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San Antonio Spurs superstar DeMar DeRozan is about to face his former team on Thursday at the AT&T Center. DeRozan publicly revealed his dismay over the trade that sent him to San Antonio in exchange for Kawhi Leonard. When asked if he has talked to Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri since the trade happened, DeRozan […]

San Antonio Spurs guard DeMar DeRozan might have moved on from his unceremonious exit from the Toronto Raptors, but the four-time All-Star believes that he always has a target on his back. DeRozan, who will be facing his former team for the first time on Thursday night, feels that he has always been doubted. He […]

DeMar DeRozan will be facing the Toronto Raptors for the first time since his former team dealt him to the San Antonio Spurs. The Spurs and Raptors will collide at the AT&T Center on Thursday night. DeRozan made it no secret that he was angry when the Raptors decided to trade him for Kawhi Leonard. […]

The Toronto Raptors will go up against the San Antonio Spurs at the AT&T Center on Thursday. Fans are looking forward to an emotional showdown, as it will be the first game of Kawhi Leonard against his former team. Leonard and the Spurs ended their ties in the offseason after a drama-filled relationship last year. […]

San Antonio Spurs guard DeMar DeRozan was not happy when the Toronto Raptors traded him. DeRozan signed a five-year deal with the Raptors during the summer of 2016, opting to not even test the free-agent market, as he wanted to show his loyalty to Toronto. There were rumors that the Los Angeles Lakers would be […]

DeMar DeRozan is having one of the best years of his career, and San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich believes that landing the four-time All-Star in the Kawhi Leonard trade was a godsend. according to “I wasn’t surprised,” Gregg Popovich told Michael Grange of Rogers Sportsnet. “I was thrilled and surprised because the way it […]

By now, everyone knows San Antonio Spurs shooting guard DeMar DeRozan never wanted to be traded by the Toronto Raptors. The four-time All-Star wanted to spend his entire NBA career with the Canada-based team and become the best player in franchise history. That’s why the trade that sent DeMar DeRozan to San Antonio hurt him […]

Toronto Raptors star small forward Kawhi Leonard makes his much-anticipated return to San Antonio on Thursday, and Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich is hoping the home fans treat Leonard with kindness. Kawhi Leonard spent the first seven years of his NBA career with the Spurs, but his final season in San Antonio was a disaster. […]

DeMar DeRozan is having an excellent season in his first year with the San Antonio Spurs, and he’s crediting his head coach Gregg Popovich for his growth. DeRozan told Tom Orsborn of the San Antonio Express-News: “He places a lot of freedom on me just to be myself and not go out there and think…For […]

December has been kind to the San Antonio Spurs, who have turned their game up a notch after a slow start to the 2018-19 NBA season. For the Spurs to continue their ascent to the league’s elite, they need to look at possible trades that will ensure that they enter the postseason with a competitive […]

It seems that San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich will never grow to love the 3-point shot, especially as the league has now become over-reliant on it. Per Gary Washburn of the Boston Globe, Popovich reiterated his disdain about the shot: “As I’ve said in the past, I’m just hoping it will get even […]

San Antonio Spurs small forward Rudy Gay didn’t play on Monday against the Boston Celtics, and the swingman could miss some time due to a sprained left wrist he is dealing with. Rudy Gay suffered the injury on Saturday versus the Los Angeles Clippers when he fell on his wrist. Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich […]

Coaching in the NBA is a funny thing. One day, you’re considered a genius and at the top of your class. The next day, people are calling for your head and questioning how you got your job as head coach to begin with. We make so much out of teams’ head coaches that sometimes we […]

The San Antonio Spurs have been playing really good basketball as of late, and now they are going to be getting back a key piece to the puzzle, as veteran big man Pau Gasol is available to play on Friday against the Denver Nuggets. Pau Gasol has only played in nine games this season due […]

San Antonio Spurs legend Manu Ginobili has a basketball court in Argentina dedicated to him, and the future Hall of Famer had to stop by and sign it. Manu Ginobili is an NBA icon, but he’s basically God back in his home country of Argentina. Naturally, someone in Buenos Aires decided to honor Manu in the […]

It’s quite an accomplishment to make it as an NBA player. Just 0.00000006% of the Earth’s population are actively in the league. Even the relative “worst” NBA players are world-class athletes, but some players are better than others. There are a group of players who are past their prime, or just never really had a […]

San Antonio Spurs shooting guard DeMar DeRozan is now the all-time leading scorer among all former USC Trojans in the NBA. With 30 points tonight, DeMar DeRozan is now USC’s all-time leading scorer in NBA history. pic.twitter.com/2IeEF1oGtv — San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) December 27, 2018 After dropping 30 points on the Denver Nuggets Wednesday evening, he […]

As a color commentator, sometimes it’s difficult to keep up with all the player movement across leagues. Teams trade and release players nearly every week. Sometimes, a TV announcer forgets who’s on which team. That was the case for the broadcast crew of the Miami Heat versus the Toronto Raptors, when the play-by-play announcer said […]

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic was not a household name a couple of years ago, but he is now widely considered as one of the best big men — and best players — in basketball. That being said, San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich does not like it when the term “revolutionary” is thrown […]

The San Antonio Spurs are currently half a game outside the Playoffs picture in the Western Conference. The team could surely use all the help they can get, and it appears that a much needed boost will come in the form of rookie Lonnie Walker IV. According to Spurs insider Paul Garcia, Walker has been […]

San Antonio Spurs rookie guard Lonnie Walker IV was one of the many exciting players bit by the injury bug, suffering a right knee injury during the preseason, shortly after starting point guard Dejounte Murray tore his ACL days prior. Walker has recovered from his injury and going through the Spurs’ G League affiliate in […]

The San Antonio Spurs have recalled rookie guard Lonnie Walker IV from the G League. Lonnie Walker IV has now re-joined the NBA team, at least until the Christmas break. It remains to be seen if he will be re-assigned to the team’s G League affiliate, the Austin Spurs. Walker, the 18th overall pick in […]

San Antonio Spurs forward Davis Bertans has been quietly getting it done for the Spurs this past month. He has been red hot from three-point territory, and according to a certain Redditor, the 26-year-old is currently knocking down over 60 percent of his attempts from deep for the month of December. In 10 appearances for […]

The San Antonio Spurs are rolling right now and have recovered after a rough start to the season. ESPN’s Michael Wright asked head coach Gregg Popovich why he never showed frustration through the Spurs’ early season struggles: “I just thought that they deserved a lot of patience with the group two-thirds new. I can’t expect them to […]

The San Antonio Spurs may have lost to the Houston Rockets on Saturday night, but not before becoming the first team to win five games by at least 25 points over a six-game span, according to Justin Kubatko of StatMuse. Prior to their loss to the Rockets, the Spurs had beaten the likes of the […]

It is no secret that the San Antonio Spurs took some major hits on the backcourt prior to the 2018-19 NBA season. Fortunately, it has provided point guard Bryn Forbes with an opportunity to shine. Bryn Forbes has been an integral part of San Antonio’s three-game winning streak. He attributes his recent success to the […]

The San Antonio Spurs have won seven of their last eight games and six of those wins have come at home. Spurs shooting guard DeMar DeRozan says the team wanted to make it a priority to get on a winning streak at home, and that’s exactly what they have done. DeMar DeRozan and the Spurs […]

Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Tom Thibodeau was all praises about how DeMar Derozan goes about his business on the court. According to Tom Orsborn of the San Antonio-Express News, Thibs said that while the San Antonio Spurs guard is a superstar in the league, he doesn’t have an ego to go along with it. “He’s […]

The San Antonio Spurs are cashing in on their trips to the free-throw line this season. In fact, according to Basketball-Reference, the Spurs have recorded the highest team free-throw percentage in NBA history through the first 32 games of this season. Just how well are the Spurs shooting free throws, you ask? As of Thursday, […]

Some may have forgotten about the 2004 Western Conference Semifinals, but for San Antonio Spurs fans, it will go down as one of the biggest blunders in franchise history — thanks to Derek Fisher. In what was a vintage playoff series, the Spurs and Los Angeles Lakers each seemed like teams of destiny heading into […]

The San Antonio Spurs got off to a very rough start this season but lately they’ve been playing much better, winning five of their last six games and routing the Philadelphia 76ers by a score of 123-96 on Sunday night. They have been playing so well, as a matter of fact, that forward Rudy Gay […]

San Antonio Spurs All-Star Pau Gasol has been out of commission since November due to a stress fracture in his left foot, but it sounds like he could be nearing a return, according to a report from Marca. Translated from Marca: If Pau had broken his foot, he would be four months out, but it […]

Former San Antonio Spurs star Manu Ginobili is already worried about all the nerves he’ll have when the team retires his jersey next March. Ginobili put together an incredible NBA career before announcing his retirement back in August, as the former second-round pick racked up accomplishment after accomplishment during his run in San Antonio. So, […]

Chicago Bulls interim head coach Jim Boylen probably has the hottest seat in the NBA right now. After taking over the helm following former coach Fred Hoiberg’s firing, it has been a very rough journey for Boylen thus far. Boylen recently took a bit of a break from the madness going on in Chicago to […]

Sometimes, there is nothing like going home, and sometimes, “home” is a relative term. For Chicago Bulls head coach Jim Boylen, San Antonio represents sort of a home away from home, as he served as an assistant coach for Gregg Popovich and the Spurs for two years. Boylen was even a part of San Antonio’s […]

DeMar DeRozan is one of the best players on the San Antonio Spurs. He also might be the most superstitious. ESPN’s Michael C. Wright sent out this tweet on Thursday evening: “In other sneaker trivia, DeMar DeRozan always changes kicks at halftime. He said it’s superstition.” DeRozan is an avid basketball shoe collector, as his […]

San Antonio Spurs big man LaMarcus Aldridge has passed NBA Hall of Famer Steve Nash on the NBA’s all-time scoring list. According to Jordan Howenstine of the Spurs’ PR department, LaMarcus Aldridge has passed Steve Nash at slot No. 84. Nash scored 17,387 points during his legendary playing career with the Phoenix Suns, Dallas Mavericks […]

Chicago Bulls new coach Jim Boylen has had its share of troubles during his short-lived tenure at the helm of a young roster, yet he insists implementing a culture, the way the San Antonio Spurs have over the years, is the key to sailing this ship forward. “What I have to do is install this […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James and San Antonio Spurs power forward LaMarcus Aldridge are the model of consistency. According to Jordan Howenstine of the Spurs’ PR department, LeBron James and LaMarcus Aldridge are the only two players in the NBA to score 500+ points in every season since 2006. LaMarcus Aldridge hit the 500 point mark for […]