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Victor Wembanyama is already becoming a phenom on and off the NBA court. The San Antonio Spurs rookie is taking the league by storm and was the center of attention at the latest NBA & Sotheby’s Tip-Off auction. Wembanyama’s game-worn jersey from his NBA debut was the hottest item on the more than 60-jersey ledger. […]

There’s every reason to believe that San Antonio Spurs forward Keldon Johnson isn’t paying lip service when he describes his new role. “I roll with the punches and I adapt.” That sounds like a phrase an athlete trying to find his niche would say. “I feel like whatever is needed, that’s what I do.” Similarly, […]

Following a rookie year that provided one of the few bright spots during the 2022-23 San Antonio Spurs season, Malaki Branham, who closed with more than 20 points in three of those final seven games, figures to be a key piece for the Silver and Black going forward. ClutchPoints went one-on-one with the 20th overall […]

Only three times through the first 14 games of his promising San Antonio Spurs career has Victor Wembanyama failed to score at least 12 points, and two of those outings have come against the Los Angeles Clippers. Only once this season has Wemby recorded less than five rebounds. It just happened against the Clips. Ten […]

It’s been a tough go for Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs as of late. Following a strong start to the season marked by two statement victories over the Phoenix Suns, the Spurs have resembled their 2022-23 version much more closely over the past few games, losing eight straight games entering their Monday night […]

The Los Angeles Clippers battled the San Antonio Spurs on Monday night, with the Clippers leading a few minutes into the third quarter. New Clippers acquisition James Harden has brought a different type of energy and vibe to the team, something Clippers star Paul George spoke on recently. Fellow Clippers star Kawhi Leonard made his […]

The Los Angeles Clippers are on the road taking on the San Antonio Spurs Monday night. That normally wouldn’t be notable, but the game marks the return of Kawhi Leonard to San Antonio, five years after he left the Spurs in a drama-fraught situation. Spurs fans certainly haven’t forgotten, and they let Leonard hear about […]

A wild Western Conference showdown will be in the works as the Los Angeles Clippers take on the San Antonio Spurs. Join us for our NBA odds series where our Clippers-Spurs prediction and pick will be revealed. After a long and grueling six-game losing streak, the Clippers finally found a way into the win column with […]

They’re forever linked. Partners for runs to the NBA Finals, including a team performance in 2014 that registers in the annals of basketball lore…to recent losing streaks at the start of seasons that come with tons of excitement. It’s impossible to tell Kawhi Leonard’s story without the San Antonio Spurs. And it’s quite possible that […]

In a season that has already seen a share of bad losses, the San Antonio Spurs just suffered what may have been their worst of the young 2023-24 campaign. Already without star Ja Morant, who is serving a 25-game NBA suspension for flashing a gun on social media during the offseason, the Memphis Grizzlies were […]

In a lighthearted moment ahead of the NBA regular season, Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry shared a hilarious tip-off against rookie sensation Victor Wembanyama. Curry recently spoke about the fun moment. With a mischievous grin, Curry recounted, “The look on everybody’s face when I got in there cuz I tried to keep it […]

San Antonio Spurs rookie phenom Victor Wembanyama has found his groove defensively. Wemby posted a career-high eight blocks in a loss to the Grizzlies. Wembanyama had this to say about his defensive performance. "I see lately [teams go at me] less, and less every game… I see that in the In-Season but even before in […]

The San Antonio Spurs lost their eighth straight game on Saturday night to fall to 3-10 on the season, with the Memphis Grizzlies beating them 120-108. The Spurs, who led by as many as 19 points, threw away another big lead, and lost the fourth quarter of the game 33-14 to ensure they would come […]

The San Antonio Spurs fell 120-108 to the shorthanded Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday night. That loss was the Spurs’ eighth consecutive defeat, leaving them at 3-10 on the young season. After the game, Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich broke down what went wrong, according to Tom Osborn of the San Antonio News-Express: “We just have trouble sustaining. […]

Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr. made one thing clear after the Memphis Grizzlies’ comeback win against the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday: Scary hours are coming. The Grizzlies trailed by as much as 19 points in the showdown, but a strong second half–including a 33-14 fourth quarter–saw them erase that deficit to take the […]

The San Antonio Spurs fell 120-108 to the shorthanded Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday night. But the big story wasn’t the Spurs’ eighth loss in a row, it was Victor Wembanyama’s block party. Despite the loss, Wembanyama put on a show for the Spurs crowd. Wemby had 19 points, 13 rebounds, four assists, and an absurd […]

The Portland Trail Blazers don’t take on the San Antonio Spurs until late December. But that’s not stopping Shaedon Sharpe from talking about dunking on rookie phenom Victor Wembanyama. But while discussing that potential dunk, the Blazers guard hilariously finds out that Wembanyama is quite a bit taller than he originally thought, per Brenna Greene […]

Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs found themselves on the wrong end of a 129-120 loss to the Sacramento Kings Friday night. It continues several trends for the Silver and Black. Their seventh straight setback also signified their third straight defeat in the NBA’s inaugural In-Season Tournament. They’re now 0-2 when playing in their  […]

The Chicago Bulls are not a very good basketball team. They really haven’t been one at all since they acquired DeMar DeRozan to pair with Zach LaVine and Nikola Vucevic save for the first half of the 2021-22 season when Lonzo Ball was healthy. But that was a long time ago, and the Bulls have […]

The NBA season is only in the beginning stages, but trade rumors are already running rampant around Zach LaVine. The Chicago Bulls are currently ranked 12th in the Eastern Conference and LaVine’s future with the organization is unclear. From the sounds of it, teams like he has a few teams on his radar, but the […]

We’re back with yet another prediction and pick for continuing action of the NBA In-Season Tournament. The group stage continues with this primetime matchup down South on ESPN. The Sacramento Kings (6-4) will take on the San Antonio Spurs (3-8) for an exciting tilt between two young teams. Check out our NBA odds series for our Kings-Spurs prediction and […]

“He takes the worst shots ever.” Those are Hall-of- Famer Charles Barkley’s words describing San Antonio Spurs guard Devin Vassell. They came during Tuesday night’s broadcast of the Silver and Black’s blowout to Oklahoma City in a game that doubled as an NBA In-Season Tournament contest for both. Excluding a game at New York in […]

The San Antonio Spurs resume the NBA In-Season Tournament on Friday. Winless in two tournament games so far, they face the Sacramento Kings, the only team in Group C that’s played just one game in the inaugural competition. The Oklahoma City Thunder are the lone team in the group that’s played three tourney games. The Minnesota […]

The San Antonio Spurs have generated major headlines this season so far due to the phenomenal play of rookie sensation Victor Wembanyama. The team has been playing better than most fans and pundits probably expected. Aside from Wembanyama, the Spurs have other promising young players such as Devin Vassell on the roster. Devin Vassell has […]

Perhaps most telling about Victor Wembanyama’s first three weeks in the NBA is that the games that don’t qualify as good, don’t do so because they weren’t great. He scored 18 in a 115-114 October 31 win at Phoenix, put up 20 but didn’t get the ball down the stretch in an overtime loss to […]

This 2023-24 NBA season for the San Antonio Spurs is all about Victor Wembanyama’s rookie campaign. Every Spurs game will highlight and showcase the spectacle of the French phenom. This team does not intend to compete. Though Wembanyama’s talent alone can somehow win them some games and potentially be in the mix for a play-in […]

“F**k this s**t.” It is safe to assume the phrase had never before been uttered on the record by any member of the San Antonio Spurs. It wasn’t said in frustration following Tuesday night’s 36 point loss in Oklahoma City. The expletive sandwich came over the weekend after practice when Jeremy Sochan responded to questions […]

Well, Victor Wembanyama vs. Chet Holmgren should turn into a rivalry that we’ll enjoy for the next decade or so. That’s all we have to look forward to right now. The first official NBA meeting between Wembanyama and Holmgren fell well short of their collective shadows. The San Antonio Spurs flopped again, 123-87 in Oklahoma […]

In a game that featured two of the league’s top rookies — San Antonio Spurs big man Victor Wembanyama and the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Chet Holmgren, Holmgren’s team decisively came out on top. The Spurs were crushed by the Thunder, 123-87, and head coach Gregg Popovich was disappointed in his young squad, according to Jeff […]

Victor Wembanyama carries a seemingly bottomless potential, but he’s still got a lot of learning to do in the NBA — including how to control his temper. The San Antonio Spurs rookie picked up a lesson Tuesday night when he got called for a technical foul after showing a bit of emotion over a foul […]

Victor Wembanyama has been here before. Though he’s set to match up in the NBA with Chet Holmgren for the first time officially in a game Tuesday that’ll also serve as an In-Season Tournament contest, going against the player who comes closest to matching his seven-foot-plus versatility is not foreign to Wemby. 2021 U19 World […]

The San Antonio Spurs take on the Oklahoma City Thunder for another In-Season Tournament game! This game will continue our NBA odds series as we hand out a Spurs-Thunder prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Spurs have now lost five games in a row after dropping […]

Which is worse? That the San Antonio Spurs have lost games by 40, 41, and 21 points this season? Or that they’ve blown leads of 27, 22, and 19? Considering they actually won the November 2 game at the Phoenix Suns that saw them squander a 55-28 second-quarter advantage, and considering the difference of these […]

Add it to the reasons Victor Wembanyama is so intriguing. The 7’4 phenom’s performance in the San Antonio Spurs 118-113 loss to the Miami Heat doesn’t register as one of his best performances to start his NBA career. The top overall pick in June’s NBA Draft shot 8-for-22, including struggling on 2-for-9 from three-point land […]

Some of the best breakthroughs follow seemingly endless adversity. The San Antonio Spurs earnestly hope that this statement also applies to them, as they lost 118-113 to the Miami Heat on Sunday for their fifth-straight loss. They flashed their ample promise most of the contest but once again faltered down the stretch, surrendering a fourth-quarter […]

The San Antonio Spurs were so close to notching a win over last year’s runners-up. Keldon Johnson and Victor Wembanyama looked like they were thriving along with the help of Gregg Popovich’s schematics. Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo, and Duncan Robinson proved to be too much of a challenge for them. Although, there seems to be […]

The Miami Heat are looking for their fifth win in a row as they take on the San Antonio Spurs Sunday night. This game will continue our NBA odds series as we hand out a Heat-Spurs prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Heat started the season […]

San Antonio Spurs point guard Jeremy Sochan is chiming in on the chatter about his transition to a new role. The second-year player posted on X (followed by the emoji that signifies laughter with tears) late Saturday night, responding to a post from a Spurs fan’s comment that Sochan doesn’t believe he can play the […]

The San Antonio Spurs are a work in progress so far during the 2023-2024 season, an exciting blend of young stars and a veteran, proven championship coach in Gregg Popovich. Recently one of the Spurs’ most promising young stars, Jeremy Sochan, dropped a NSFW take on his new role with the Spurs. Another Spurs sidekick […]