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The 2018 NBA Finals have been a lopsided affair so far with the superstar-laden Golden State Warriors lording it over the hapless Cleveland Cavaliers. Though the Cavs are the best that the Eastern Conference can offer after topping the Boston Celtics more than a week ago, it’s clear that LeBron James is lacking in support […]

The Miami Heat just concluded their season on a low note with a 4-1 first-round playoffs series loss to the up-and-coming Philadelphia 76ers. The series was a revelation of sorts, as coach Erik Spoelstra hardly used center Hassan Whiteside to counter Philly’s Joel Embiid. That pretty much sums up how the Heat and Spoelstra have […]

He was supposed to be a Spur for life. After winning a championship and the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player award in 2014, and finishing in the top three in the regular season MVP race last season, Kawhi Leonard was destined for greatness in a San Antonio Spurs jersey. He was the successor to Tim […]

Tuesday night’s 113-110 win by the L.A. Clippers over the San Antonio Spurs was an absolute wild one, to say the least. The Clippers (42-36) managed to vigorously claw their way back against legendary head coach Gregg Popovich’s squad to keep their playoff hopes alive in the Western Conference playoff race. “Probably one of my favorite wins […]

Skip Bayless of Fox Sports 1 is always head over heels in love with his own teams. His admiration of the Dallas Cowboys and the San Antonio Spurs stands permanently on the positive end of his love-hate sports spectrum regardless of how those teams perform. Of course, it goes without saying that Bayless also has […]

Despite all the awareness being raised by NBA players, as well as different athletes and celebrities about equality and their movement against acts of racial discrimination, it is still rampant in society. League games are not spared from it as well, with players at times being subjected to these lowly gestures by some unruly fans. […]

With the San Antonio Spurs mixing and matching their lineups as the season goes on trying to deal with injuries to key players, they’ve put out some really interesting lineups. In the Spurs’ recent game on Saturday night against the Utah Jazz, head coach Gregg Popovich rolled out a lineup which the team hadn’t used […]

San Antonio Spurs guard and NBA champion Patty Mills is enjoying one of the best years of his career. Mills is currently averaging 9.5 points per game, while shooting a solid 38 percent from the 3-point line. Statistics fail to show how important he is to the Spurs, as he has helped the franchise defeat […]

The Golden State Warriors are coming off a dominating performance in the playoffs that saw them roll through nearly unblemished to an NBA title. It has put them heads and shoulders above the rest of the league with several teams making moves this offseason to better position themselves against them. That said, it has still […]

The San Antonio Spurs are reportedly one of the teams Kyrie Irving wants to be traded to. Irving made a trade request to the Cleveland Cavaliers a couple weeks back, and additionally, reports are claiming that Irving wants to be traded to only four teams. Along with the Spurs, he’d prefer to be moved to […]

San Antonio Spurs point guard Patty Mills has signed a four-year, $50 million deal with the organization, according to a report by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Spurs were in dire need to lock down a veteran point guard, especially with the recent season-ending injury to starter Tony Parker in the second round of the playoffs. […]

Since entering the league in 2011, Klay Thompson has made a name for himself as a knock down shooter and a scorer whom the Golden State Warriors can rely upon night in and night out. But in their Western Conference Finals series against the San Antonio Spurs, Thompson has been reminding everyone of his other specialty outside of […]

NBA Legend Tim Duncan made a visit to the San Antonio Spurs practice facility in time for the morning shootaround Monday and did a bit of working out as well. If anything his presence still means everything to the organization from top to bottom. Coach Gregg Popovich once said Duncan could be the coach of […]

Patty Mills is somewhat of a scorer off the bench for the San Antonio Spurs. He occasionally starts if Tony Parker is out for a game, but his main job is to provide scoring from the bench. Mills has developed some chemistry with newcomer Dewayne Dedmon, which is different than his normal course of play. […]

Many things will start to disappear throughout an NBA player’s career, sometimes the speed, the athleticism, or the willingness to get fouled — for Manu Ginobili, the most obvious thing that’s disappeared has been his hair. Coming into the league as a long-haired shifty 25-year-old, Ginobili’s flowing locks as he blew past defenders on his way […]

If you’re familiar with the San Antonio Spurs, you’re probably no stranger to the Texas grocery store chain H-E-B commercials which have gone viral during the past few seasons. The boys were back with another one this season, this time without their staple Tim Duncan (tears), showing off their origami skills and their knowledge of […]

He may only be 28-years-old and only entering his sixth season, but San Antonio Spurs‘ point guard Patty Mills is already thinking of his options once his NBA career is over. In a recent Q&A with ESPN’s Thomas Neumann, the 6-foot Australian was asked if he’d ever consider ending his career back in his home country […]

The NBA will tipped off Tuesday with international players making up one-quarter of the league’s active rosters, according to the Associated Press. The association has 113 international players coming from 41 countries and territories around the world out of the total 450 players that make up the league’s roster. The NBA said on Tuesday that the […]

On the heels of recent reports of the San Antonio Spurs considering potentially trading last offseason signing LaMarcus Aldridge, their newest acquisition — Pau Gasol — thinks the rumors are weird. Gasol was signed this offseason and will be filling in for newly-retired Tim Duncan, virtually becoming the most formidable frontline in the NBA along […]

The San Antonio Spurs are one of the teams who are known to have a number of international players part of their roster each season. Their lineup last year included Frenchmen Boris Diaw and Tony Parker, Australian Patty Mills, and Argentinian guard Manu Ginobili. The 2016-2017 will be no different as, despite the trade that […]

San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich might seem like a grumpy old man who doesn’t know how to have fun most of the time with a dry sense of humor, but he really is a comedian at heart. Earlier this week, Popovich and Patty Mills visited a local elementary school to pass out 200 boxes […]

San Antonio Spurs guard Patty Mills is among the better players in the league standing six feet and below. Just recently, the Australian playmaker posted a photo on Instagram showing himself, back when he was still a baby, alongside his mother and Aussie rugby player Allan “Alfie” Langer. It also included a short but inspirational […]

The Australian national basketball team has been one of the more impressive teams at this year’s Olympics. They have won all of their games so far outside of their matchup against Team USA, which was a very close game only decided in the last few minutes. The Aussies are now in the semifinals and have […]

A number of international players who play for NBA teams are in the Rio Olympics this summer. But the most well-represented is the San Antonio Spurs. Five members of the team are faring well and enjoying success so far. Two of them are in the top four in scoring, while the three others, though not […]