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After Game 2 of the series between the Golden State Warriors and the San Antonio Spurs Gregg Popovich gave some high praise to LaMarcus Aldridge that many believed was a slight at Kawhi Leonard. “LaMarcus has been a monster all year long,” Popovich told Sam Amick of USA Today Sports. “He’s led our team at […]

The Kawhi Leonard saga boasts plenty of implications — is there a rift between him and the organization? No rift? Is he willing to take the supermax offer? If not, where would he go? According to Tim Bontemps of The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Lakers and the L.A. Clippers will be players on this […]

The divide between Kawhi Leonard and the San Antonio Spurs can be narrowed down to a rift between the star forward and coach Gregg Popovich, who haven’t seen eye to eye in recent memory. Popovich has mentioned Leonard “and his group” more than once now during interviews — a clear sign that the long-tenured 69-year-old […]

Fans and critics alike have dished out their opinion on the San Antonio Spurs-Kawhi Leonard situation. It has gained so much attention that NBA legend Scottie Pippen shared his views on the matter. As posted by ESPN, Pippen blasted Leonard’s absence from the team. The former six-time champion said in part: “I think it is […]

Come summer, all eyes will be on LeBron James and Kawhi Leonard. The former is expected to leave the Cleveland Cavaliers if they don’t win a ring this year. The latter, on the other hand, is in the middle of controversies with the San Antonio Spurs. For former Los Angeles Lakers guard Byron Scott, he […]

Usually, when a player is injured, he just doesn’t stay at home. If he can, he joins the team or at the very least, gives them updates. But the Kawhi Leonard-San Antonio Spurs situation is very different. It was revealed that Leonard went weeks without communicating with the team. As reported by Ailene Voisin of […]

For the San Antonio Spurs, the drama in these playoffs does not just unfold on the basketball court. Down 0-2 in their first-round series matchup with the Golden State Warriors, the Spurs are also trying to wade through the issue of Kawhi Leonard’s inability to play despite San Antonio clearing him medically to return to […]

Kawhi Leonard’s concluded end of the season hasn’t done much to stop the imminent questions of his distance from the organization, reportedly in New York rehabbing his injury instead of with the San Antonio Spurs during this important playoff stretch. Asked about his fellow star teammate, big man LaMarcus Aldridge didn’t have many words to […]

In the midst of a rupture between the San Antonio Spurs and star forward Kawhi Leonard, rumors of a potential trade this offseason have run rampant. Taking part on ESPN’s SportsNation, Brian Windhorst revealed that Leonard’ destination would have a “direct impact” on where LeBron James ends up after this season. He painted an even […]

After the San Antonio Spurs’ 116-101 loss in Game 2 to the defending champion Golden State Warriors, head coach Gregg Popovich and his Spurs now find themselves down 2-0 in a series that heads back to San Antonio. Following Monday night’s loss, Popovich praised the efforts of All-Star power forward LaMarcus Aldridge for his 34-point, […]

The San Antonio Spurs have been put in a precarious position involving star forward Kawhi Leonard centered the handling of his quad injury. This has moved to the point to where his long-term future with the franchise has seemingly been put up in the air. Leonard is set to enter the fourth year of his five-year, […]

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich responded to yet another Kawhi Leonard question, giving one last update even after the team announced he will miss the remainder of the postseason. “He’s rehabbing right now in New York, trying to get healthy,” Popovich said, according to Michael C. Wright of ESPN. With not much else […]

Despite a previous scare in the last stretch of the season, the San Antonio Spurs have managed to make the playoffs for a 21st straight time, and most-admirably done so without their star forward Kawhi Leonard. Led by LaMarcus Aldridge for the vast majority of 2017-18, the team finished off the season winning 10 of […]

The San Antonio Spurs have played most of the season without Kawhi Leonard, and it looks like nothing is going to change for the postseason. According to Shams Charania of The Vertical, Leonard is expected to remain out for the rest of the playoffs. San Antonio Spurs star Kawhi Leonard is expected to miss the […]

The San Antonio Spurs suffered a disappointing loss in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series against the Golden State Warriors.This notably had the absent of star forward Kawhi Leonard being around the team although he is still out of the lineup. There has been no clarity on the entire situation and his standing with […]

With the 2018 NBA playoffs officially underway, there are still questions about Kawhi Leonard. When asked about if Leonard will rejoin the San Antonio Spurs during their first round series against the Golden State Warriors, head coach Gregg Popovich said that is a better question for the 26-year-old and his team. As Game 2 takes […]

With the future star forward Kawhi Leonard with the San Antonio Spurs completely up in the air right now, one team that is reportedly making a trade package for Leonard is the L.A. Clippers. Consider the L.A. Clippers one of the many teams keeping tabs on the situation. The Clippers are planning a trade package […]

After failing to reach 50-plus wins for the first time since the 1998-99 NBA shortened season, the San Antonio Spurs are currently preparing for the defending champion Golden State Warriors. While Stephen Curry is expected to miss the first round, the Spurs will have their hands full going against Kevin Durant, Klay Thompson, and Draymond […]

The Golden State Warriors are going to face the San Antonio Spurs in the first round of the 2018 NBA Playoffs. Warriors head coach Steve Kerr has apparently prepared a gameplan and his scouting report does not include Kawhi Leonard. Steve Kerr said the Warriors are preparing for a Spurs team without Kawhi: "We do […]

A postseason matchup between the San Antonio Spurs and Golden State Warriors is usually reserved for the conference semifinals, at the least. But, in a weird twist of fate, the 2018 NBA Playoffs will now feature these two teams going toe-to-toe in the first round. There’s a simple explanation behind this uncommon event, though, which […]

Dwyane Wade concurred with a previous rumor of a potential Kawhi Leonard trade this summer, given that the San Antonio Spurs have had a clear divide with their star forward and his camp on his return from a quad injury. A previous talk revealed that the Boston Celtics would have the best assets to offer […]

The San Antonio Spurs are fighting for their playoff lives over the last five days of the NBA’s regular season, and after having to play all but nine of their games this year without star forward Kawhi Leonard, they’ll have to continue to win without him when they host the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday […]

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 […]

Ben Simmons and Donovan Mitchell are widely viewed as the top two rookies this season, but the Boston Celtics do not seem to be wishing they had used their 2017 first pick on somebody not named Jayson Tatum. Tatum has not just been a solid player for the Celtics, he has rapidly become one of […]

Kawhi Leonard’s current relationship with the San Antonio Spurs has been well-documented. Rumors have sprouted among fans that he’ll eventually leave the team soon. Portland Trail Blazers star guard C.J. McCollum recently shared his insights on the matter. In the Pull Up with CJ McCollum podcast, the Blazers star feels that Kawhi will eventually go […]

San Antonio Spurs star forward Kawhi Leonard has already been essentially ruled out for the rest of the season. He has been medically cleared to play, but for some reason he has decided to stay out because he doesn’t feel ready quite yet. The situation has led to various theories about what really is going […]

In the midst of the Kawhi Leonard saga, teams have been preparing to contact the San Antonio Spurs and inquire about his services, though due to the dubious state of his quad injury, it’s unlikely the team can ask for much if it chooses to trade him away. According to Yahoo! Sports Insider Chris Mannix, […]

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich continues to face the onslaught of questions regarding the impending return of his star forward, Kawhi Leonard. Asked if his players need some “clarity” regarding his status for the foreseeable future, Popovich once again scoffed at the notion. “They have clarity,” said Popovich, according to Tom Orsborn of […]

One of the crazier streaks in NBA history is officially over with the San Antonio Spurs’ loss to the L.A. Clippers on Tuesday night. The Spurs won’t be reaching 50 wins this year which will be the first time in 18 years that won’t happen. The Spurs’ 50-win streak is officially … over. They had won […]

At 40 years of age, San Antonio Spurs veteran shooting guard Manu Ginobili has yet to even miss the playoffs once in his illustrious NBA career. Despite all the drama that has been reported by the media regarding injured star forward Kawhi Leonard’s current status with the Spurs, Ginobili is taking things day by day […]

With five games remaining, there are no indications if Kawhi Leonard will even return to the San Antonio Spurs for the 2017-18 NBA season. As Leonard reportedly returned to New York to continue his rehab, teams are prepared to make trade offers for the 26-year-old in the offseason. While it is unclear which teams will […]

In the midst of an evident rift between Kawhi Leonard and the San Antonio Spurs, teams around the league have been preparing to call the organization inquiring for his services. ESPN’s Brian Windhorst said as a guest in Outside The Lines that due to the constant back-and-forth between Leonard’s camp and the Spurs, teams will prepare […]

The Kawhi Leonard drama has extended to the brink of the regular season — still not returning to the floor or rejoining his teammates in practice as initially hoped. Some of his veteran teammates have sort of called him out over the past weeks, but nothing has changed in this storyline. After the recent back-and-forth […]

The regular season is set to enter its final stretch of games, there still doesn’t appear to be any resolution met to the situation surrounding All-Star forward Kawhi Leonards health. He has continued to remain out of the lineup with a quadriceps injury that has led to him to visit doctors in New York once […]

Things have once again ramped up around the San Antonio Spurs regarding All-Star forward Kawhi Leonard’ s availability for the rest of this season. This has become a more prevalent issue after he had decided to get his injury examined further in New York over the weekend for the second time this season. It has […]

The San Antonio Spurs entered Tuesday’s contest against the Washington Wizards with an 88 percent chance of making the playoffs, per FiveThirtyEight. That’s not too surprising since the team earned 20-consecutive playoff berths headed into this season. However, it is impressive given the fact that this happened with their star player Kawhi Leonard only playing nine games […]

The most surprising storyline of the 2017-18 NBA season is Kawhi Leonard’s injury and how the San Antonio Spurs have handled the situation. After missing the start of the season, Leonard returned for only nine games and it is unclear what his status is as the playoffs approach. During this process, there have been conflicting […]

The narrative revolving around LeBron James’ upcoming free agency has become a consistent topic of debates in the NBA. Different teams have been trying to woo the King and the fans are even stepping up their game by renting billboards to entice James to bring his talents to their respective cities. There’s no denying that […]

For Kawhi Leonard and the San Antonio Spurs, it has been a challenging 2017-18 NBA season. As Leonard has only appeared in nine games due to a right quad injury, the Spurs have somehow managed a 44-32 record, which is currently the fourth-best record in the Western Conference. During this time, there have been conflicting […]