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The San Antonio Spurs advanced to the Western Conference Finals hobbled but in a not so surprising fashion last week. They won in such a dominant fashion that it sent the internet into a roar roasting MVP candidate James Harden. It has become sort of a mystic aura surrounding the Spurs organization that their consistency has […]

Not many fans (outside of San Antonio) or pundits are giving the Spurs much of a chance to defeat the high-powered Golden State Warriors in the Western Conference Finals, but if they’re going to make it interesting, they’ll need a productive Kawhi Leonard. The MVP candidate sat out San Antonio’s series-clinching Game 6 victory over […]

A former staff of Gregg Popovich in San Antonio, Golden State Warriors interim head coach Mike Brown also remains a good friend of the man they call “Pop”. These two indeed go a long way, even sharing the spotlight in the 2007 NBA Finals when Brown was still leading the Cleveland Cavaliers from the bench. […]

Throughout the San Antonio Spurs’ incredibly long run of being a league powerhouse, much of the credit should go to Gregg Popovich. The culture he cultivated within the franchise became the standard for NBA teams, and players or staff coming from San Antonio are usually heralded for having the Spurs pedigree. It’s all about winning […]

It doesn’t get much more embarrassing for James Harden and the Rockets than their 39-point defeat at the hands of the Spurs in Game 6 of their conference semifinals matchup last night. Harden had one of his worst games of the season too despite the Spurs being without their own MVP candidate Kawhi Leonard. To […]

Playing without their best player on the night, the San Antonio Spurs still surprised a lot of people when they eliminated the Houston Rockets in Game 6 of their Western Conference semifinals series. After injuring his ankle in Game 5, Kawhi Leonard was forced to sit out Thursday’s match as he was still not back […]

The San Antonio Spurs will be close to full strength once again as their best player is expected to suit up in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals against the Golden State Warriors. Kawhi Leonard, who sat out his team’s series clinching victory on Thursday night versus the Houston Rockets, will reportedly be back […]

Despite coming off an emphatic win in Game 6 of their Western Conference Semifinals series against the Houston Rockets on Thursday night, Gregg Popovich is not getting a big head after the victory. The San Antonio Spurs head coach gave the Rockets a lot of credit for having a great season, but then turned his attention back […]

San Antonio Spurs All-Star forward Kawhi Leonard is without question, one of the best players in the league. But while Leonard’s excellence is quite evident now, before the 2011 NBA Draft, nobody could’ve predicted that he would be this good. This doubt about his overall skill is one reason why Leonard fell to the No. 15 […]

The San Antonio Spurs announced before Game 6 of their second-round series against the Houston Rockets on Thursday that All-Star Kawhi Leonard would not play. Leonard injured his ankle in Game 5 and did not play down the stretch in the fourth quarter as well as the entire overtime period. With Leonard missing the game due to […]

Closing out a series is always a tough task, and it will be more difficult for the San Antonio Spurs to come up with a victory in Game 6 against the Houston Rockets as they will be without their best player, Kawhi Leonard. Head coach Gregg Popovich announced the development during his pregame interview, and ultimately decided […]

Kawhi Leonard’s status tonight for the Spurs’ Game 6 vs. the Rockets is officially questionable and a game-time decision. Leonard of course believes he will play and the way he arrived to shootaround makes it appear that will be the case as well. Leonard reportedly walked into shootaround earlier today without a brace and without […]

The Houston Rockets won’t be pleased with the NBA’s Last Two Minute Report for their Game 5 loss on Tuesday night against the San Antonio Spurs. With only 1:24 left in overtime, James Harden made his way to the basket in an attempt to stretch the Rockets’ lead to three points. It did not turn out […]

Wanting the Toyota Center to be loud and animated for Game 6 against the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday, the Houston Rockets reached out to native Houstonian rapper Travis Scott to design their fan t-shirt. All fans attending Game 6 will get Scott’s t-shirt, which has the Rockets’ playoff slogan, “Run as One” in his […]

After suffering an ankle injury in Game 5 of their second round playoff series against the Houston Rockets on Tuesday, the San Antonio Spurs are officially listing Kawhi Leonard as questionable to play in their next match. The development comes even after the 25-year-old San Diego State product claimed that he will be able to […]

The San Antonio Spurs have been in the top two of the Western Conference for several years in a row, but what has frustrated head coach Gregg Popovich the most about his team this season are their lapses in focus and utter reliance on their multi-dimensional star Kawhi Leonard. The bench unit had the chance […]

Manu Ginobili‘s game-saving block on James Harden during Tuesday’s Game 5 against the Houston Rockets might have come across as right-place-at-the-right-time type of play, but in reality, it’s what the Argentinian international has done throughout his entire NBA career. Despite boasting a humble 0.3 blocks per game average throughout his 15-year career in the league, Ginobili […]

San Antonio Spurs shooting guard Manu Ginobili turned a lot of heads following his vintage performance in Game 5 of his team’s Western Conference Semifinals matchup against the Houston Rockets. Despite only finishing with 12 points, seven rebounds and five assists, the 39-year-old Argentinian international made timely baskets for his team and sealed their victory […]

One of the first names to make any noise to tip-off the season, Jonathon Simmons, an undrafted 27-year-old from Houston, was lighting up the Golden State Warriors for 20 points off the bench in the San Antonio Spurs’ opening day victory at the start of the regular season. The peaks and valleys of the 2016-17 […]

The San Antonio Spurs are hellbent on taking a 3-2 lead in this series against the Houston Rockets, and even more so on their home court. Led by their two-way superstar, Kawhi Leonard, who wasn’t shy about taking the bulk of the work at both ends of the floor. The back-to-back Defensive Player of the […]

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich was ready to unload his wrath on center Pau Gasol after missing his screen assignment in the winding seconds of regulation of Game 5 against the Houston Rockets. Jonathon Simmons had just come up with his best Kawhi Leonard impersonation and drawn an offensive foul on James Harden […]

Despite their huge win in Game 5 against the Houston Rockets on Tuesday, the San Antonio Spurs still had a lot of reason to worry, especially after seeing their All-Star forward Kawhi Leonard hurt his ankle early in the fourth quarter. Their fans also feared for the worst as the 25-year-old San Diego State product […]

Manu Ginobili has one of his best performances in recent memory on Tuesday night, becoming the San Antonio Spurs‘ savior down the stretch and blocking James Harden from behind in a potential game-tying three-point attempt as the game clock expired. The 39-year-old read the time to perfection, jumping in anticipation and waiting for Harden to raise […]

The San Antonio Spurs posted a very gutsy performance on Tuesday night to win Game 5 of their second-round playoff series against the Houston Rockets. Even with Manu Ginobili‘s vintage game, what turned out to be the biggest story of the night was the ankle injury Kawhi Leonard suffered. It was early in the fourth […]

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich has notoriously never been a fan of sideline interviews during nationally televised games. Things have not changed for the longest-tenured coach in the league, once again giving a classic fourth-quarter interview to TNT sideline reporter Allie LaForce. Pop only needed five words to answer the first question, providing […]

He may be 39 years old, but against the Houston Rockets in Game 5 of their second-round series on Tuesday, San Antonio Spurs veteran guard Manu Ginobili looked like a younger version of himself. Well, at least for one play that is. It was quite the play though. Driving down the lane and through Houston’s […]

Something extremely rare happened in Game 5 between the Houston Rockets and San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday. There was an air balled dunk. Sounds shocking right? Well it should be even more so since the player who air balled the dunk was Spurs All-Star Kawhi Leonard. Leonard was wide open too but some just completely […]

Kawhi Leonard is undoubtedly one of the best players in the NBA today. He has the rare combination of breaking down defenders with his ability to score in many different ways, as well as an effective ball stopper on defense. He has raised his scoring average in each season of his career and was also […]

The Houston Rockets will be without one of their most efficient inside scorers as Nene has been declared out for the season with a left adductor tear, according to the team. Having gone through his share of injuries throughout his 14-year career, Nene has been a relatively healthy spark plug off the bench for the […]

After somehow having gathered the strength to play in a pivotal Game 4 against the San Antonio Spurs after the sudden loss of his grandfather, point guard Patrick Beverley is once again expected to suit up for the Houston Rockets on Tuesday for Game 5 of the series, according to Marc J. Spears of The […]

It’s no secret that San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich knows where his team’s strengths and weaknesses lie. So when his team did a poor job getting back in transition once again, he had no choice but to make another sarcastic rip. “For us our bible begins with transition defense, and if it’s not […]

One of the best ball handlers in the league, James Harden‘s handles are just filthy. A fact Spurs forward LaMarcus Aldridge found out in Game 4 against the Rockets on Sunday. Switched onto Harden, Aldridge tried his best to defend the Rockets All-Star but he just had no chance. Harden made Aldridge dance with a series […]

Right before the start of Game 4 between Houston and San Antonio, Rockets guard Patrick Beverley received some tragic and devastating news. According to multiple reports, Beverley’s grandfather passed away on Sunday and after finding out about the news, he broke down in tears. Patrick Beverley will play with a heavy heart after his grandfather […]

Adding to the long list of random objects fans want signed in today’s NBA, San Antonio Spurs shooting guard Manu Ginobili was asked to autograph a beer can by an early comer at the Toyota Center. Manu signs a fan's beer can. 😳 (via SC/@nba) pic.twitter.com/z2HaGreUQH — SLAM (@SLAMonline) May 6, 2017 This comes after […]

For the first time in 16 years, the San Antonio Spurs will play a postseason game without their perennial point guard Tony Parker. His teammate and longtime friend, Manu Ginobili, is feeling all the nostalgia in the hours prior to Game 3 against the Houston Rockets, where his usual No. 9 won’t be announced, as a staple […]

The San Antonio Spurs will have an inevitable void in their starting lineup for the first time in 16 years, as point guard Tony Parker will not be there to suit up due to a ruptured left quadriceps tendon. His absence will end an NBA-record 221 straight playoff games played with the same franchise, marking the […]

James Harden‘s offensive efforts fell short of his MVP-hopeful performances throughout the regular season, scoring only 13 points in the Houston Rockets‘ 25-point loss to the San Antonio Spurs in Game 2. A large part of a dismal 3-of-17 shooting night was the haunting shadow of the two-time Defensive Player of the Year wing Kawhi […]

The worst fears of the San Antonio Spurs came true on Thursday as the team announced that Tony Parker‘s season is over. Parker was injured in San Antonio’s Game 2 victory over Houston on Wednesday and had to be carried off the court by his teammates. An MRI revealed that Parker ruptured a tendon in […]

The Houston Rockets followed an impressive 27-point road victory with a 25-point loss at the hands of the San Antonio Spurs in Game 2. MVP candidate James Harden went from a well-paced 20 points and 14 assists in Game 1 to a measly 13 points on a dreadful 3-of-17 shooting from the floor in Game […]