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San Antonio Spurs point guard Patty Mills has be thrusted into a leadership position after playing several seasons under coach Gregg Popovich and gaining his vote of confidence to take the helm amid the plethora of changes the organization has undergone in the past few months. The Spurs lost Manu Ginobili to retirement, Tony Parker […]

It has already been a couple of months since San Antonio Spurs legend Manu Ginobili announced his retirement from professional basketball after an illustrious 16-year career. However, praises from his peers continue to flow in, with the latest coming former teammate Patty Mills. According to Mills, Ginobili had a very big influence on him when […]

In the San Antonio Spurs’ 110-106 over the Los Angeles Lakers, DeMar DeRozan looked every bit the part of a superstar, finishing with 30 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists as the Spurs defeated the Lakers for the second time this season. DeRozan capped off his big performance during the closing moments of the game […]

Swingman Rudy Gay came off the bench for the San Antonio Spurs’ home game against the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday night but still played 33 minutes on the night. Gay has started each of the Spurs’ games prior to this one. Head coach Gregg Popovich started forward Dante Cunningham ahead of him in an […]

The San Antonio Spurs defeated the Los Angeles Lakers Saturday night at home, giving Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich the 1,200th win of his NBA coaching career. Popovich, 69, now has a regular-season coaching mark of 1,200-543 with the Spurs. Congrats to Coach Gregg Popovich of the @spurs on becoming the 5th coach to surpass […]

San Antonio Spurs legend Manu Ginobili sent out his reaction to Stephen Curry’s 51-point outburst in three quarters. On his Twitter account, Ginobili chose a gif featuring Warriors head coach Steve Kerr, which also happens to be his former Spurs teammate. Me after watching Steph's threes from last night! Unreal! 👏👏👏 pic.twitter.com/Ulv6FkNmNc — Manu Ginobili […]

Kawhi Leonard and DeMar DeRozan are two of the biggest names in basketball whose careers are going to be forever intertwined after a blockbuster 2018 summer trade that switched their fates. Both players are currently playing with a passion to prove their former teams wrong by sending them off to NBA cities they never wanted […]

The NBA league office has fined Los Angeles Lakers coach Luke Walton for his post-game comments on the officiating after a 143-142 overtime loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Monday night. The NBA has announced that #Lakers coach Luke Walton has been fined $15,000 for comments made about officiating in loss to #Spurs on […]

Dejounte Murray of the San Antonio Spurs, who suffered an ACL tear, garnered some support from CJ McCollum of the Portland Trail Blazers. The latter has decided to put competition aside and send Murray some motivational readings while he’s recovering. Check out a screenshot from Murray’s Instagram stories, where he posted a photo of a […]

Monday night’s regular season showdown between the Los Angeles Lakers and the San Antonio Spurs brought plenty of drama. A late-game rally that ended with a LeBron James game-tying 3-pointer to send it to overtime, a missed timeout call by the officials and now a clock malfunction that could have given the Spurs an unfair […]

DeMar DeRozan is on the San Antonio Spurs now, but he had to speak out on a recent video that criticized Toronto Raptors players of the past. The Sportsnet video took shots at former Raptors like Vince Carter, Chris Bosh and Tracy McGrady. The focus of the video was that those stars all left, but […]

With a poor start to the new campaign, it is obvious that the Los Angeles Lakers still have a lot of work to do before they develop into the contenders many believe they have the potential to become. As it turns out, the new look side will also want to work on the chemistry of […]

The Los Angeles Lakers suffered a heartbreaking 143-142 loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Monday night, but this could have been a game that was over before it reached the overtime period. LeBron James, author of the game-tying shot in regulation, clearly called a timeout — one the Lakers didn’t have, before taking a […]

The Los Angeles Lakers suffered a devastating 143-142 loss to the San Antonio Spurs in overtime, remaining winless and now 0-3 to start the season. Head coach Luke Walton couldn’t help but make one thing abundantly clear — the Lakers aren’t getting the respect they deserve at the foul line. “Let me start here. … […]

Right outside Gregg Popovich’s hotel room is the face of LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers. And the San Antonio Spurs head coach joked that it was a horrifying experience. As reported by Ben Golliver of Sports Illustrated, Popovich joked that James is already a colossal figure up front, and a huge billboard of […]

There are a number of reasons why the Los Angeles Lakers failed to beat the San Antonio Spurs Monday night at home. Among them is the fact that LeBron James was not able to knock down this potential game-winning two-point jumper in the dying seconds of the game’s overtime. It was the Lakers’ last attempt […]

The Los Angeles Lakers remain winless after three games in the 2018-19 NBA season and their fans partly have San Antonio Spurs guard Patty Mills to blame for that. During a marquee home game against the Spurs at home Monday night, the Lakers brought the house down late in the fourth quarter when they forced […]

A positive light came out of a San Antonio Spurs’ loss last night as center Pau Gasol moved past David Robinson in the all-time scoring list. The Spaniard scored 10 points against the Portland Trail Blazers, inching past the 20,790 points made by Robinson. Here’s the historic mid-range shot that Gasol scored, via the official […]

TNT’s Inside The NBA crew is fond of a game called “Who He Play For?” where the guys try and guess where random NBA players are currently playing. This time around, San Antonio Spurs veteran Quincy Pondexter was the butt of the joke, and he watched as Charles Barkley struggled to name the team he […]

Gregg Popovich is a living legend. Having coached the San Antonio Spurs to five NBA championships, Popovich is the NBA’s active leader in career regular season wins with 1,997, a number that ranks fifth all-time (his career win total in playoff wins, 167, is the third-most of all-time). However, at 69-years-old and having recently mourned […]

DeMar DeRozan’s regular-season debut with the San Antonio Spurs was a success, and the All-Star guard got a shout out from Spurs legend, Manu Ginobili. In the Spurs’ 112-108 home win over the Minnesota Timberwolves, DeRozan scored 28 points while shooting 10-of-21 from the field, 1-of-3 from beyond the arc, and 7-of-11 from the free-throw […]

For the first time since 2002, the San Antonio Spurs will open their season without Manu Ginobili on the roster. The Argentinian superstar announced that he would be retiring from basketball a few months before the start of the 2018-19 season, sending shockwaves through the NBA. While he is no longer sitting on the bench, […]

San Antonio Spurs big man Pau Gasol made a big announcement on Tuesday morning. In a message sent to his followers on social media, the Spanish-born All-Star announced that he and his longtime girlfriend, Catherine McDonnell, are now engaged. Though a date of union has not been set, the Spurs big man is brimming with […]

Rudy Gay seems to have found a home with the San Antonio Spurs. The veteran swingman was a key rotational player for Gregg Popovich’s squad last year and is expected to play a prominent role on the new-look Spurs. His health was in question for opening night, but according to Jeff McDonald of the San […]

NBA’s opening week is upon us. The schedule makers have given fans a slew of intriguing matchups, many of which will broadcast on national television. But there are a handful of NBA League Pass games worth watching this week. Whether it’s a fast-paced matchup out West or a grudge match between two teams looking for […]

It’s officially official. The San Antonio Spurs waive Manu Ginobili according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. This move finalizes San Antonio’s roster as they prepare for their season opener against the Timberwolves on Wednesday. Obviously, Ginobili’s retirement was announced earlier this summer, but Spurs fans may have been holding onto a sliver of hope […]

Following a slew of injuries to the San Antonio Spurs’ top-choice point guards, third-year player Bryn Forbes is now expected to take the primary ball-handling duties for the Greg Popovich-led squad. According to Jabari Young, beat writer for The Athletic, Forbes will take on the role of starting point guard for the foreseeable future. Doesn’t […]

The summer of Jimmy Butler and the Minnesota Timberwolves’ dysfunction continues with another twist. The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported Sunday that Butler is expected to play in the Timberwolves’ season opener against the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday, and Tom Thibodeau confirmed this expectation. Minnesota's Jimmy Butler practiced again Sunday and is expected to play in season […]

Armed with the gifts to put up points in a hurry and score through an array of different ways, shooting guards are an essential element to any fantasy basketball team. Yet with so many personalities playing under this position, choosing one that fits your dynamic can be quite challenging. To help you prepare for this […]

San Antonio Spurs big man Pau Gasol remains confident about the team’s ability to win games despite a slew of injuries to their key players this preseason. The Spurs are decimated by injuries, with the likes of Lonnie Walker IV, Dejounte Murray, Derrick White and Rudy Gay all going down. Gregg Popovich’s squad will need to […]

The Toronto Raptors made major changes this summer with Dwane Casey now coaching the Pistons and DeMar DeRozan playing for the San Antonio Spurs. Those two were the biggest casualties of the offseason for Toronto, a team that needed some kind of change. Nick Nurse takes over for Casey as head coach and DeRozan was […]

San Antonio Spurs small forward Rudy Gay downplays his heel injury and says that missing the team’s last preseason game is just a precautionary act. This development could alleviate concerns that Gay will miss the season opener against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Jeff McDonald of the San Antonio Express-News tweeted out Gay’s statement regarding the inflamed bursa […]

Despite the slew of injuries that hit the San Antonio Spurs, Tony Parker reveals he doesn’t regret leaving the organization to join the Charlotte Hornets. The Spurs have been dealing with plenty of injuries to key players ahead of the 2018-19 season, with rookie Lonnie Walker IV and point guards Dejounte Murray and Derrick White […]

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 injury bug won’t leave the San Antonio Spurs alone. Small forward Rudy Gay has an inflamed bursa in his heel and head coach Gregg Popovich isn’t sure if the veteran swingman will be available for next week’s season-opener against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Gay missed time last season with a right heel injury. He tore […]

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 […]

Golden State Warriors power forward Draymond Green is notorious for trash talk and he has been known to go toe to toe with the best of them. Tim Duncan and Kobe Bryant are two guys though early in his career that he learned he couldn’t talk trash to. Green opened up in an interview with […]

Los Angeles Lakers great Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol, currently of the San Antonio Spurs, both recalled what pioneering coach Tex Winter preached about hustle. In a tweet, Gasol shared his encounter with Winter, particularly during in his year wearing the purple and gold. One of the brightest basketball minds that I’ve ever known. I’ll […]

San Antonio Spurs big man LaMarcus Aldridge is quite the specimen with his unglamorous on-court display that translates to eye-popping numbers. Averaging 23.1 points, 8.5 rebounds, two assists, and 1.2 blocks per game last season, the 33-year-old All-star anchored the Spurs on both ends of the floor with his offensive and defensive prowess. In the […]