets the tone for the Silver and Black. In the Spurs 126-125 victory vs. the Atlanta Hawks, San Antonio took possession with 8.2 seconds left after Trae Young had just […]

It didn’t take long for De’Aaron Fox to praise new San Antonio Spurs teammate Victor Wembanyama. An admirer from a distance for much of the last season and a half, the former Sacramento King played his first game with Wemby in a 126-125 victory vs. the Atlanta Hawks. “He’s special,” Fox said of the Spurs […]

As De’Aaron Fox joins the San Antonio Spurs via a trade that registered around the NBA, the All-Star guard opens up about why he wanted to join the Silver and Black. “I just felt that this could be a special team,” Fox told reporters. The Spurs acquired the All-Star about a week after reports surfaced […]

Leading up to the San Antonio Spurs blockbuster deal for De’Aaron Fox, reports buzzed that the Spurs were in trade talks for the Sacramento Kings star. Though the chatter raised to noise at various times leading up to Sunday, Victor Wembanyama maintained a stoic demeanor publicly. “I trust the front office,” Wembanyama said . “[I] […]

As the San Antonio Spurs embark on their 23rd Rodeo Road Trip, they do so with recent history stacked against them. Correlated to their struggles over the last half-decade, the Silver and Black hope to turn those fortunes around with Victor Wembanyama in the mix for a second time as well as with the brand […]

Is it possible to give the San Antonio Spurs an A+++++ for the NBA trade they pulled with the Sacramento Kings and Chicago Bulls for De’Aaron Fox? In teaming generational talent Victor Wembanyama with 27-year-old All-Star De’Aaron Fox, they kept Rising Star Stephon Castle, their three first-round draft picks from a struggling Atlanta Hawks organization […]

A Bam Adebayo buzzer beater for the Miami Heat thwarted the San Antonio Spurs chance at a win, and against an Eastern Conference contender at that. Without Victor Wembanyama, who missed the game vs. the Heat with illness, Harrison Barnes and the Spurs fell 105-103. View from inside the Frost Bank Center ⬇️ Bam Adebayo […]

Forever linked to legends Tim Duncan and David Robinson, Victor Wembanyama further etched himself into their notable circle. With his first NBA All-Star Game nod, Wemby is the first Spurs player to be selected in one of his first two seasons since Duncan in 1997-98. He also becomes the youngest All-Star in San Antonio franchise […]

For the second consecutive season and the fourth time in franchise history, the San Antonio Spurs have multiple Rising Stars on their roster. Stephon Castle will join Victor Wembanyama in representing the Silver and Black in an affair that highlights the brightest young talent in the league. For Castle, simply getting the nod as a […]

The NBA is set to announce the reserves for the NBA All-Star Game a week after the starters were revealed. And Chris Paul isn’t letting the opportunity go without touting his San Antonio Spurs superstar teammate Victor Wembanyama. “I hope the coaches will do right and make sure they put Vic into the game.” NBA […]

In falling to the Los Angeles Clippers by 12 points, there is another number that may prove uglier for Mitch Johnson in the San Antonio Spurs loss: 27. That’s by how much the Silver and Black lost the rebounding battle. The lopsided result comes as the Spurs went to a smaller line-up throughout the 128-116 […]

After a week in France, Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs are back in the United States to resume the regular season. The Spurs won the first of two contests vs. the Indiana Pacers in Paris by 30 points. They lost the second by 38 points. It truly was a tale of two games. […]

Combine reports that the Sacramento Kings are open to trading superstar De’Aaron Fox and that they’ll hear offers with the belief that he’s zeroed in on a preferred destination, and the San Antonio Spurs have reemerged in related buzz. With Victor Wembanyama in place and given all the Spurs assets, it stands to reason. Despite […]

Chris Paul and the San Antonio Spurs ended their trip to France with a split in the 2025 Paris Games. A close, thrilling mini-series it was not. After beating the Indiana Pacers by thirty points, the Silver and Black lost to Indy by 38. The large differentials continue what’s become the norm for Victor Wembanyama […]

On yet another stage in which almost impossible expectations were placed on him, San  Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama again managed to exceed them. Playing in his home country in essentially his home city, the 21-year-old generational talent scored 30 points, grabbed six rebounds, blocked five shots and dished out six assists in leading the […]

As focused and mature as Victor Wembanyama has proven over his first season and a half in the NBA, the 21-year-old phenom is not missing the opportunity to soak in a trip to his native France for the San Antonio Spurs. “I’m going to enjoy this week for sure regardless of thick, how intense my […]

While in France for the San Antonio Spurs pair of games against the Indiana Pacers, the franchise’s CEO R.C. Buford shared an update on the status of Gregg Popovich. The Hall of Fame coach suffered a mild stroke in early November and has been away from the organization officially since then. Assistant coach Mitch Johnson […]

The San Antonio Spurs are in France for a pair of games overseas as the NBA continuously looks to expand basketball globally. But among the pomp and circumstance that comes with superstar Victor Wembanyama’s homecoming — which included a court dedication from the Spurs superstar. The Spurs go to Paris on a three-game losing streak. […]

The San Antonio Spurs will agian face the Memphis Grizzlies two nights after playing them for the first time this season. If Devin Vassell had it his way, the Silver and Black would play Ja Morant’s squad again the game after that. And then the game after that as well. And then the game after […]

A game after San Antonio Spurs superstar Victor Wembanyama pointed to himself and noted a general lack of team focus following a loss to the Milwaukee Bucks, the 7-foot-5 phenom praised his squad following a 126-102 victory vs. the Los Angeles Lakers. Because of the LA fires, the Silver and Black had not played in […]

Following a 126-102 victory vs. the Los Angeles Lakers, San Antonio Spurs stars Victor Wembanyama and Chris Paul gave their game-worn jerseys to Lakers head coach J.J. Redick’s sons. The wildfires that have devastated Los Angeles and some of the surrounding areas destroyed the Redicks’ home in the Pacific Palisades. Because of the fires and […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have seen games against the Charlotte Hornets and San Antonio Spurs postponed as a result of the wildfires that have ravaged the area. Now, the Spurs will be one of the first teams to take part in a Los Angeles sporting event since the wildfires started, and Harrison Barnes has delivered […]

Following the NBA’s announcement that the contest between the San Antonio Spurs and Los Angeles Lakers will be postponed, Victor Wembanyama and his teammates have a little more time to regroup since a rough loss to the Milwaukee Bucks. Over the previous two weeks, a trend had developed for the Spurs in that every one […]

A 114-110 loss to the Chicago Bulls continued a course the San Antonio Spurs would like to end. They’ve lost five games since just before Christmas. Every one of them came down to final minutes or overtime. Following Tuesday’s loss in the Windy City, Chris Paul’s frustration showed right from the first answer of his […]

The San Antonio Spurs were well on their way to victory against the Chicago Bulls. But, in command through most of the game and up by as many as 19, they squandered an opportunity to get back in the win column following a tough loss to the Denver Nuggets. Though their acting head coach Mitch […]

Three different San Antonio Spurs, including acting head coach Mitch Johnson, took the post-game podium following a second straight game vs. the Denver Nuggets. Johnson, Victor Wembanyama, and Harrison Barnes all had different thoughts on splitting against a squad regarded as one of the best in the NBA. Johnson saw the good. Wemby saw the […]

Victor Wembanyama became just the second player in history to score more than 2,270 points, grab more than 1,050 rebounds, and block more than 365 shots through his first 100 NBA games. The only other player to do it? Another San Antonio Spurs number one overall pick who helped redefine how big men play. And […]

In a match-up of the best big man in the NBA today vs. the player who’ll most likely hold that title soon – and hold it for a while – Victor Wembanyama beat Nikola Jokic in a 113-110 San Antonio Spurs victory vs. the Denver Nuggets. The NBA’s reigning Most Valuable Player scored 41 points, […]

Following one of the San Antonio Spurs’ best performances of the season in their last game of the year, several players had a chance to reflect on 2024. For Victor Wembanyama, it’s about maintaining his “craziness”. The most decorated player on the Silver and Black’s roster, Chris Paul, is grateful. Meanwhile, in remembering the year […]

In what’s been a rookie season that’s seen moments of brilliance for the San Antonio Spurs, Stephon Castle was coming off what may have been his worst stretch as a pro. It was easily his most pedestrian stint since his first week in the NBA. The national champion with the UConn Huskies headed into a […]

In blitzing the Los Angeles Clippers with 122 points while holding them to just 86, Mitch Johnson, Chris Paul and the San Antonio Spurs closed out 2024 with one of their most complete performances of the season. It was easily their largest margin of victory and caught some off guard, not only because LA is […]