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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 […]

As San Antonio Spurs’ forward Kawhi Leonard continues to try and come back from his quadriceps injury there had been a report earlier this week that he was going to come back in Thursday’s game but according to Shams Charania of Yahoo! Sports that won’t be the case. Sources: San Antonio star Kawhi Leonard is expected […]

As most hoops fans know, Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James can become a free agent at the end of this season. Discussions of where the three-time champion might be playing next season have been heating up in recent days, with former San Antonio Spurs swingman Stephen Jackson being the latest to throw in his two […]

San Antonio Spurs forward Kawhi Leonard has been declared out for tonight’s game against the Orlando Magic, pushing his projected return to Thursday against the New Orleans Pelicans, according to Tom Orsborn of the San Antonio Express-News. Leonard had been aiming for a return tonight or on Thursday, as he’s been ramping up his recovery […]

The San Antonio Spurs could target a few big name free agents this offseason, bolstering their chances to keep their dynasty alive after a dubious season. According to Kevin O’Connor of The Ringer, the Western Conference powerhouse could have Orlando Magic forward Aaron Gordon and Milwaukee Bucks swingman Jabari Parker in its sights. “The restricted-free-agent […]

LaMarcus Aldridge knows his San Antonio Spurs have gone from a sense of confidence to dire straits in the past month, sliding from a sure-fire third-place in the Western Conference to being out of the playoffs due to the team’s struggles. As they await Kawhi Leonard’s imminent return, the power forward warned there will be […]

The San Antonio Spurs have been among the most successful teams of this era. They have won a championship in each other previous three decades, which is something that no current team has done. Ever since Gregg Popovich became head coach in 1997, the Spurs have transformed into a world-class organization that is a strong […]

While most teams need to reach a certain number of games won in order to secure a postseason ticket, the Golden State Warriors did it in another way. In fact, they didn’t even play on Monday night to clinch their playoff spot this season. Following the loss of the San Antonio Spurs against the Houston […]

Earlier in the season, San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich made the decision to have Tony Parker come off the bench in favor of Dejounte Murray, who is considered the team’s point guard of the future. While he still has a long way to go before reaching what the French international has done in […]

It has been a tough road for Kawhi Leonard, who has spent much of the regular season recovering from multiple injuries. The 2014 Finals MVP has been absent from the Spurs starting lineup since the Western Conference Finals, where Leonard went down with an ankle injury as stepping on the foot of Warriors center Zaza […]

The results are in and they pretty much as we always expected. Playing in the Western Conference is brutal for any team looking to be competitive. It’s an insurmountable fact that the 15 conference team will always end the season with a slug out, and some deserving team will end up missing out due to […]

Orlando Magic star power forward Aaron Gordon went through practice Monday and could return for Tuesday’s matchup with the Spurs, according to a tweet this afternoon from Josh Robbins of the Orlando Sentinel. “Aaron Gordon went through the contact-practice phase of the NBA concussion protocol today, Frank Vogel said. There’s a chance Gordon will play […]

To say that Kawhi Leonard’s season has not gone according to plan is definitely an understatement. After missing all but nine games this season due to a right quad tendinopathy, he was listed as out indefinitely, and even head coach Gregg Popovich believed that he wouldn’t be able to return to action for the remainder […]

With the San Antonio Spurs’ 104-94 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday night, an incredible streak of theirs came to an end when they clinched their first losing season on the road since 1996-97. ESPN Stats & Info tweeted about it after the Spurs’ loss which gave them 21 road defeats on the year out of […]

The retirement of the San Antonio Spurs’ Tim Duncan two seasons ago brought to a close the greatest era of basketball for the franchise. Duncan’s retirement not only closed out his career but the Spurs’ “Duncan Era” of basketball also. The power forward presided over five NBA championships for the Spurs, winning Finals MVP in […]

Kawhi Leonard built his reputation as one of the most dynamic players in the league. The two-time Defensive of the Year award recipient and the winner of the 2014 Finals MVP award, Leonard has been revered as the best two-way player in the league. This season, however, Leonard has missed much of the regular season […]

After a tough loss to the Golden State Warriors on Thursday night, LaMarcus Aldridge is hopeful his San Antonio Spurs teammates aren’t looking at the standings or worried about their potential seed this postseason. “We gotta worry about trying to get wins, winning games,” said Aldridge. “You can watch (the standings) all you want, but […]

The relationship between LaMarcus Aldridge and Damian Lillard has been one of the most overlooked storylines since his decision to join his hometown San Antonio Spurs in the offseason of 2015. Now in his third season with the Spurs, the big man has been able to reflect on how he handled sharing the spotlight with […]