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The Toronto Raptors currently find themselves in a 2-0 hole. In what has clearly been a mismatch of a series, the Cleveland Cavaliers have defeated the Raptors by an average margin of 25.0 points during the first two games of the Eastern Conference Finals. The Cavaliers’ total margin of victory of 50 points through the […]

Nate McMillan was officially hired as the new Indiana Pacers head coach just a couple of days ago. McMillan joins an organization with a lot of nice assets including Paul George, Monta Ellis, and Myles Turner. McMillan went on Sirius XM Radio yesterday to talk about Turner and had an interesting comparison for him. 'Very […]

The San Antonio Spurs have long been lauded for their consistency. They’ve managed to stay in contention without missing the playoffs for the last 19 seasons. That’s a monumental accomplishment that’s very difficult to match. Even the best teams of the decades have gone through rebuilding stages by varying degrees, but none ever stayed this […]

With the Spurs exiting the playoffs at the hands of the Thunder on Thursday, speculation has begun on whether San Antonio veterans Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili will retire. The one person who might know is their head coach, Gregg Popovich, but not even he is filled in on the legendary Spurs players’ plans. Popovich […]

After being eliminated from the playoffs, Tim Duncan’s future in the NBA is uncertain and as this point, as he has not made a decision about retirement yet. In honor of Duncan’s legacy, Draymond Green recently wrote in his diary for The Undefeated about his experiences playing against Old Man Riverwalk. Draymond is known for […]

It’s been 40 full years since the ABA played its final game, but Julius Erving believes its legacy still lives on in today’s NBA. Erving was involved in the ABA’s final contest on May 13th, 1976. Dr. J’s New York Nets defeated the Denver Nuggets in the 1976 Finals, the second championship of Erving’s ABA career. […]

It wouldn’t shock anyone if Gregg Popovich was a little salty on Thursday night. After all, the San Antonio Spurs were dominated in an elimination game versus the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 6. The Thunder led by as many as 28 points, a shocker considering the Spurs won 67 games during the regular season. […]

The San Antonio Spurs were just bounced from the playoffs by the Oklahoma City Thunder, but 14-year veteran guard Manu Ginobili isn’t ready to say whether he’ll retire or not. A four-time NBA champion and two-time All-Star, Ginobili averaged just 9.6 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 3.1 assists per game during the regular season, his lowest […]

Tim Duncan‘s illustrious career may be over. While he has stayed mum on that subject, the Spurs legend did recently speak with former teammate Bruce Bowen in an ESPN piece about being a veteran in the league. In that interview, Duncan did not shy away from addressing his difficulty connecting with the younger NBA players. […]

With the Spurs being eliminated Thursday in Game 6 of the Western Conference Semifinals against the Thunder, many are speculating that Tim Duncan could retire. But he isn’t the only San Antonio veteran that could hang it up this season. According to ESPN’s Marc Spears, Andre Miller – the oldest active NBA player at 40 […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder knocked out the San Antonio Spurs in Game 6, 113-99, on Thursday, moving on to the Western Conference Finals to face off against the Warriors. The slight upset led to a mix of shock, excitement, and nostalgia on social media, as many predict this will be the end of the Spurs’ […]

For the last few months, most of the NBA world assumed that the Golden State Warriors and San Antonio Spurs would play for the right to go to the NBA Finals. The Oklahoma City Thunder were great all season, but the odds still fell in the Spurs’ favor. As the saying goes, that’s why you […]

The San Antonio Spurs played their worst basketball at the worst possible time, getting run out of the building in the first half of Game 6 against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday night. By the time they found their rhythm in the fourth quarter it was too late, and now they’ll be watching the […]

Despite a late surge in the fourth quarter, the San Antonio Spurs were unable to dig themselves out of a huge first half deficit as they were eliminated by the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 6, 113-99. After the final buzzer sounded a number of OKC players, including Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant, came to […]

Now that the Spurs have been eliminated by the Thunder, everyone is speculating whether or not Tim Duncan will stay and play another season. To clear the air, Tim Duncan spoke with reporters after the game and revealed his plans. Duncan who has now turned 40 years of age has played through it all and […]

After the Thunder eliminated Spurs on Thursday night, Tim Duncan‘s future and career in the NBA is currently undetermined. Many speculate that tonight’s game will be Duncan’s last time stepping onto the court. After the game, Kevin Durant payed tribute to the legend and future Hall of Famer with an epic embrace. https://vine.co/v/i2wLxqALEEt [button width=”full” […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder dominated the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday night and officially eliminated the Spurs from the playoffs after taking the series 4-2. The Spurs were highly favored in this series and this could be perhaps Tim Duncan’s final game. Gregg Popovich was not pleased with the Spurs’ performance and roasted the Spurs’ […]

Classic Pop strikes again. Coach Gregg Popovich is known for giving short, simple answers to reporters who ask obvious questions. Sometimes it comes in the form of a one liner, and sometimes in the form of straight faced sarcasm. Prior to tonight’s match up between San Antonio and OKC with his team on the brink of […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder have a chance to advance to the Western Conference Finals tonight with a home victory over the San Antonio Spurs. The Thunder would set up a meeting against the defending champion Golden State Warriors. The Spurs, who could be playing their final game in the Tim Duncan-era, are looking to win […]

The ending to Game 5 of the second round series between the San Antonio Spurs and the Oklahoma City Thunder wasn’t exactly pretty (unless you’re a Thunder fan). While not as crazy as the final moments of Game 2, the final two minutes last night were pretty sloppy for the officials as well as the players. […]

Tim Duncan is one of the most esteemed basketball players to ever take the court. The future Hall of Famer has won five NBA championships with the San Antonio Spurs, he’s gone to the All-Star game 15 times, he’s twice won the league’s Most Valuable Player award, and he has received numerous other honors earned throughout his […]

The Spurs and Thunder are immersed in an intense battle on the court in the second round of the playoffs, but sideline reporter Craig Sager is waging a much more serious fight. A few months ago, Sager revealed that his leukemia had returned and doctors were only giving him three to six months to live. Fans, […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder stole a second game on the San Antonio Spurs‘ home court this series to take a 3-2 lead into Game 6. With less than nine seconds remaining, Russell Westbrook clinched the win after after scoring a layup when a foul by Kawhi Leonard was not called by the official. Leonard and […]

While the Golden State Warriors controlled center stage throughout the NBA season, the San Antonio Spurs were mercilessly dominant as well. They became the 12th team t0 win at least 67 games in a season, owning a 40-1 record at home while flexing their muscles on the road as well. A large piece of San Antonio’s […]

During the San Antonio Spurs‘ 111-97 Game 4 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, Tim Duncan didn’t seem much action. The future Hall of Famer played only 12 minutes in the game, and didn’t even have one field goal attempt. Tim Duncan was held without a shot for the 1st time in his career (regular […]

Okay, this isn’t totally a true triangle offensive set set like we saw with Michael Jordan‘s Bulls or Shaq and Kobe‘s Lakers, but it’s close enough and it would surely make Phil Jackson proud. The San Antonio Spurs do a number of amazing things on the court, and their play has been dubbed ‘beautiful basketball’, because of […]

There is no doubt LaMarcus Aldridge was a very good player for the Portland Trail Blazers. Before signing with the San Antonio Spurs, Aldridge had spent the first nine years of his career in Portland. Along the way, he became a four-time All-Star and was named to three All-NBA teams while a member of the […]

Following the Oklahoma City Thunder’s loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Friday night, Russell Westbrook took full blame for the defeat. Although the Thunder lost just 100-96 to the Spurs, Westbrook’s inefficient shooting on 31 attempts is what really did them in. Not only did the 6-foot-3 guard miss 21 total shot attempts, he […]

While Kevin Durant will be a free agent this summer, it doesn’t mean money will be the determining factor in his decision. The 27-year-old forward commented on San Antonio Spurs forward David West, who took a pay cut in order to sign with the Spurs for less than $1.5 million this season, via Anthony Slater […]

You can officially count another free agent in the coaching market. The Memphis Grizzlies announced early Saturday morning that they dismissed Dave Joerger of his coaching duties. Marc J. Spears of ESPN stated that the team was tired of Joerger’s lack of commitment to the franchise: Grizzlies got tired of Dave Joerger not being committed to […]

Boris Diaw has been one of the best role players in the NBA for years, and he’s a fundamental part of what makes the San Antonio Spurs so successful. In the paint, Diaw takes on centers and power forwards much bigger than him, and if he needs to, he can step out to utilize his […]

Even in the thick of a tightly contested playoff series, Kevin Durant can’t escape rumors about his impending free agency. Earlier this morning, it was reported that the San Antonio Spurs, the team Durant and his Thunder are currently playing in Western Conference’s second round, are intrigued by KD and plan to pursue him this […]

The Kevin Durant sweepstakes are heating up big time. The most likely outcome is that KD stays in Oklahoma City and all of these other rumors are exactly that; just rumors. Still, a number of incredibly stacked teams are reportedly interested in adding the Thunder sharp shooter to their arsenal, and they’re going to make […]

On Tuesday, the talk of Monday night’s bizarre ending to the Spurs –Thunder game was still a buzzing topic across the league because of a blown call that happened within a hand’s distance of a referee, who was watching the play. After some private time reviewing it away from the crowd and media, The National Basketball Referees Association (NBRA) […]

You’ve heard all about the final sequence of the Thunder and Spurs‘ Game 2 playoff game by now. From Dion Waiters elbowing Manu Ginobili, coaches Gregg Popovich and Billy Donovan commenting in the press conference, OKC center Steven Adams getting grabbed by a fan while the game was still going, Waiters’ savage one-liner after the […]

The story dominating the NBA’s collective attention currently is the wild finish to Game 2 between the San Antonio Spurs and the Oklahoma City Thunder. There were probably four different fouls or violations that could’ve been called in the last 14 seconds as total madness unfolded on the court. Even if you saw it last […]

A lot has been made of the final few seconds of Game 2 between the San Antonio Spurs and the Oklahoma City Thunder. It was indeed a crazy, crazy finish. Dion Waiters appeared to throw an elbow at Manu Ginobili while attempting to inbound the ball in a one-point game with under 14 seconds to […]

We’ve already heard Dion Waiters’ opinion on the wild finish between the San Antonio Spurs and the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday night. Now, it’s time to hear from the other man involved in the controversial inbounds pass. With under 14 seconds to play, Waiters threw an elbow at Manu Ginobili while throwing the ball […]

Dion Waiters called it immediately. While most of the basketball world raised their fists to the sky with outrage after an offensive foul wasn’t called on Waiters for throwing an elbow at Manu Ginobili while inbounding the ball in the final moments of Game 2, a few others took a closer look at the action. […]