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Nothing lasts forever in the NBA. Even the seemingly immortal San Antonio Spurs have seen their Big Three scatter to the winds. The Boston Celtics, Philadelphia 76ers, and more are here for their turn atop the NBA. But balance must be kept. For every team or player that rises, others must fall. Progress and decline […]

Former San Antonio Spurs point guard Tony Parker will be entering his 18th season in the league with the Charlotte Hornets. Part of the Big 3 during the golden age of Spurs basketball along with Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili, seeing him as a Hornet feels weird and unusual as he spent 17 years in […]

The San Antonio Spurs, now led by LaMarcus Aldridge, DeMar DeRozan, and Dejounte Murray, are one of the last remaining old-school teams in the NBA. Outside of a few H-E-B commercials, executives run this organization with great fundamentals, precision, and very little fluff. This classy culture has even rubbed off on their fans, which may […]

Kawhi Leonard’s desynchronization with the San Antonio Spurs might have started with the front office, but it surely ended with him losing the locker room, as his teammates started to drift away from him due to the constant incertitude surrounding his mysterious quad injury. Jeff McDonald of the San Antonio Express-News joined Chris Mannix’s Yahoo […]

The breakup between the San Antonio Spurs and their former talisman Kawhi Leonard was one of the most bizarre sagas the NBA has encountered in the last decade. After a year of havoc, Leonard’s nine regular season games was all the Spurs had to show for before trading him away to the Toronto Raptors, as […]

Since Lebron James’ departure in 2014, the Miami Heat have been stuck in a limbo every team wants to avoid. Too incapable to truly contend for a championship title, but still not poor enough to take on the tanking route. In that span, the Heat finished every single season in the 37-48 win range; an […]

Charlotte Hornets newcomer Tony Parker has recently shed some more light on his unexpected decision to leave the San Antonio Spurs after 17 years with the organization. Speaking to French news website L’Expresso, Parker explained that at the end of the day, his decision boiled down to the Hornets being able to offer him a […]

Former San Antonio Spurs point guard Tony Parker claims he was misunderstood during a recent visit to China, saying that while his jersey will likely hang on the rafters at the AT&T Center, his days wearing the silver-and-black are surely “over,” according to French site L’Expresso. via Jeff Garcia of News 4 San Antonio: “My […]

Retired San Antonio Spurs legend Manu Ginobili expressed his heartfelt praise to former teammate Boris Diaw, who officially hung up his own sneakers just several days after Ginobili announced that he is leaving the game of basketball. Congrats @theborisdiaw on a terrific FIBA and NBA career!! You were an extraordinary player but an even better […]

Boris Diaw announced that he was retiring after a long and successful career, complete with a championship with the San Antonio Spurs. The Frenchman is walking away from the game. Although he’s at peace with the decision, a lack of interest from teams played a role in his decision. .@TheFrankIsola: What went into the decision […]

Dwyane Wade took time to congratulate former teammate Ray Allen for his enshrinement in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, while also thanking him for the monstrous corner 3-pointer that gave the Miami Heat life against the San Antonio Spurs in the 2013 NBA Finals. Wade’s team was on the ropes before Allen was […]

One-time NBA champion Boris Diaw is finally calling it quits. The 36-year-old Frenchman is retiring from basketball after a fruitful 14-year career in the NBA, plus three other years overseas and an overall prolific career in international competition. Diaw, a French national team staple, announced his retirement through a video he recorded with fellow Frenchmen […]

It has been 14 years since the infamous Team USA disappointment at the 2004 Athens Olympics in which they brought home bronze despite boasting some of the world’s biggest stars. To this day, Stephon Marbury holds head coach Larry Brown responsible for their fate, and Brown’s assistant at the time, Gregg Popovich, wasn’t exempt from […]

San Antonio Spurs center Pau Gasol gave Manu Ginobili a vote of appreciation after the Argentinian star announced his retirement. Gasol, who recently published his new book Bajo El Aro [“Below The Rim”] noted his appreciation for his teammate of two years, though having watched him during all his years in the league. Note: These quotes have […]

San Antonio Spurs center Pau Gasol has seen many of his veteran teammates go, the likes of Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili, and Kawhi Leonard are no longer in the roster, but that has yet to keep him from mulling a potential retirement. “I’m not thinking about retirement at the moment,” Gasol said during the presentation […]

Manu Ginobili’s retirement validates the end of the golden era for the San Antonio Spurs. The final piece remaining from the legendary Spurs trio of the early 2000s, it is hard to imagine a Spurs roster without any one of them. In a way, it’s almost fitting he retired rather than playing without the other […]

San Antonio Spurs legend Tim Duncan is no stranger to schooling opposing big men. Throughout his 19 years in the NBA, The Big Fundamental has held numerous battles against fellow giants and consequently owned them on more than one occasion. Its funny, though, that what started out as competitiveness and aggression has ultimately grown into […]

Former Oklahoma City Thunder forward Josh Huestis has been invited to the San Antonio Spurs’ training camp, according to Fred Katz of MassLive.com. Huestis hasn’t yet signed his Exhibit 10 contract, but he’s working out in San Antonio. Huestis was selected with the No. 29 overall pick out of Stanford in the 2014 NBA Draft. Even […]

San Antonio Spurs forward Pau Gasol wants to play for Spain’s national team in the upcoming FIBA World Cup. Gasol recently released his autobiography, titled ‘Bajo El Aro’ (Below the Hoop). In it, he mentioned his desire to play for his country next summer. From Jeff Garcia of News4SA.com: “I want to have the best […]

In the quest for the coveted championship, teams have constructed rosters with one purpose in mind, to be the best. Nowadays, the NBA is a hard place to just settle for being the best, as other teams continue to make themselves better, complacency will bite you in the back once you realize they are just […]

Toronto Raptors forward Danny Green gave his most sincere congratulatory message to former teammate, San Antonio Spurs legend Manu Ginobili, who hung them up after 16 years in the NBA. Green played eight seasons alongside the Argentinian lefty and won a title with him in 2014, taking to Instagram on Monday night to acknowledge his […]

San Antonio Spurs shooting guard DeMar DeRozan became the latest advocate of fair pay for WNBA players after several of the stars had raised concern about the exorbitant disparity between what they make compared to NBA stars. Golden State Warriors point man Stephen Curry recently penned a “personal” piece on The Players’ Tribune about women’s […]

Tony Parker is not done yet. Instead of seeing out his career with the San Antonio Spurs, the 36-year-old decided to step away from his comfort zone and take on a new challenge with the Charlotte Hornets. Parker appears to have a few more years left in the tank, and if all goes according to […]

The NBA is a continuous cycle of competition where every year teams win and lose. At the heart of competition, it’s the players that shine. As players age and graduate from the NBA, new players emerge every year to continue competing for the Larry O’ Brien trophy. This time of the offseason is when it […]

In 2002, Nelly and Kelly Rowland’s Dilemma was burning up the airwaves, The Wire debuted on HBO, and a baby-faced Argentinean checked into a San Antonio Spurs game for the first time. Sixteen years later, only Manu Ginobili remained a steady source of new inspiration; at least, until he retired this week. Throughout Ginobili’s career, […]

While the thought of Tim Duncan returning to the NBA is definitely a myth, San Antonio Spurs fans got a treat as newly acquired superstar DeMar DeRozan was seen mixing it up with Duncan, Spurs teammates and Gregg Popovich. DeMar DeRozan x San Antonio Spurs pic.twitter.com/9KGuVHKpZC — Ballers Hype (@BallersHype) August 30, 2018 This is […]

David West is retiring a two-time champion and two-time All-Star after 15 successful seasons in the NBA. West’s career had its ups and its downs over the years, but no moment was as puzzling as the time when he was called for a technical foul while riding a stationary bike in the tunnel. This play […]

At long last, the Kawhi Leonard – San Antonio Spurs horror show is all but over. In a surprise landscape changing trade that has undoubtedly sent shockwaves across the NBA landscape, the Toronto Raptors have sent franchise cornerstone Demar Derozan, 2016 first round pick Jakob Poetl and a 2019 protected first round pick in exchange […]

San Antonio Spurs rookie Chimezie Metu appears to have impressed Gregg Popovich and the rest of the coaching staff during his first few months with the team. So much so, that the Spurs have decided to sign the 21-year-old to a three-year rookie deal. NBA insider Shams Charania broke the news on Twitter. Sources: The San […]

San Antonio Spurs legend Manu Ginobili was a problem even before he broke into the NBA world, and no one knows it better than former NBA coach Jay Triano, who coached the Phoenix Suns last season. Triano was coaching the Canadian basketball team back in 2001 and had Jerome Robinson, a star wing at Bradley University, […]

San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili announced his retirement earlier this week, and it’s unleashed an outpouring of ‘thank you’s’ and ‘congratulations’ from NBA fans in the United States as well as Argentina fans. Ginobili was not just revered in the United States. He is one of two players to have won an NBA Championship, […]

Nanae Yamano isn’t your typical NBA fan. Yamano, a 43-year-old stay at home mom in Tokyo, Japan, discovered the NBA when looking for something to watch while she did laundry. She ended up stumbling upon a playoff matchup between the San Antonio Spurs and the Oklahoma City Thunder in 2012. Since then, Yamano has been sketching […]

The wave of praise from NBA players in the wake of Manu Ginobili’s retirement has been overwhelming, but one of the biggest signs of absolute adoration came from outside the basketball world, as fellow Argentinian Lionel Messi had words of adulation of the highest caliber. “Thank you Manu Ginobili, for making us enjoy basketball so much. It’s […]

The showers of praise continue to pour for recently retired San Antonio Spurs legend Manu Ginobili, including from former teammates like Brent Barry, who sung some high praise for the lefty slasher. Barry offered that as much as other pillars of the franchise carried a bigger responsibility on the floor, the Spurs very much leaned […]

Recentlyu, the entire basketball world was rocked when Manu Ginobili, a 16-year veteran, and San Antonio Spurs legend, announced his retirement from the game of basketball. After being drafted by the Spurs with the 57th overall pick in the 1999 NBA draft, he joined the team in 2002, where his impact was immediately felt. During his […]

FC Barcelona superstar and Argentinian Lionel Messi reacted to the retirement of San Antonio Spurs’ superstar Manu Ginobili. As posted by Tomer Azarly of ClutchPoints, below is Messi’s message for Ginobili: FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) and Argentinian soccer superstar Lionel Messi took to Facebook to congratulate San Antonio #Spurs (@spurs) legend Manu Ginobili's (@manuginobili) on his […]

Manu Ginobili announced his retirement from basketball on Monday, sending Twitter into a frenzy. From casual NBA fans to the superstars who play the game, everyone had something good to say about the former San Antonio Spurs guard. At least one, however, reached out to Ginobili to talk not about his past, but his future. […]

The NBA community is celebrating Manu Ginobili’s career in the wake of his retirement. His body of work is stunning in its own right, but many fans will remember Manu for his acrobatic and awe-inspiring finishes at the rim. On Tuesday, the NBA’s Twitter account posted a video with three of Ginobili’s most insane finishes […]

San Antonio Spurs legend Manu Ginobili has only been retired a day, but there’s already a billboard up in San Antonio thanking the future Hall of Famer for his 16 years of contributions. Jabari Young of the San Antonio Express-News captured the billboard off I-410: Billboard thanking Manu off 410 West… #Spurs pic.twitter.com/x4kKRlkqFI — Jabari […]