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On Thursday, the San Antonio Spurs announced that superstar center Victor Wembanyama would miss the remainder of the season due to deep vein thrombosis in his shoulder. ESPN reported that the blood clot was discovered after Wembanyama returned to San Antonio from All-Star weekend in San Francisco, and thankfully, a full recovery is expected. Now, […]

San Antonio Spurs All-Star Victor Wembanyama is ruled out for the season due to a blood clot. The NBA world reacted to the news shortly after it was released. Wembanyama will miss the remainder of the regular season with a deep vein thrombosis in his right shoulder, per ESPN’s Sham Charania. “Victor Wembanyama has a […]

San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama will miss the remainder of the season due to a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in his right shoulder, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported Thursday. The condition was discovered after Wembanyama returned to San Antonio following his participation in the All-Star Game. Jeff Stotts of In Street Clothes explained that a […]

With the Rising Stars being incorporated into NBA All-Star Sunday night, players and fans alike had mixed emotions after the young stars of the league took the floor. Six-time All-Star Jayson Tatum said he had “mixed emotions” about the Rising Stars playing on Sunday night since it’s supposed to be reserved for the guys that […]

On Thursday afternoon, it was reported by ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania that San Antonio Spurs superstar Victor Wembanyama will miss the remainder of the 2024-25 NBA season with deep vein thrombosis, a form of blood clot, in his right shoulder. The news was confirmed just hours before the Spurs are set to resume their […]

In what has been the most surprising news coming back from All-Star break, San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama will miss the remainder of the season with a deep vein thrombosis in his right shoulder, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. “Victor Wembanyama has a form of a blood clot in the right shoulder. He is […]

The San Antonio Spurs’ trade for De’Aaron Fox struck two chords with Spurs fans and most of the basketball world. General belief is that the organization has just given Victor Wembanyama a perfect mate. But another prevailing thought is that a Spurs team that was very much in the mix within the Play-in would have […]

Fans in Austin, Texas, may miss a chance to see Victor Wembanyama play in person, while basketball fans everywhere may not get to see the San Antonio Spurs phenom go toe to toe vs. Phoenix Suns superstar Kevin Durant. The Spurs list Wemby as “Doubtful” for Thursday’s game because of “Injury/Illness.” The match-up against a […]

It may not look like the most crucial game in the Western Conference standings when the San Antonio Spurs host the Phoenix Suns. However, it has some special meaning for Kevin Durant, who will get to play a game on his old home court when he went to the University of Texas. This game will […]

NBA 2K25 Season 5 Details have arrived, with the latest season headlined by San Antonio Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama. NBA 2K25 Season 5 features new content for MyCAREER and MyTEAM players. Furthermore, you can expect 80 new rewards, split across both modes, which players can unlock when Season 5 releases. Without further ado, here’s everything we […]

As the San Antonio Spurs hovered around the .500 mark for most of this season, Victor Wembanyama’s brilliance carried the day most of the way. On the other spectrum, the team’s youth and lack of consistency dominated other portions of the year. But no matter the specifics, on any given night through the first two […]

San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama is unquestionably a candidate to become the next face of the NBA. In fact, even Anthony Edwards recently said that Wembanyama could earn the title. During a recent ESPN First Take segment, however, Stephen A. Smith said that he doesn’t believe that “an international player can be the face […]

Right now, a lot of people think that Victor Wembanyama is the face of the NBA because he is the future of the NBA. It’s a fair take as Wembanyama is unlike any other player that we have ever seen in the league. He hasn’t seen a lot of success with the San Antonio Spurs […]

San Antonio Spurs talented big man Victor Wembanyama can practically do it all on the court. Even at his size, Wembanyama can defend multiple positions, make shots from way out in the perimeter and handle the rock in open space or in traffic. But there’s one player in his eyes he believes to have the […]

Given the reaction, it’s not a stretch to say that a good portion of the basketball world didn’t take to the new NBA All-Star Game format. Don’t count Victor Wembanyama among those folks. The San Antonio Spurs superstar left All-Star Weekend with a good first experience. “It was better than I expected,” the 2023 top […]

Stephon Castle had himself a busy NBA All-Star Weekend, between the Rising Stars Challenge, the Slam Dunk Contest and the All-Star Games. But while the San Antonio Spurs young standout’s plate was fuller than most, he still had what he calls a triumphant debut. “As a rookie, I feel like that was definitely a successful […]

After Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander shared his less-than-ideal take on the NBA’s new All-Star Game format, he spoke on his impressions of San Antonio Spurs All-Star Victor Wembanyama. In his second All-Star Game, Gilgeous-Alexander scored 12 points on a perfect 5-of-5 attempts in a 41-32 win against Kenny’s Young Stars. Then, he finished […]

Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic had some playful fun with fellow All-Star San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama in the locker room ahead of Wembanyama’s first All-Star game at Oracle Arena on Sunday. As Wembanyama shared that reading a book is a personal pre-game tradition, Jokic’s humorous reaction quickly went viral. In a video posted […]

Fed up by all the casual, stakes-free basketball being played during All-Star Weekend, Victor Wembanyama made it a point to bring the requisite intensity that would help drum up interest yet again in the All-Star Game. The San Antonio Spurs star vowed to be all business during the weekend, and it certainly showed as he […]

For those who’ve followed the early portion of San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama’s career, his approach sticks out as much as, maybe more than, his skill set and size. Though NBA All-Star Weekend is anything but serious business around basketball circles, the phenom from France pays no mind to that. “I don’t need any […]

As has historically been the case during NBA All-Star Weekends of the very recent past, the level of effort and intensity displayed by its participants was bound to become a big story coming out of the weekend. So needless to say, the NBA couldn’t have been thrilled when the first thing that fans saw when […]

NBA All-Star Saturday Night is supposed to be a welcome form of entertainment, a source of comfort for sports fans who want to see their favorite players compete in a looser setting. “Compete” is the operative word, though. Victor Wembanyama and Chris Paul of the San Antonio Spurs were definitely focused on winning, but their […]

Despite being one of the most popular players in the NBA, Anthony Edwards continues to endorse San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama as the future of the league. At the 2025 NBA All-Star weekend, the Minnesota Timberwolves guard heaped praise upon the former No. 1 pick before facing him in the inaugural tournament-style format. At […]

The old saying goes that time heals all wounds, but apparently, 13 days isn’t enough time to heal the wound that general manager Nico Harrison opened up in the hearts of Dallas Mavericks fans who expected to watch Luka Doncic win awards and titles over the next decade. Doncic was traded to the Los Angeles […]

Victor Wembanyama continues to follow the supremely promising trajectory that so many mapped out for him when he first broke out on the international basketball scene a few years ago. He is improving in practically all aspects of his game and is the favorite to win Defensive Player of the Year honors in just his […]

San Antonio Spurs rookie Stephon Castle is having an incredible first season, and he drove that point home Friday night by winning the Rising Stars Game MVP at NBA All-Star Weekend. After leading his Team C to victory and earning a berth to play in Sunday’s All-Star game tournament, Castle sent a warning to his […]

San Antonio Spurs guard Stephon Castle called his shot for the dunk contest after winning MVP for the Rising Stars Game. The star rookie filled the stat sheet in Team C’s 40-34 semifinal win over Team T and led his squad with eleven points in the final in the 25-14 victory over Team G. Castle […]

The Rising Stars Game has come to a close, but the showpiece of the opening night of NBA All-Star Weekend delivered the drama. After Team C cruised in its semifinal and Team G League pulled off a stunner to make the final, it was Dalton Knecht, Stephon Castle and Team C who took home the […]

The NBA All-Star break is here and teams like the San Antonio Spurs, Los Angeles Lakers and others finally get to take a breather before they reconvene and make their final push towards the playoffs. Superstars like Victor Wembanyama don’t get to take a break from basketball completely, as they will be competing in the […]

The Sacramento Kings have moved on with their season, as De’Aaron Fox is now on the San Antonio Spurs. That hasn’t stopped Kings fans from heckling Fox, especially after he allegedly unfollowed Domantas Sabonis on Instagram.  An Instagram user asked Fox why he unfollowed Sabonis, with the Spurs’ guard responding with “Don’t care to see […]

When the San Antonio Spurs traded for De’Aaron Fox earlier this month, it seemed like the kind of move that could catapult Victor Wembanyama and company past the Play-in race and into the NBA playoffs. Though they’ve lost five of their last 18 games, it could still happen. Here’s what is certain now, though. Reaching […]

BOSTON – Coming into Wednesday night, Boston Celtics wing Torrey Craig hadn’t played since the final days of 2024—and that was back when he was with the Chicago Bulls. However, he didn’t skip a beat in Beantown, posting a strong debut during the Celtics’ 116-103 win over the San Antonio Spurs. His performance was celebrated […]

Throughout most of this NBA season, the San Antonio Spurs have hovered around the .500 mark. But since the start of February, they’ve dipped to their worst mark of the year a couple of times. Past the midway point of the 2024-2025 campaign and as we approach the All-Star break, Victor Wembanyama, De’Aaron Fox and […]

The San Antonio Spurs head into a matchup with the Boston Celtics, sitting three games back of a spot in the play-in. It won’t be easy ground to make up, as the teams they are chasing all got better at the trade deadline. One team on their radar to catch is the Dallas Mavericks, who […]

Following the San Antonio Spurs 131-121 victory vs. the Washington Wizards, Victor Wembanyama shared an amusing anecdote he overheard regarding his new teammate De’Aaron Fox. In talking about the impact that the former All-Star is already having with the Spurs just four games in, Wemby departed from X’s and O’s and strategy. He started to […]

The Boston Celtics did their best snowbird impression on Monday night, leaving the New England cold and making themselves at home in Florida at the Kaseya Center en route to a 103-85 beatdown of the Miami Heat. The Celtics have won seven straight games in the Heat’s building (including the playoffs) and are a league-best […]

The San Antonio Spurs are pushing to make the playoffs as soon as this season, if their trade for De’Aaron Fox is any indication. It may be an uphill climb from here, but the Spurs are doing their best to make the play-in race out West that much more interesting. On Monday night, the Spurs […]

Comfortably in second place, the Memphis Grizzlies were relatively quiet through the NBA Trade Deadline. However, Santi Aldama knows the Grizzlies will need to evolve to stay ahead of the curve. The Western Conference’s middle class is a gauntlet, with teams like the San Antonio Spurs, Dallas Mavericks, Phoenix Suns, and Golden State Warriors fighting […]

For a second straight night the San Antonio Spurs had the ball as the fourth quarter clock struck zero. And for the second straight night Mitch Johnson’s team failed to capitalize. The Silver and Black blew six-point lead in the final three minutes, and Victor Wembanyama missed at the buzzer in a 112-111 loss at […]