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San Antonio Spurs legends Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili and David Robinson presented him into the Naismith Hall of Fame this summer. Had a fifth chair been set next to the podium during Gregg Popovich’s enshrinement speech, it’s not a bad assumption that it wouldn’t have been reserved for Kawhi Leonard. But Pop’s legacy […]

For a second straight game, Victor Wembanyama – not Wembanyana – and the San Antonio Spurs stayed close but couldn’t get over the hump against a Western Conference team expected to contend. A 118-112 loss at the Golden State Warriors is the Spurs 11th straight loss, though Wemby was again solid. Wembanyama scored 22 points, […]

The San Antonio Spurs have now lost 11 straight games after bowing to the Golden State Warriors on Friday. Unsurprisingly, guard Devin Vassell couldn’t help but be frustrated with their current slump. Vassell came off the bench in the NBA In-Season Tournament game and led the Spurs with 24 points on top of four rebounds […]

The Golden State Warriors beat the San Antonio Spurs 118-112 on Friday at Chase Center, keeping their long-shot hopes of advancing to the elimination round of the in-season tournament alive. Here are three instant, in-depth reactions from the Warriors’ much-needed win over Victor Wembanyama and the bottom-dwelling Spurs. Moses Moody shines as spot starter Draymond […]

One of the main selling points of Victor Wembanyama is a player is his freakish dimensions that warp the hardwood. Standing at 7’4″ with an 8’0″ wingspan, the San Antonio Spurs rookie is simply one of the most skilled players the league has ever seen relative to his incredible height and length. But Golden State […]

He’s certainly not the San Antonio Spurs most high profile figure. He’s not their leading scorer, nor is he their best defensive player. In fact, even though he’s just 23 years old, no one expects him to be the team’s go-to guy in the future. But, right now, and perhaps, for this entire season, Devin […]

The San Antonio Spurs are trying to put an end to their 10-game losing streak as they visit the Golden State Warriors. Below we will continue with our NBA odds series as we hand out a Spurs-Warriors prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Spurs were playing […]

The San Antonio Spurs are in the midst of a massive free fall as Victor Wembanyama’s team has dropped 10 games in a row. This comes after the Spurs won three of their first five games, which included a pair of impressive victories over Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns. As promising as San Antonio […]

A day that started with one of the San Antonio Spurs’ best players telling the media that the team held a players-only meeting ended with head coach Gregg Popovich taking the public address announcer’s microphone during that night’s game vs. the Los Angles Clippers to chastise fans for booing former Spurs star Kawhi Leonard. The […]

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich went viral on Wednesday during their showdown with the Los Angeles Clippers after he took a microphone mid-game and asked the fans to stop booing Kawhi Leonard. In his message to the fans, Coach Pop told the Spurs faithful that being rude to their rivals is not something […]

Count former NFL superstar quarterback Tom Brady as fans of San Antonio Spurs Gregg Popovich’s surprising decision to call out San Antonio fans Wednesday night against Kawhi Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers. The former New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers signal-caller commented on a Bleacher Report Instagram post of Popovich asking the crowd […]

Just when people thought they had seen it all in the NBA, San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich made them witness a new one when he grabbed the mic late in the second quarter of Wednesday night’s game against the Los Angeles Clippers and pleaded for his team’s fans to tone down on the […]

In a stunning move, San Antonio Spurs Hall of Fame coach Gregg Popovich grabbed the public address announcer’s microphone during the second quarter of Wednesday night’s game versus the Los Angeles Clippers at the Frost Bank Center. With former Spurs star Kawhi Leonard at the free throw line and fans booing as they consistently have […]

The San Antonio Spurs are just 3-11 on the young NBA season, which has tempered the hype surrounding first overall pick Victor Wembanyama, the 7-foot-4 star center known as ‘Wemby.’ Wembanyama received a surprising comparison to Phoenix Suns center Bol Bol from NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal a few weeks, back, which caused Charles Barkley to […]

It’s been five years since, perhaps, the single worst trade in San Antonio Spurs history. Mind you, the organization once parted ways with local icon and Hall of Famer George Gervin. And over the years San Antonio has been on the wrong end of some lopsided deals. But sending Kawhi Leonard to the Toronto Raptors […]

The San Antonio Spurs look to end their nine-game losing streak as they host the Los Angeles Clippers. This game will continue our NBA odds series as we hand out a Clippers-Spurs prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Clippers are 5-7 this season, but two of […]

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 […]