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In the wake of a slow start for the San Antonio Spurs, the team could be forced to make some swift changes in the upcoming weeks, including dealing their star forward LaMarcus Aldridge. The finesse power forward could find himself as the target for four different Western Conference teams, including the Denver Nuggets, Phoenix Suns, […]

The San Antonio Spurs are optimistic that forward LaMarcus Aldridge will not miss more than a couple games after picking up a thigh injury: The Spurs' LaMarcus Aldridge will miss tonight's game in Detroit due to a thigh injury they hope will sideline him no more than a game or two, league sources say — […]

The San Antonio Spurs will be without power forward LaMarcus Aldridge on Sunday when they take on the Detroit Pistons. Aldridge is dealing with right thigh soreness. For Sunday's Spurs-Pistons game, LaMarcus Aldridge (right thigh soreness) is OUT. Chimezie Metu is also still OUT (left foot soreness). — Paul Garcia (@PaulGarciaNBA) November 30, 2019 After […]

LaMarcus Aldridge is surrounding himself with the unshakable confidence his San Antonio Spurs will turn it around after a 6-12 start to the 2019-20 season. The Spurs have lost nine of their last 10 games after a 114-104 loss at the hands of the Los Angeles Lakers, including eight straight prior to a single-digit win […]

The Miami Heat are currently third in the Eastern Conference standings with an 11-4 record and it seems that they’re just going to get better. The team is thriving under the leadership of All-Star forward Jimmy Butler, but general manager Pat Riley has made it clear that they could make moves to improve the roster. […]

In his latest head-turning tweet, NBA analyst Kendrick Perkins floated the idea of the San Antonio Spurs making a major splash on the trade market. However, this would not be a typical trade for the heralded Spurs, who would usually be acquiring additional talent to make a run at a title. Thanks to the team’s […]

On Thursday, the San Antonio Spurs scored their fifth victory of the new season, as they defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder, 121-112. This game was by no means a blow out, and it required a concerted effort from the Spurs to emerge as the victors in this hotly-contested Western Conference matchup. However, one man who […]

San Antonio Spurs center LaMarcus Aldridge might need to ice those ankles after he got crossed twice by the Atlanta Hawks’ Trae Young. Young, who missed one game after suffering what appeared to be a serious ankle injury last week, looked like he didn’t miss a beat as he put the Spurs’ big on skates […]

After back-to-back first-round playoff exits over the past two seasons, one could argue that the San Antonio Spurs are in a bit of a funk. The side has not been able to fully recover from the loss of superstar Kawhi Leonard, a few years back, and has since become somewhat of a forgotten side in […]

San Antonio Spurs big man LaMarcus Aldridge says it’s a “blessing” to have his contract guaranteed for next season. Aldridge signed a two-year, $50 million deal with the Spurs in October of 2017. He previously had only $7 million guaranteed for next season: LaMarcus Aldridge on the #Spurs fully guaranteeing his contract of $24 million […]

LaMarcus Aldridge’s $24 million contract with the San Antonio Spurs for the 2020-21 season has been fully guaranteed, according to Marc Stein of The New York Times. Aldridge signed a two-year, $50 million deal with the Spurs in October of 2017. He previously had only $7 million guaranteed for next season. LaMarcus Aldridge's $24 million […]

Last season was another forgettable campaign for the San Antonio Spurs, as the team suffered their second consecutive first-round exit over the past two seasons. The team did well to force their way into a playoffs spot in a ruthless Western Conference, but such is the extremely high standards expected of the Spurs, that an […]

Now a 34-year-old power forward, San Antonio Spurs big man LaMarcus Aldridge will once again lead the heralded Western Conference franchise in 2019-20. After spending the first seven years of his NBA career as a member of the Portland Trail Blazers, Aldridge has since spent the last four seasons in San Antonio with the Spurs. […]

The San Antonio Spurs find themselves in the unfamiliar position of being a fringe playoff team heading into the 2019-20 NBA season. In an improving Western Conference, the Spurs have fallen behind in the arms race. Gone are the days of Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili leading the path to title contention. This […]

San Antonio Spurs forward LaMarcus Aldridge was feeling like Santa Claus on Friday, gifting over 200 students from the Boys & Girls Club in San Antonio with iPads, as posted by the Spurs Twitter account. All the feels. ❤️ LA gifted 243 iPads to kids from the @bgcsanantonio at today's Back-to-School Bash, along with school […]

LaMarcus Aldridge didn’t take long to give CJ McCollum a friendly jab after the Portland Trail Blazers guard secured a three-year, $100 million extension with the team. Aldridge asked to borrow some money, but that request was accepted with a catch — the big man must get that from McCollum’s very hands at his current […]

New Portland Trail Blazers center Pau Gasol says former teammate LaMarcus Aldridge has spoken very highly of Portland to him and even hinted he may want to potentially play there again someday, according to NBA reporter Sean Highkin. The 34-year-old played his first nine seasons in Rip City before making his move to the San Antonio […]

Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer squared off in the Wimbledon Gentleman’s Singles Final on Sunday, and their spectacular five-set match drew the attention of some notable NBA people. Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey and San Antonio Spurs forward LaMarcus Aldridge were in awe as Djokovic and Federer battled in the fifth and final set: […]

Andre Drummond of the Detroit Pistons and LaMarcus Aldridge of the San Antonio Spurs will participate in USA Basketball’s training camp in August, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. San Antonio's LaMarcus Aldridge and Detroit's Andre Drummond will participate in the Team USA training camp in August, league sources tell ESPN. Team USA is putting together […]

Portland Trail Blazers big man Zach Collins was outstanding on Thursday as he helped his side to a 119-108 Game 6 victory against the Denver Nuggets. The 21-year-old had a block party down low for the Blazers, and his five-block performance equaled that of former Blazers cornerstone star LaMarcus Aldridge’s feat nearly a decade ago. […]

The San Antonio Spurs closed out their 90-86 Game 7 loss to the Denver Nuggets in bizarre fashion, failing to foul on the Nuggets’ final possession as time basically ran out. After Nikola Jokic grabbed a rebound with just under 26 seconds left following Torrey Craig’s block of DeMar DeRozan, Jokic wound up with the […]

The San Antonio Spurs gutted out a crucial 120-103 win over the Denver Nuggets at home to force a Game 7. LaMarcus Aldridge, who led the way with a team-high 26 points and 10 rebounds, noted the team needed no other motivation than to keep hopes alive for a potential Game 7. “It was a […]

DeMar Derozan helped the San Antonio Spurs to a Game 6 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Thursday night with an extremely efficient performance that quieted the whispers of him “choking” in years past. With the weight of expectation lifted from his shoulders as a member of the Toronto Raptors — a team which had […]

Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard is known as a knockdown shooter from 3-point range, but the shot he made at the end of Tuesday night’s Game 5 matchup against the Oklahoma City Thunder was the biggest one of his career. With just over one second remaining on the fourth-quarter clock and the score […]

The San Antonio Spurs entered the 2019 playoffs as an underdog. The Western Conference’s seventh seed is matched up with the second-seed Denver Nuggets in the first round, a very tough opponent. Very few picked San Antonio to move on. But so far, the Spurs have held their own. The series is currently tied at […]

San Antonio Spurs big man LaMarcus Aldridge will not be facing any punishment from the league for his below-the-belt contact with Nuggets shooting guard Gary Harris in Game 2 of their first round series. Jeff McDonald of the San Antonio Express-News shared news of the NBA’s ruling on Thursday morning, noting that it was “incidental […]

Everyone seems to be under the impression that Dallas Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki will be retiring from the game of basketball after this season…except for LaMarcus Aldridge. The San Antonio Spurs big man says that he doesn’t think Nowitzki is done: “I think he has one more year in him,” Aldridge said, according to Jeff […]

Since entering the league in 2006, San Antonio Spurs power forward LaMarcus Aldridge has the most seasons with 1,500-plus points and 600-plus rebounds, according to Jordan Howenstine. Aldridge has six seasons with at least 1,500 points and 600 rebounds since 2006. He did it four times with the Portland Trail Blazers and has done it twice […]

San Antonio Spurs shooting guard DeMar DeRozan wasn’t worried about his lack of chemistry with power forward LaMarcus Aldridge earlier in the season because he knew it “was going to come” with time. DeRozan and Aldridge have developed a really good rapport over the last two months or so, and DeMar says he’s not surprised […]

San Antonio Spurs power forward LaMarcus Aldridge is the first Spur since David Robinson to score 48-plus points twice in a season, per Basketball Reference. Aldridge put up 48 points on Sunday against the Boston Celtics in the Spurs’ 115-96 win. The seven-time All-Star scored 56 points back on Jan. 10 versus the Oklahoma City […]

When you think of the best star duos in the NBA, who comes to mind? Probably Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry, James Harden and Chris Paul, Russell Westbrook and Paul George, and Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons. Did the San Antonio Spurs’ duo of DeMar DeRozan and LaMarcus Aldridge pop in your head? Probably not, […]

The Portland Trail Blazers wouldn’t be perennial playoff contenders if not for the contributions made by All-Star point guard Damian Lillard. In 2012, Lillard was taken off the NBA Draft board with the sixth-overall pick, and the franchise never regretted their decision ever since. The 28-year-old sharpshooter has been the focal point of Portland’s offense […]

Former teammates LaMarcus Aldridge and Damian Lillard recently had a conversation to patch things up, after their pairing with the Portland Trail Blazers ended prematurely due to several misunderstandings. This immediately sparked speculations about them possibly teaming up anew. In an interview with Jason Quick of The Athletic, Aldridge didn’t seem to close the door […]

After four long years, the relationship between former teammates LaMarcus Aldridge and Damian Lillard is taking major steps towards reconciliation. The former left the Portland Trail Blazers back in 2014 due to frustrations with his role with the team, which seem to have changed when the latter arrived. However, both Aldridge, now with the San […]

D’Angelo Russell is on a mission to lead the Brooklyn Nets to the playoffs this year, and he is doing everything in his power to help the team rack up much-needed wins. So far, he’s having a great game against the visiting San Antonio Spurs, including a highlight play over LaMarcus Aldridge. D-Lo's got the […]

The San Antonio Spurs got a much-needed boost ahead of their game against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden, with both LaMarcus Aldridge and Derrick White available to play. The two players were initially listed as probable for the game. Aldridge was dealing with an undisclosed illness on Saturday while White was said […]

The San Antonio Spurs have announced that All-Star forward LaMarcus Aldridge and reserve point guard Derrick White might not play against the New York Knicks on Sunday. For Sunday’s Spurs-Knicks game, LaMarcus Aldridge and Derrick White are both listed as PROBABLE again — Paul Garcia (@PaulGarciaNBA) February 23, 2019 Aldridge is currently dealing with an […]

Lonnie Walker IV was in attendance for the 2019 NBA All-Star weekend, and it was a big moment for the San Antonio Spurs rookie. While making an appearance to support Spurs teammate LaMarcus Aldridge and promote Adidas as part of a recently signed endorsement deal, Lonnie Walker IV admitted that the the surrounding and energy […]

The NBA’s best gathered together in Charlotte for the 68th annual All-Star Game to entertain fans from across the globe. Team LeBron finished with 178 points to outlast Team Giannis, who finished with “only” 164 points during the NBA’s midseason event. As good a show as we witnessed on Sunday night, not everyone played well. […]