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San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama left Wednesday night’s rematch against the New York Knicks in the fourth quarter after suffering an apparent left knee injury but returned to the bench in time to celebrate the team’s 134-132 victory. The 7-foot-5 center, who scored 31 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in just 24 minutes, has […]

Victor Wembanyama appeared to have suffered a lower-body injury in the fourth quarter of Wednesday night’s game at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio between the San Antonio Spurs and the New York Knicks. A video replay showed Wembanyama getting hurt after trying to go for a rebound. Wembanyama immediately fell to the floor in […]

The San Antonio Spurs came into their game against the New York Knicks on Wednesday looking to snap a two-game losing streak. As of publication, the Spurs were trailing by double digits early in the third quarter. But Spurs stars Victor Wembanyama and Stephon Castle gave the home crowd something to cheer about when the […]

The San Antonio Spurs have opened eyes with victories against some of the best teams in the NBA through the first two months of the season. While three wins vs. the Oklahoma City Thunder headline their season, they’ve also captured road wins at the Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Lakers, as well as beaten the […]

Victor Wembanyama returned from injury on Dec. 13. If the date’s not easy to remember, the event is. That night, his San Antonio Spurs handed the Oklahoma City Thunder only their second loss through 26 games. Wemby didn’t start in that NBA Cup semifinal and wouldn’t in either of the second and third victories against […]

San Antonio Spurs star guard Stephon Castle is listed as questionable on the team’s injury report a day ahead of a New Year’s Eve match-up with the New York Knicks. The Spurs indicate the second-year guard is dealing with a left thumb strain. A strain in Castle’s left hip caused him to miss nine games […]

The San Antonio Spurs have dropped two straight games to teams near the bottom or just outside the NBA playoff picture. While that’s been commonplace over their last several years, including their last two with Victor Wembanyama, it’s been an eye-opening experience for a Silver and Black core dominated by youth. Head Coach Mitch Johnson […]

Following three wins vs. the Oklahoma City Thunder, including two in three days, the San Antonio Spurs shot up to the top of everyone’s radar. Two games later, they’re failing to meet expectations with the makings of an unexpected losing streak. It’s left Victor Wembanyama in search of balance. ClutchPoints asked the generational talent if […]

Victor Wembanyama connected with Stephon Castle for an incredible highlight as the Area 51 duo during the San Antonio Spurs’ matchup against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday night. Wembanyama and Castle are going through their second season together on the Spurs. They formed the Area 51 nickname as a direct reference to combining their respective […]

When the San Antonio Spurs added Luke Kornet in NBA Free Agency, the move was universally applauded. The team’s big-man rotation was easily a sore spot. Truthfully, it was the weakest part of their roster once you got past Victor Wembanyama. But what hardly anyone anticipated is what Kornet’s signing would mean. That includes Kornet. […]

After handing the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder its third loss in 12 days, Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs coughed up an 11-point lead in the fourth quarter of a 127-114 loss to the Utah Jazz. The disappointing loss, following the Spurs’ two consecutive blowout wins against the Thunder, snaps an eight-game win streak. […]

The San Antonio Spurs have been rolling recently, having defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder three times in a two-week stretch, before falling back to Earth with a recent home loss to the Utah Jazz. Victor Wembanyama is still on a minutes restriction on the heels of his return from injury, coming off the bench for […]

Throughout the first two months of the 2025-26 NBA season, nobody has been able to stop the Oklahoma City Thunder. The defending champions steamrolled through their schedule entering December, and it appeared as if the Thunder would remain atop the NBA power rankings the entire year… that is, until they ran into the San Antonio […]

The San Antonio Spurs are one of the hottest teams in the league, and it’s been hard for any team to stop them as of late. Their next opponent will be the Cleveland Cavaliers, who are on a two-game losing streak and are looking to find some momentum before the end of the calendar year. […]

Dylan Harper pulled off a viral poster dunk over Kyle Filipowski during the San Antonio Spurs’ matchup against the Utah Jazz on Saturday night. Harper is going through the first year of his NBA career with the Spurs. He has impressed as a spark plug off the bench, shining with his two-way talents as a […]

The San Antonio Spurs have been making their case for the best team in the NBA following three straight wins against the Oklahoma City Thunder, including their Christmas Day matchup. The main reason why the Spurs can make that claim is the continued ascension of Victor Wembanyama as a franchise superstar. During the Spurs game […]

Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault offered an update on Nikola Topic after the rookie participated in pregame shootaround before the previous two home games at the Paycom Center, following his testicular cancer diagnosis. Fans were thrilled to see Topic on the floor during Thunder pregame shootaround. Daigneault commended Topic’s approach amid cancer treatment, […]

After losing to the San Antonio Spurs for a third time in 12 days, Oklahoma City Thunder coach Mark Daigneault has had more than a day to digest what went awry for the defending champions. During his postgame media availability, Daigneault gave Victory Wembanyama and the Spurs their flowers, while emphasizing San Antonio’s approach extends […]

While All-Star Jalen Williams compares the San Antonio Spurs to the 2023-24 Oklahoma City Thunder, Alex Caruso sees a reflection of last year’s championship team. Williams’ take on the Spurs dominating the Thunder in two of three games over 12 days came off as pretentious, comparing a team, on the heels of a Christmas Day […]

San Antonio Spurs star De’Aaron Fox is listed on the injury report ahead of the team’s game against the Utah Jazz on Saturday night. So, is Fox playing tonight vs. the Jazz? Fox’s injury status was initially in question, but he has been ruled out due to left adductor tightness/illness, per the NBA injury report. […]

A third-straight San Antonio Spurs victory vs. the Oklahoma City Thunder has turned the NBA on its head. When the two teams met on Dec. 13, OKC had just matched the best 25-game start in NBA history. Less than two weeks later, Victor Wembanyama and company have not only beaten the defending champs three times, […]

What’s been the secret to the San Antonio Spurs domination of the Oklahoma City Thunder? Victor Wembanyama isn’t telling. “We learned a lot on the tactical side, but I don’t want to say too much about it. I want to keep some for us, but we definitely got some intelligence after playing them so much.” […]

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma City Thunder met its number one contender and biggest threat to repeating as NBA champions in the San Antonio Spurs. After winning six of eight games without All-Star Victor Wembanyama, the Spurs beat the Thunder not once, not twice, but three times in December, including a 20-point blowout two days […]

The NBA owns Christmas Day, regardless of what other leagues try to do to assert their dominance on the 25th of December. That was pretty evident on Thursday, as all five Christmas Day games in the NBA delivered compelling storylines and must-see action. This marquee five-game slate Santa Claus gave us started with a two-point […]

As the NBA world continues to react to the San Antonio Spurs go 3-0 against the Oklahoma City Thunder in December, ESPN’s Kendrick Perkins is calling out Chet Holmgren. Between All-Star Victor Wembanyama dismissing any comparisons to the Thunder’s 7-footer, and an abysmal performance in a 117-102 loss on Christmas Day, Holmgren has struggled in […]

OKLAHOMA CITY — All-Star Jalen Williams saw a younger version of himself and the Oklahoma City Thunder amid the San Antonio Spurs’ 117-102 win on Christmas Day. After Williams stated the obvious about the Spurs’ All-Star center, Victor Wembanyama, and his defensive presence, he commended San Antonio’s collective offensive approach. The manner in which the […]

OKLAHOMA CITY — For the third time in two weeks, the San Antonio Spurs defeated head coach Mark Daigneault and the Oklahoma City Thunder with a limited Victor Wembanyama, coming off the bench, in a 117-102 Christmas Day loss. With that kind of successful ratio, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander considers the Spurs a better team than the […]

OKLAHOMA CITY — For Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star forward Jalen Williams, San Antonio Spurs All-Star center Victor Wembanyama’s impact in a 117-102 Christmas Day loss was stating the obvious, according to his postgame press conference. Before All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander declared the Spurs a better team than the Thunder, Williams discussed Wembanyama’s disruptive approach as to […]

OKLAHOMA CITY — For the third time in two weeks, the San Antonio Spurs defeated All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder in a 117-102 win. While some considered the Thunder’s Christmas Day matchup against the Spurs a must-win, Gilgeous-Alexander revealed what a third loss in two weeks to the Spurs means. For Gilgeous-Alexander, the Spurs […]

As the San Antonio Spurs face the Oklahoma City Thunder in their Christmas Day matchup Thursday afternoon, Spurs star Victor Wembanyama delivered a brief but animated reaction during a key first-half moment. Midway through the second quarter, Wembanyama fouled Thunder center Chet Holmgren as Holmgren went to the free-throw line. After Holmgren missed the attempt, […]

Former NBA player Kendrick Perkins believes the Oklahoma City Thunder face a critical psychological test on Christmas Day when they host the San Antonio Spurs, framing the matchup as a must-win despite Oklahoma City’s status as the defending champions. Perkins shared his assessment Thursday on ESPN’s Get Up, emphasizing confidence, momentum and postseason implications as […]

NBA on Christmas Day games are among the most important in basketball. The league pairs up the best teams in the biggest rivalries, and teams usually deliver with iconic performances. All of these teams playing on Dec. 25, 2025, are primed to contend for the NBA Finals, and Christmas Day games could preview that. However, […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder have the best record in the league once again, as they are currently 26-4. Funny enough, three of those losses have come in the past five games, and two of them have been at the hands of the San Antonio Spurs. The Spurs have shown this season that they are not […]

The San Antonio Spurs are gearing up for a Christmas Day showdown with the Oklahoma City Thunder, the second time they have faced them in three days. So far, the Spurs have beaten the Thunder twice this month. Going into the matchup, they have received the greatest gift ever, as the Spurs’ injury report is […]

The San Antonio Spurs will enter Christmas Day with a 22-7 record, good for the second spot in the Western Conference. With a battle with the Thunder on tap, some have speculated about how good this team really is. Paul Pierce recently appeared on the No Fouls Given Podcast and stated that he believed that […]

After a 130-110 victory against All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander the Oklahoma City Thunder, San Antonio Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama set the record straight about a rivalry with the defending champions. Wembanyama and the Spurs handed the Thunder its worst loss of the season. In a game where Oklahoma City faced it first 20+ point deficit, San Antonio […]

Following a 130-110 victory vs. the Oklahoma City Thunder, the San Antonio Spurs continue to sit second in the Western Conference. Victor Wembanyama and company have now handed OKC two of their four losses (both in the span of just a week and a half) to pull to within just three losses of the defending […]

Following the worst loss of the season, Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault says the San Antonio Spurs’ “statement” win gives his team plenty to learn from between now and Christmas Day. After Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander received “Flopper” chants from Spurs fans, perhaps some home cooking at the Paycom Center will help the […]

The Frost Bank Center got a great show, as the San Antonio Spurs defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 130-110, showing dominance against the team with the best record in the NBA. On a night where Victor Wembanyama did not do much, the Spurs still thrived. Instead, Keldon Johnson and Stephon Castle dominated, and this is […]