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The San Antonio Spurs brought in the big guns for Game 2 against the Houston Rockets on Wednesday by bringing in wrestler Mark Henry. And since Henry has an extensive background in wrestling, he showcased his talents by hitting the Rockets’ mascot with a chair. Alright it really wasn’t the real Rockets mascot. But still, […]

With 2:49 left in the third quarter of Game 2 of the series between the San Antonio Spurs and Houston Rockets on Wednesday, James Harden once again found a way to draw a foul while attempting a three-point shot. However, the replay showed that he was the one who initiated the contact on Patty Mills, […]

Last playing in the NBA in the 2015-2016 season, Caron Butler has made it clear that he’s not retired yet, and would still consider making a comeback to the league. The 14-year veteran recently had a Q&A with Adam Caparell of Complex Sports, where he shared what’s keeping him busy these days and also gave his […]

Despite taking a commanding lead in the fourth quarter, things got a little grimmer for the San Antonio Spurs, as point guard Tony Parker suffered an injury upon landing awkwardly in his left knee following one of his signature right-handed floaters. Parker slowly laid on the floor while head coach Gregg Popovich insisted his team […]

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich is wasting no time when it comes to making lineup adjustments, pulling out forward David Lee and inserting veteran center Pau Gasol into the lineup after suffering an embarrassing 126-99 Game 1 loss to the Houston Rockets at the AT&T Center, according to Mark Berman of Fox26. When questions […]

Ryan Anderson knows his role. And that role will be an interesting one if Kawhi Leonard is ever defending him. Anderson had this quick joke when asked about what his strategy will be if the two-time Defensive Player of the Year is every guarding him. Ryan Anderson: "If Kawhi wants to guard me the whole […]

The Houston Rockets leapt out to a furious 1-0 Western Conference Semifinals lead over the San Antonio Spurs with a 126-99 victory on Monday. More remarkable than the blowout, though, was how they did it. As pointed out by Carter Rodriguez of 120 Sports, the Rockets only scored on free throws, three-point shots, and within […]

Monday night’s intimidation antics between the San Antonio Spurs and the Houston Rockets only brought back head coach Mike D’Antoni‘s scarring memories of his past playoff experiences. Most notably was a 2007 incident that saw the Spurs’ Robert Horry get a two-game suspension after clotheslining MVP Steve Nash in the dying seconds of the fourth quarter […]

Wanting to see his favorite team play in the playoffs, a Spurs fan flew all the way from Israel to Texas to be in attendance for Game 1 between San Antonio and Houston. And while the Spurs fan likely expected to see his team protect their home court and win Game 1, quite the opposite […]

Game 1 of the Western Conference Semifinals series between the Houston Rockets and San Antonio Spurs turned out to be a one-sided affair. The visiting team led by as many as 39 points, and sent a strong message to their state rivals with a convincing victory. Behind the stellar performances of James Harden, Trevor Ariza, and Clint […]

Getting absolutely dominated essentially since the opening tip, the San Antonio Spurs were blown out by the Houston Rockets in Game 1 of their second-round series, losing 126-99. The Rockets jumped out to a big lead right away by knocking down three-pointers in rapid succession and playing at a fast pace that the Spurs couldn’t […]

Houston Rockets guard Patrick Beverley made the most of a heated situation at the end of the third quarter which saw teammate James Harden being assessed a technical foul and forward Nene ejected, while San Antonio Spurs center Dewayne Dedmon was also hit with a tech after an altercation. Beverley made the most of the mess […]

Facing as deep a deficit as a 36-point hole, tempers were flaring for the San Antonio Spurs, with several players getting into verbal altercations with some of the Houston Rockets. First was Jonathon Simmons with Rockets swingman Trevor Ariza, then Dewayne Dedmon with James Harden, which got Nene ejected after putting his hand near Dedmon’s throat. […]

When first looking at the second-round matchup between the Rockets and Spurs, on paper, it looks like San Antonio has an edge at the power forward spot. The Spurs have LaMarcus Aldridge after all, while the Rockets have Ryan Anderson. Aldridge is a five-time All-Star and averaged 17.3 points and 7.3 rebounds during the regular […]

Having secured their ticket to the Western Conference semifinals after a 103-96 Game 6 win over the Memphis Grizzlies, the San Antonio Spurs will have had four full days of rest before tipping off their second-round matchup against the Houston Rockets tonight. But for some cagey veterans like David Lee, rest throughout a postseason series isn’t […]

As the Grizzlies have battled back to tie their first-round series with the Spurs, Kawhi Leonard has remained playing some of the best basketball of his career. In an overtime win last night for the Grizz, Leonard put up 43 points while making seven threes and six steals. All along he remained checking Memphis’ top […]

San Antonio Spurs forward Kawhi Leonard‘s stellar play in the first four games of their series against the Memphis Grizzlies has already given David Fizdale a lot of headaches. With averages of 32.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.0 steals, the first-year head coach now has a deeper understanding of why he is widely considered […]

Kawhi Leonard once again had a huge game on Saturday night against the Memphis Grizzlies. Not only did he finish with a very impressive stat line of 43 points, including 7-of-10 from beyond the arc, to go along with eight rebounds, three assists and six steals, but he once again made history on the night. […]

Marc Gasol hit one of the biggest shots of his career, taking a drifting fallaway jumper against LaMarcus Aldridge with 0.7 seconds left on the clock to secure a 110-108 overtime win against the San Antonio Spurs, securing a 2-2 tie in the best-of-seven series. The big Spaniard had only 16 points in the game, […]

The San Antonio Spurs weren’t exactly happy to get an early rest at the start of the third quarter against the Memphis Grizzlies in Game 3 of their first round series. Down only four points to start the half, the starters turned the ball over twice in the opening 52 seconds, causing their tenured head coach […]

Usually known to be cantankerous and sometimes borderline rude, Spurs coach Gregg Popovich also has a humorous side. This may seem too good to be true, but believe it or not, Popovich does know how to have fun and loves to crack jokes from time to time. The veteran coach showed off his great sense of […]

One of the longest running jokes during Tim Duncan‘s illustrious career with the Spurs was that he was a robot. Duncan was so consistent throughout his career that it just seemed like he was a machine programmed to play basketball. Well, now that Duncan has retired, it seems like yet another Spurs All-Star is being […]

San Antonio Spurs forward/center Pau Gasol couldn’t help but poke some fun at David Fizdale‘s $30,000 post-game rant, which criticized the officials for lack of free-throw calls for his Memphis Grizzlies. Fizdale went on a stat-filled onslaught, comparing the number of shot attempts in the paint and free throws awarded to each team, claiming a […]

Kawhi Leonard and LeBron James have long been compared for their superb play and ability to dominate games, while playing the same position. Now that their teams are both leading 2-0 in their first round playoff series, their advanced statistics have once again been measured against each other. Their player efficiency rating, true shooting percentage, […]

As good as he has been the past couple of seasons, many are expecting solid production from Kawhi Leonard in every game he plays in. Following another stellar performance in Game 2 of their first round series against the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday, the San Antonio Spurs forward once again made history. By finishing with […]

An irate David Fizdale was as hot as he has ever been in a press conference following his Memphis Grizzlies‘ 96-82 Game 2 loss to the San Antonio Spurs in the first round of the playoffs. The rookie coach had no preface to his unrelenting rant about Monday’s officials upon seeing a huge margin of free-throw disparity in […]

NBA Legend Tim Duncan made a visit to the San Antonio Spurs practice facility in time for the morning shootaround Monday and did a bit of working out as well. If anything his presence still means everything to the organization from top to bottom. Coach Gregg Popovich once said Duncan could be the coach of […]

With the playoffs now in full swing, basketball fans around the world are starting to give their predictions for the results of each matchup. Fox Sports’ Chris Broussard also joined in the fun and gave his bold forecasts and detailed reasons why he thinks the teams he chose will move on in the postseason.The veteran columnist […]

San Antonio Spurs forward Jonathon Simmons had no mercy on the Memphis Grizzlies‘ shooting guard Wayne Selden despite being up 31 points in the fourth quarter, chasing him down in transition and violently rejecting his shot off the backboard. And Jonathon Simmons has ended this game.#GoSpursGo pic.twitter.com/vj7MGjH2pW — Def Pen Hoops (@DefPenHoops) April 16, 2017 […]

The NBA playoffs will have some beautiful illustrations to commemorate them yet again, thanks to French Artist Asur Misoa from Asur Illustrations detailing each of the eight matchups of the first round. If you recall, this artist did the same thing last year as well. Western Conference No. 1 Golden State Warriors vs. No. 8 […]

The business that is NBA basketball forced Boris Diaw and San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich to go their separate ways last offseason, as the French international has settled in nicely with the Utah Jazz, while Pop is enjoying youthful reserves to contrast his veteran plugs in the starting lineup. Asked to name what he […]

Following an NBA-record 73-9 season, the Golden State Warriors started the season a 2-3 preseason favorite to win the 2016-17 NBA title. Fresh off a 67-15 season with the addition of Kevin Durant, the Warriors are now an even stronger 1-2 favorite to get their second title in three seasons, according to the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook […]

Last year during the Warriors‘ historic 73-win season, Spurs coach Gregg Popovich was full of praise for Golden State, a team with which San Antonio was directly competing. The Warriors even surpassed the 70-win threshold in a game against the Spurs in April, yet despite the loss, Popovich like the rest of us was just in […]

With 1:32 left in the fourth quarter of the game between the visiting San Antonio Spurs and Portland Trail Blazers, Jonathon Simmons showed off his mad hops and dunking prowess. The 6-foot-6 shooting guard used the screen set by David Lee and drove hard to the basket, before elevating for a right-handed tomahawk slam over Meyers […]

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich couldn’t help but laugh it all off after taking a ridiculous last-second loss to the Portland Trail Blazers through a botched play. The longest-tenured coach in the league had previously vowed no more rest for his star players throughout the rest of the season, as his team led […]

Usually around this time every season like clockwork, Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers sings the praises of DeAndre Jordan, campaigning for him to be the Defensive Player of the Year. Not this year. Rivers is in full support of Kawhi Leonard winning the award for what would be the third season in a […]

Dallas Mavericks fans who paid a good amount of money to watch their team play against the San Antonio Spurs are very disappointed after finding out Gregg Popovich will sit out some of his key players. The team announced that a total of six players, including three of their starters will not see action on Friday. With the […]

Before Kawhi Leonard became the NBA superstar that he is today, Gregg Popovich and the San Antonio Spurs faced a huge decision before securing his services back in 2011. With George Hill emerging as a solid point guard, the team were torn in giving him up for the former San Diego State Aztec. The veteran […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward Thomas Robinson got his share of blame from purple and gold faithful after winning — yes, winning — a 102-95 game against the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday night. The win catapulted the Lakers from the second-worst team in the league to the third-worst, decreasing their chances of landing a protected top-three […]