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A new NBA season will tip off less than three weeks from now on Tuesday, Oct. 25, and with it come the hopes and aspirations of every team in the league. From certain championship hopes out of teams like the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors, to the drive to claim the Eastern Conference crown […]

The San Antonio Spurs saw a dropoff in production last season from shooting guard Danny Green. In an attempt to try and get back to his old shooting self, Green underwent laser eye surgery in the offseason. According to Michael C. Wright of ESPN, Green isn’t faulting the eyesight for his bad shooting year, but […]

The San Antonio Spurs are a close knit group and they aren’t afraid to say so. Kawhi Leonard stated how he missed Tim Duncan’s presence on the first day of training camp. Now coach Gregg Popovich expressed to reporters that he’s feeling a little bit lonely already. You don’t coach someone for 20 years. That’s a long, long […]

Free agent Carlos Boozer was absent from NBA circles last season, after a short one-season stint with the Los Angeles Lakers. This summer, the 13-year NBA veteran approached the San Antonio Spurs, looking for another chance of helping an NBA team with championship hopes. General manager R.C. Buford suggested he play in San Antonio’s June minicamp, […]

The San Antonio Spurs are one of the teams who are known to have a number of international players part of their roster each season. Their lineup last year included Frenchmen Boris Diaw and Tony Parker, Australian Patty Mills, and Argentinian guard Manu Ginobili. The 2016-2017 will be no different as, despite the trade that […]

After seeing his teammate of five years and one of the NBA’s all-time greats announce his retirement last July, the new leader of the San Antonio Spurs, Kawhi Leonard, spoke about how he feels about not having Tim Duncan in their lineup anymore. The usually soft-spoken small forward talked to Melissa Rohlin of the San […]

San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili already knows how long he’ll be playing in the NBA. He told reporters that he uses a simple method to determine when he will walk away from the game. As long as I’m happy and enjoying [basketball] on a daily basis. That’s [been] my goal in the last two or […]

LaMarcus Aldridge has been known as a versatile big man from the day he was drafted back in 2006. His superior footwork, balance and soft touch around the rim make him a nightmare in the post while his excellent range at the four-spot gives defenders even more complications when attempting to guard him. The 6-foot-11 […]

Imagine if Kevin Durant took Kendrick Perkins’ advice. Perkins recently made an appearance on The Vertical Podcast with Adrian Wojnarowski and provided some interesting insight on Durant’s decision to leave the Thunder and join the Warriors. Perkins talked to Durant before he made his decision and actually suggested Durant go somewhere else if he was […]

San Antonio Spurs fans rejoice. The Tim Duncan–Gregg Popovich bromance isn’t done yet, as the newly-retired big man was spotted at their practice facility on Wednesday. Coach Popovich said Monday that Duncan can be “the coach of whatever he feels like.” It seems like the “Big Fundamental” has taken him up on the offer, as […]

It’s a new era for the San Antonio Spurs. The first media day in nearly 20 years without Tim Duncan, the player, took place Monday. Only one of the most successful franchises in all of sports could look this good after losing a Hall of Famer. The Spurs still project to be one of the […]

Aside from being a champion coach and one of the best ever, San Antonio Spurs bench tactician Gregg Popovich has always been known for giving very short, sometimes even one-word answers during interviews. However, things were different when asked to give his take on athletes’ protest of racial violence, started by San Francisco 49ers quarterback, Colin […]

Approximately three months ago, the Golden State Warriors dropped Game 7 of the NBA Finals to the Cleveland Cavaliers, but a retooled roster has fans feeling optimistic for the 2016-17 season. Golden State added even more firepower to the league’s most prolific offense by adding one of the league’s best players in Kevin Durant. The […]

With his playing days now behind him, newly-retired Tim Duncan will reunite with the only man he’s called “coach” for the last 19 years — Gregg Popovich. Duncan already has a full-time offer from the Spurs, and it looks like that may turn into a coaching position. According to Melissa Rohlin of the San Antonio Express-News, “Pop” […]

Gregg Popovich was at a local elementary school in San Antonio doing charity work as he and Patty Mills gave out shoes to the youth. During these events, and given the setting, the atmosphere is supposed to be all hopeful and pleasant. However, one reporter tried to Hail Mary a question relating to the Colin […]

San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich might seem like a grumpy old man who doesn’t know how to have fun most of the time with a dry sense of humor, but he really is a comedian at heart. Earlier this week, Popovich and Patty Mills visited a local elementary school to pass out 200 boxes […]

After seeing his on-court partner-in-crime since 2008, Kevin Durant, leave their team for the Golden State Warriors, who ousted them in a thrilling best-of-seven Western Conference Finals last season, it signifies the start of the Russell Westbrook era and being the Oklahoma City Thunder‘s undisputed leader. With this development, many basketball fans including the Las […]

Some of the greatest players in the NBA were practically unstoppable on a nightly basis. Stories of certain players telling their opponent what move they were about to pull off before they did it, and afterwards doing just that are pretty legendary. Spurs legend Tim Duncan is yet another, but a bit different. Duncan didn’t […]

After a 12-year NBA career and two championships with the San Antonio Spurs, veteran forward Matt Bonner is not ready to hang up his sneakers for good. Now in a race against time, the 36-year-old is waiting for a team to call for his services. He had always wanted to play until he was 40 […]

Training camp is almost here and rosters are rounding out nicely around the league. For the San Antonio Spurs, their newest camp roster addition is Joel Anthony according to Jabari Young of San Antonio Express-News. Despite averaging just 2.2 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 1.1 blocks in 14.7 minutes per game during his nine NBA seasons, […]

The San Antonio Spurs are widely regarded as the model NBA organization. Players, coaches, and other staff members who have had the privilege of earning their spurs, no pun intended, in San Antonio hold a good batting rate of landing a job elsewhere because of that particular pedigree. Recently, the team announced a number of […]

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich has built a somewhat tough and rugged reputation around the league for his no-nonsense approach to the game of basketball — to those who know him, they know he has a soft spot. As evidenced by his post-championship celebrations and candid interviews with TNT sideline reporter Craig Sager, […]

Former New Orleans Pelicans head coach Monty Williams has been named the San Antonio Spurs Vice President of Basketball Operations, according to the team’s official website. Williams spent two years in San Antonio as a player. In his coaching career, he most recently held the title of associate head coach of the Oklahoma City Thunder and was m member of […]

The San Antonio Spurs have a reputation as one of the classiest organizations in all of sports. If they were looking to build on that, it seems that they may have made a good decision on draft night with former Washington Huskies point guard, Dejounte Murray. On Thursday night, the NBA 2K series of video […]

Tim Duncan is definitely a San Antonio Spurs lifer, and his service for the franchise might extend well beyond his already finished playing career. According to Buck Harvey of the San Antonio Express News, there is a strong belief within the Spurs that the future Hall of Famer will eventully take on a new responsibility […]

Tony Parker is no stranger to playing in high altitude. Through the years, the San Antonio Spurs point guard has had his fair share of battles in the Mile High City when visiting the Nuggets. But nothing can prepare him for this recent set-up. Parker joined a group of French players as they went up […]

Tibor Pleiss was on the Utah Jazz last season where he made his official NBA debut. This offseason, he was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for Kendall Marshall. Unfortunately, for Tibor, he was only on the team for a couple of days before he was waived by the team. Tibor Pleiss is a […]

Tim Duncan’s financial adviser was a shady character. Charles Banks was alleged to have mishandled more than $20 million in investments of Duncan’s and after being indicted last week, he has now turned himself in. Tim Duncan's former financial adviser has turned himself in, according to @gmaninfedland. Duncan claims he had $25M stolen from him. […]

After finishing second in last season’s Most Valuable Player voting, it’s safe to say that Kawhi Leonard is a bonafide superstar. The San Antonio Spurs forward had this best campaign in 2015-2016, averaging 21.2 points, 6.8 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.8 steals, and 1.0 block per game. His shooting numbers (50% from the field and 44% […]

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich paid a surprise visit to his old friend Sam Presti at the Oklahoma Center for Community and Justice’s Humanitarian Awards dinner. Presti was being honored as the OCCJ’s 2016 Humanitarian of the Year for his commitment to diversity and inclusion within the Thunder organization. “He’s amongst the people that have […]

Given the success that the San Antonio Spurs and Golden State Warriors have enjoyed, better emphasis on ball movement has been placed by teams now more than ever. The Spurs and Warriors have kept the ball alive most often and it has resulted to wide open looks, especially from long distance. “Wide open” looks have […]

Newly retired San Antonio Spurs legend Tim Duncan was spotted hanging out with the Virgin Islands-based rap group Rock City. A Virgin Islands native, Duncan attended his countrymen’s concert at the AT&T Center in San Antonio and spent some time with them afterward: https://www.instagram.com/p/BJ8F84rBZzL/ He even showed some of his moves as a backup dancer […]

A rivalry between brothers never ends. San Antonio Spurs forward Pau Gasol shared his feelings regarding his NBA 2K17 rating recently, and it had all to do with the fact that he is rated below his brother, Memphis Grizzlies center Marc Gasol. Pau says, smiling, he's a bit pissed his brother Marc has a better […]

Pau Gasol was waiting for the perfect time. His eventual signing with the San Antonio Spurs was apparently always going to happen. Two years ago actually, when Gasol became a free agent and ultimately decided to sign with the Chicago Bulls, he had a chance to go to San Antonio as well. He declined the […]

Carl Landry is looking for a team. According to Darren Wolfson of KSTP Minnesota, there are plenty of suitors for his services. Agree that he'll help someone. Hear Rockets, Spurs, Lakers, Pacers among those interested. No #Twolves, as of now. https://t.co/1n8KzfvwOo — Darren Wolfson (@DWolfsonKSTP) September 3, 2016 Landry is the prototypical energy guy off […]

San Antonio Spurs guard Patty Mills is among the better players in the league standing six feet and below. Just recently, the Australian playmaker posted a photo on Instagram showing himself, back when he was still a baby, alongside his mother and Aussie rugby player Allan “Alfie” Langer. It also included a short but inspirational […]

Coney Island’s own Sebastian Telfair looks to still be at NBA level. According to his agent Joel Bell, the 31-year-old Lincoln High product did well at Spurs and Nets workouts this offseason. Italian Club Torino has shown interest in the NBA journeyman and hopes to bring him along (via basketball insider David Pick). It’s been a […]

The NBA is always evolving, but when it comes to shooting, it’s expanding. The art has earned appreciation with a new focus on small ball, dominating wing play and a barrage of broken three-point records. Of course, you can thank the Golden State Warriors for much of it. Reaching 73 wins is special. 402 three-pointers […]

Sometimes it’s the true acts of kindness that stick with us forever. That was the case for Vitor Galvani, a volunteer Team Liaison at the Rio Olympics that was robbed at knifepoint at a bus stop after working the France-Venezuela game on Aug. 12, as he told Brazil’s O Globo. The 23-year-old volunteer was seen shaken […]