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The San Antonio Spurs have been without star Kawhi Leonard for all but nine games this season, and they’ll continue to be without him on Tuesday. The Spurs official Twitter account announced that Leonard would miss Tuesday night’s game against the Washington Wizards. Kawhi Leonard (return from injury management) is out for tomorrow night’s Spurs-Wizards […]

The NBA announced Monday that LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers and LaMarcus Aldridge of the San Antonio Spurs were named Players of the Week, per the league’s PR relayed by ClutchPoints’ Tomer Azarly. The NBA has announced that Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James and San Antonio Spurs forward LaMarcus Aldridge have been named the […]

The Washington Wizards will have to trot it out once again without star point guard John Wall on Tuesday, according to Candace Buckner of The Washington Post. The team is in dire need of a win, going 4-6 in their last 10 games, including three straight losses that have mired it in sixth place, with […]

The March For Our Lives rally took place all across the country on Saturday with the main event happening in Washington, D.C. The march called for common sense gun control laws so that these shooting tragedies will stop happening all across the country. It brought out hundreds of thousands of young adults trying to make their […]

The San Antonio Spurs took on the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday afternoon, once again without star forward Kawhi Leonard. With the Spurs locked up with teams like the Oklahoma City Thunder, New Orleans Pelicans, Minnesota Timberwolves, and Utah Jazz for playoff positioning in the final 10 games of the season, LaMarcus Aldridge could use all […]

Originally the eighth overall pick in the 2006 NBA Draft, Rudy Gay has had a solid career, averaging 18.0 points, 5.9 rebounds, and 2.2 assists in 801 games. However, at this stage of his career, the 31-year-old is pursuing team success in the playoffs. Coming off a ruptured Achilles injury, Gay signed a two-year, $17 […]

The San Antonio Spurs have won six games in a row over the last couple of weeks, and sixth man Manu Ginobili is somewhat confused. With all the drama has been going on with Spurs as of late, it would make sense if the team was a little bit distracted when it took the basketball […]

Pau Gasol has had quite a career. He won two championships with the Los Angeles Lakers under Phil Jackson, and then later got the opportunity to play under Gregg Popovich on the San Antonio Spurs. Both Popovich and Jackson are considered to be two of the best coaches in NBA history, with 16 NBA championships […]

David Robinson and Tim Duncan won several championships with the San Antonio Spurs, and were considered the “Twin Towers” during their reign. After Robinson retired, Duncan won even more titles with Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili, and coach Gregg Popovich. The Spurs were considered something of a dynasty in all those decades of winning. In a […]

Brandishing a smooth midrange jumper with a slight fade as his primary weapon, a move steeped in finesse, it can be easy to forget just how strong LaMarcus Aldridge is. Only three years ago, Aldridge was the summer’s prize free agent. That’s long since been forgotten too. Three-pointers and perimeter proliferation have basketball chasing unicorns, […]

During the first half of the San Antonio Spurs’ game against the Utah Jazz on Friday night, Spurs All-Star LaMarcus Aldridge was simply a man on a mission. On an impressive 12-of-16 shooting from the floor in the game’s first two quarters, Aldridge exploded for 28 points in the first half to help the Spurs […]

A symbol of stability in the NBA for the past two decades, no one predicted any kind of drama surrounding the San Antonio Spurs franchise this season. But somehow, that hasn’t been the case. Kawhi Leonard’s quad injury has had him missing most of the season while the situation surrounding his return has caused the […]

San Antonio Spurs veteran Tony Parker offered some perspective in the never-ending saga of Kawhi Leonard’s injury, but his comments which were originally meant to relate to his teammate’s struggles, ended up sounding more like a testament to how different both players have treated a very similar injury. “I’ve been through it. It was a […]

The San Antonio Spurs recently held a meeting with their star player Kawhi Leonard regarding his injury and a probable return to the lineup. Though there was no actual video of the meeting, a fan posted a clip of what might have gone down in the meeting. Twitter user CJ Fogler tweeted: Exclusive video of […]

The most recent odds are out for the NBA Playoffs, and the San Antonio Spurs and L.A. Clippers are right at the center of them. Per the official Twitter account of Basketball-Reference, the Clippers dropped in the odds by a considerable margin. The Spurs, on the other hand, had a big uptick in the percentage […]

Brandon Paul has been at best a role player this year for the San Antonio Spurs, but on Thursday he might have had his most important contribution of the season, defending his teammates on Twitter. ESPN had reported that there was a heated players only meeting regarding Kawhi Leonard and his lack of coming back to […]

With Kawhi Leonard still not playing for the San Antonio Spurs, and the reported meeting imploring him to start playing again, things are shaky in that part of Texas, to say the least. Leonard has missed all but nine games this season due to a strange injury. He was reportedly eyeing a comeback in recent […]

The San Antonio Spurs are in danger of missing the playoffs for the first time in 21 seasons, thanks to a wild tornado of a race in the Western Conference and the injury woes they’ve faced all season long. Yet it’s the captain of this ship, head coach Gregg Popovich, who has shined the brightest […]

The never-ending saga of Kawhi Leonard’s impending recovery has shaken an otherwise quiet San Antonio Spurs organization into the same class as others, filled with rumors that question the veracity and transparency of what the franchise has to say. Endless reports of Leonard’s injury and the rift between him and the organization have made a […]

The San Antonio Spurs’ reported players-only meeting with Kawhi Leonard‘s has a slightly different tone than first suggested by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski‘s original piece. According to Jabari Young of the San Antonio Express-News, players did not implore Leonard’s return, but rather wanted to gauge the extent of his injury and getting a feel if he […]

San Antonio Spurs forward Danny Green didn’t take long to refute a report by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, which claimed the Spurs held a players-only meeting with Kawhi Leonard, inquiring and imploring him to return to the court, following his clearance for game action. Green took to Twitter, claiming the report “couldn’t be anymore incorrect” — […]

The San Antonio Spurs held a closed door players-only meeting imploring their star forward Kawhi Leonard to return this season and help the team make a final push for the playoffs, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The players, reportedly led by veteran point guard Tony Parker, who suffered a quad injury similar to Leonard’s, met […]

Despite missing all but nine games of the 2017-18 season so and his future with the team is completely up in the air, star forward Kawhi Leonard is still expected to be offered a max contract extension this summer by the San Antonio Spurs and qualifies for the designated veteran player contract extension, according to Spurs […]

The Golden State Warriors lost their very last All-Star remaining on the floor, as Draymond Green sat out after the 7:13 mark of the second quarter after receiving a shot to the groin by San Antonio Spurs forward Danny Green. Draymond Green went to the locker room because he got knee’d/kicked by Danny Green… pic.twitter.com/pRe2msKqnl […]

Despite the recent rumors of Kawhi Leonard making a return before the end of the season, his teammate Manu Ginobili isn’t holding his breath awaiting his return. “For me, he’s not coming back, because (thinking he is) is not helping,” said Ginobili, according to Tom Orsborn of the San Antonio News-Express. “We fell for it […]

The San Antonio Spurs are in the midst of a heated Western Conference Playoff race. However, the headlines continue to surround the potential return of small forward Kawhi Leonard. Although the Spurs currently own the fifth spot in the West, there is still a very good chance that they miss the postseason given the lack of […]

Manu Ginobili, who’s now 40-years-old, is still playing a significant amount of minutes for the San Antonio Spurs at 40-years-old. Steve Kerr, head coach of the Golden State Warriors and Manu’s former teammate with the Spurs, recently shared his thoughts on Manu, particularly his health in relation to his playing career. As reported by Tom […]

With all the success she’s had with the San Antonio Spurs as their assistant coach, it has made Becky Hammon one of the best in the league at her job. Despite the role being mostly held by males, she has proven her worth and has used her knowledge of the game to help her become […]

The San Antonio Spurs are playing with fire in terms of making the playoffs. Just last week they were in the 10th spot in the Western Conference, but three straight wins have moved them back up into the seventh place. They currently sit with a 40-30 record, but they are only two games up on […]

Last week, there was plenty of talk about San Antonio Spurs star forward Kawhi Leonard returning as early as this Thursday’s game against the New Orleans Pelicans. According to an article written today by Tom Orsborn of the San Antonio Express-News, Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich isn’t going to make any assumptions on when Leonard […]

Pau Gasol has had himself a really nice career in the NBA and when he decides to hang up the sneakers, there is no doubt that he will be a Hall of Famer. Throughout his career, he has been blessed with good health and playing for some really good head coaches. He has played for […]

Deliberate. Patient. Never in a hurry. These are words frequently used to describe Kyle Anderson. While all are accurate, they are also polite euphemisms for slow. Often a commentator will even pause in describing him, and you can almost hear the shuffling of the inner thesaurus as they decide to dance around the word, often […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are near the bottom of the standings in the Western Conference but that hasn’t stopped them from winning games. In fact, they have won eight of their last 11 games including wins against playoff opponents such as the Miami Heat, the Cleveland Cavaliers, and the Denver Nuggets. They also won against […]

The San Antonio Spurs have grown impatient with Kawhi Leonard’s impending return, having already been cleared by several doctors to return to action with his quad fully healed. Despite expectations to return Tuesday against the Orlando Magic or tonight against the New Orleans Pelicans, The Klaw won’t be making either game, as the Spurs said […]

As the San Antonio Spurs await Kawhi Leonard’s impending return, head coach Gregg Popovich remains noncommittal about his return, recently admitting he’s unaware on when he’ll come back. “I have no idea,” said Popovich when asked about his star forward, according to Tom Orsborn of the San Antonio Express-News. “He is not practicing with us.” […]

With all the news that has been reported about San Antonio Spurs star forward Kawhi Leonard, it still remains unclear if and when he will exactly return to action this season. Head coach Gregg Popovich added more speculation to his potential availability after speaking to Leonard on Tuesday afternoon. The five-time champion coach said that […]

San Antonio Spurs star Kawhi Leonard has had his share of frustrations throughout the season because of a quadriceps injury. And it seems that Leonard’s frustrations may have to extend a bit more. According to ESPN’s Michael C. Wright: Pop said Kawhi is frustrated and wants to be playing, but he said Kawhi needs to […]

With roughly one month to go in the regular season, the playoff race in both the Western Conference and Eastern Conference should be quite an exhilarating one. For some teams, the schedule is much more difficult than what others face going forward, which can be said about teams like the Indiana Pacers, the Oklahoma City […]

Orlando Magic power forward Aaron Gordon will be held out of Tuesday night’s game against the San Antonio Spurs. According to a report from Josh Robbins of Orlando Sentinel, the former No. 4 overall pick in the 2014 Draft failed one of the final portions of the NBA’s concussion protocol tests. Because he didn't pass […]