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More than a year ago, James Harden committed one of the most disrespectful moves in NBA history and easily the year’s best as he shook Wesley Johnson of the Los Angeles Clippers so hard, the Houston Rockets guard had plenty of time to taunt the fallen defensive ace before calmly sinking the wide-open three. Tonight, The […]

Coming into the 2018-19 season, skepticism regarding the San Antonio Spurs was mostly about the offseason losses of Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green — generally considered the best pair of wing defenders in basketball. Could San Antonio, replacing two perennial All-Defensive team candidates with DeMar DeRozan and a host of unknowns, really be proficient enough […]

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 […]

The San Antonio Spurs are getting a key contributor back just in time for their post-All-Star run to the playoffs. Guard Derrick White is probable for Friday’s game against the Toronto Raptors, Michael C. Wright of ESPN reports. Derrick White is probable for Friday, and that’s huge for the Spurs. — Michael C. Wright (@mikecwright) […]

Without Dejounte Murray for the entirety of the season, Gregg Popovich and the San Antonio Spurs have been fortunate enough to discover the gem that they have in point guard Derrick White. White has flourished in his lead role as the Spurs’ court general, averaging 9.6 points, 3.4 rebounds, 3.6 assists, and 1.0 steal per […]

Prior to their Thursday night game against the Portland Trail Blazers, San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich delivered some good news regarding Derrick White. Per Jeff McDonald of the San Antonio Express-News. Small bit of positive news from Pop pregame tonight. Expectation is Derrick White could be back "pretty soon after the All-Star break." […]

After some early-season struggles, the San Antonio Spurs have managed to work their way to a 32-23 record and currently sit in the sixth spot in the Western Conference. They have a tough stretch ahead of them, though, as they just embarked on an eight-game road trip and may not have a key player for […]

San Antonio Spurs guard Derrick White is expected to miss at least the next three games, according to Jeff McDonald of The San Antonio Express-News. Derrick White is dealing with a right heel injury,  though it’s not the same foot that caused him to miss some time earlier in the season. An update to this: Derrick […]

San Antonio Spurs guard Derrick White is set to miss the first of their eight-game road trip on Monday. According to Jeff McDonald of My San Antonio, Derrick White has been ruled out of the Spurs’ Monday night showdown with the Sacramento Kings due to a right heel soreness. Fortunately for the team, that is not […]

About a month ago, the San Antonio Spurs went on a brutal run of blowout games that included a 39-point pummeling at the hands of the Minneosta Timberwolves. It was truly a vicious stretch for the team, but it turned out to be a good learning experience for Spurs sophomore guard Derrick White: “I was […]

According to Tom Orsborn of the San Antonio Express-News, San Antonio Spurs’ combo guard Derrick White is listed as probable in tonight’s road game against the Miami Heat. White suffered a heel injury before the regular season started. “Guard Derrick White could make his season debut against the Heat on Wednesday in Miami after the […]

It’s been earlier reported that San Antonio Spurs backup point guard Derrick White is expected to miss six to eight weeks after suffering from a foot injury, but head coach Gregg Popovich says his recovery could go down to just two to four weeks. There has been a string of bad news for the Spurs […]

The San Antonio Spurs suffered another huge loss, as point guard Derrick White will be out indefinitely with a left plantar fascia tear, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. White; a second-year player out of the University of Colorado, was previously slated to become the team’s starting point guard after a slew of training […]

Second-year point guard Derrick White is likely to get the nod to start for the San Antonio Spurs, while veteran Patty Mills comes off the bench in the wake of Dejounte Murray’s torn ACL, according to Jabari Young of The Athletic. The Spurs were rumored to express interest in free agent guard Jamal Crawford, but […]

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich says the jury is still out as to who will start at point guard following Dejounte Murray’s injury, though he hints that Derrick White could jump in for the post. The 22-year old Murray tore his ACL during a preseason game against the Houston Rockets, raising questions about […]

The San Antonio Spurs have picked up the fourth-year club options of point guard Dejounte Murray and Jakob Poeltl, the team announced Thursday. The Spurs also announced they have picked up the third-year option of Derrick White. Murray will make $1.54 million this season and $2.32 million in the 2019-20 season. He’ll become a restricted free […]

Already missing the services of Kawhi Leonard and Tony Parker, the San Antonio Spurs suffered another blow to their lineup as their rookie, Derrick White, fractured his wrist. He is now reportedly out indefinitely, with a timeline for his return to be determined soon. Spurs say rookie point guard Derrick White fractured his wrist during […]

University of Colorado standout Derrick White couldn’t hold back the tears after receiving a call from San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich, informing him that he was soon-to-be selected by the organization as the 29th overall pick of Thursday’s NBA Draft. Derrick White, @Dwhite921, got emotional when he got a call from Gregg Popovich. Tears […]