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The NBA’s San Antonio Spurs franchise has existed for quite some time now. Its first season in the NBA came all the way back in the 1976-77 season, as the Spurs were one of several ABA teams to join the NBA in the NBA-ABA merger. During their four-plus-decades of existence in the NBA, the Spurs […]

Professional athletes that just got newly drafted tend to make a habit of making exorbitant life decisions. Some go for a fancy car while others immediately try to help their family out by buying them a house. Other choices may be purely cosmetic and influenced by people in the league. This is exactly what San […]

They say fame can change a man, but Victor Wembanyama has a solid foundation that suggests he will not lose sight of his values or priorities. All bets are off when it comes to his physical appearance, though. The San Antonio Spurs rookie is already rocking a drastically different hairstyle, one that might be inspired […]

San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama is looking to take the NBA world by storm in his first season. As the NBA offseason progresses, Victor Wembanyama is taking care of his off the court opportunities while he can, as he and Nike basketball have teased his ‘Extraterrestrial’ campaign, via Nike Basketball. Who knew aliens wore […]

There’s no secret that San Antonio Spurs youngster Victor Wembanyana will be coming into the league as one of, if not the most hyped up rookie of all time. And his NBA 2K24 rating certainly reflects that. Wembanyama, despite not playing a single minute in the NBA, will be coming into the game as an […]

Being above the height of 7-foot-3 makes an NBA player an instant fan favorite. This is exactly how it panned out for Tacko Fall when he received chants to get in the game during his Boston Celtics days. Bol Bol has experienced the same thing with the Orlando Magic. A new generation of insanely tall […]

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich gave a special shoutout to Jerry Colangelo during his NBA Hall of Fame induction speech for fulfilling a lifetime dream of coaching Team USA during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. "Jerry Colangelo fulfilled a lifetime dream of mine by having to trust in me to coach the [USA] Olympic […]

Whether it’s because the initial expectations are truly far too grand, his initial showing was far too underwhelming, or because the league is still too far away from the tip-off of the 2023-24 season, the hype around San Antonio Spurs rookie power forward Victor Wembanyama seems to have subsided a little bit in recent weeks. […]

Tim Duncan and Tony Parker spent many years playing together in the NBA with the San Antonio Spurs, and they became great friends while enjoying a lot of success. Tim Duncan played in San Antonio from 1997-2016 and Tony Parker was there from 2001-2018. The two were part of the Spurs’ ‘big three’ that also […]

While San Antonio Spurs head coach and president Gregg Popovich has long been considered one of the most successful and knowledgeable people to man an NBA sideline, there might not be enough said about the way he’s impacted his roster not just as players but as men. Perhaps it was the time that he spent […]

Former San Antonio Spurs star point guard Tony Parker still vividly remembers a great and incredibly clutch play he made in the NBA Finals 10 years ago against LeBron James and the Miami Heat. When shown a video of the said play, Parker’s face lit up, as he looked back on that difficult shot under […]

Former 21-year NBA veteran Kevin Willis has recently been the victim of a theft. Approximately $100,000 worth of jerseys from his days as a member of the San Antonio Spurs franchise was stolen from a storage facility, per a recent article from TMZ: “According to police documents, the theft was reported to cops by Willis […]

San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich is part of the 2023 Basketball Hall of Fame class. Back in 2014, Popovich hired former WNBA star, Becky Hammon, to be the team’s assistant coach. Hammon became the first full-time female assistant coach in NBA history. She also became the first female Summer League head coach in league […]

For years, there was much speculation about the upcoming retirement of Hall of Fame head coach Gregg Popovich. Popovich’s retirement is only a matter of ‘when’, not ‘if’, as the longtime San Antonio Spurs coach is approaching his mid-70s. But just this past offseason, Popovich, in the face of all those rumors, inked a five-year […]

From 1998 to 2017, the San Antonio Spurs sat on their perch atop the Western Conference, serving as the gatekeeper that stood in the way of any other contending team’s aspirations of winning a championship. One of the teams that know the pain of having to overcome the Spurs almost year after year in the […]

San Antonio Spurs coach and president Gregg Popovich got honest about his true feelings when he first met his former player Tony Parker, who will be inducted into the Hall of Fame alongside Coach Pop on Saturday. In contrast to Parker who spoke Friday of Coach Pop being a ‘dad’ figure to him, Popovich was […]

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich is one of the most well-known and beloved figures in the basketball, be it stateside or internationally. Now 74 years old, Popovich began his coaching career as an assistant at the Air Force Academy under Hank Egan in 1973. A former guard for the Falcons and their leading […]

It’s a special weekend for the San Antonio Spurs as two of the best members in franchise history get inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Former point guard Tony Parker and beloved coach Gregg Popovich will join legends of the game in basketball immortality. Prior to the induction ceremony on Saturday, Parker […]

San Antonio Spurs legend Tony Parker celebrated his induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame with a massive party this week. Parker tweeted a video of the poolside party at his San Antonio, TX residence on Thursday. He jumped into the pool from a waterfall along with several of his friends. Guests such […]

The AT&T Center, and really the whole basketball world, was going to be filled with anticipation for the NBA debut of Victor Wembanyama regardless of his opponent. But the hype will enter a new stratopsere with the breaking news that the French phenom will battle one of the most electrifying players in the game. “Victor […]

Victor Wembanyama has been no stranger to hype over the past year. Touted as, at least, the best prospect since LeBron James, if not the best prospect to ever grace the league, expectations surrounding the lanky Frenchman are about as high as we’ve ever seen. But not everyone is quite as on board. Speaking recently […]

2K Sports recently revealed the NBA 2K24 player ratings for some of the best players in the league. Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic — who led the Nuggets to the 2023 NBA title just a few months ago — has the highest overall rating of any current player at a 98 overall. Five players — […]

Tony Parker’s playing days have been finished for over four years. As the peak coronation of his career awaits, though, the San Antonio Spurs icon can’t help but continue lamenting all the gold medals he would’ve won with his native France if not for Spanish contemporary Pau Gasol. Speaking with media ahead of the 2023 […]

Aside from a lull these last few years, the San Antonio Spurs have been regarded as one of the best basketball organizations since the turn of the century. They draft superstars and build around them by looking for hidden gems that fit their system in the draft and international talent pool. With the front-office and […]

One would think that it’d be easier to choose which iterations of the San Antonio Spurs belong in the top 10 greatest teams in franchise history list given how successful they have been in their 56 years of existence to this point. But on the contrary, it makes it more difficult, as there isn’t much […]

San Antonio Spurs center Sandro Mamukelashvili is happy to be back by the River Walk, playing with mentor and head coach Gregg Popovich in what is now their most anticipated era since Tim Duncan was helping lead the famed franchise to five championships. With a new face of the franchise and international basketball sensation and […]

The San Antonio Spurs have been having a great time this NBA offseason, especially since they ended up with the first overall pick and French phenom Victor Wembanyama. This young franchise seems to be trending in the right direction, but some not so good news came their way from the league office recently. On Wednesday […]

To the surprise of nobody, the San Antonio Spurs selected Victor Wembanyama with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft. They now have a potential franchise cornerstone and generational talent. The name of the game now becomes filling out the rest of the roster and providing a solid supporting cast around him. […]

Despite having two more years left on his contract with the final year being a team option, it appears as if Evan Fournier’s time with the New York Knicks is coming to an end. After falling out of the Knicks’ rotation during the 2022-23 season and claiming that he has no relationship with head coach […]

The San Antonio Spurs, despite drafting Victor Wembanyama first overall in the 2023 NBA Draft, know that one man does not a contender make. Thus, it’s of utmost importance for the Spurs to continue developing their most promising youngsters, one of whom showed out during their NBA Summer League stint in Vegas. And that is […]

It’s been a rough few years for the San Antonio Spurs. After missing the playoffs just once in 30 years, they’ve failed to make it to the postseason since 2019 and last season bottomed out at a paltry 22 games, the second lowest number in the league and the lowest in the Western Conference. But […]

With Trae Young and Dejounte Murray as their focal points, the Atlanta Hawks will be entering the 2023-24 NBA season with the expectations of not only making the playoffs, but going on yet another postseason run, similar to the one they went on in 2021 when they reached the Eastern Conference Finals. Already trading away […]

There were a handful of All-Star talents that headlined NBA free agency this offseason, but Austin Reaves found himself as one of the better players available. Emerging as a key offensive weapon that did a all the little things on both ends of the floor to help the Los Angeles Lakers reach the Western Conference […]

Tracy McGrady has some valuable advice for San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama. The Spurs made the highly-touted Wembanyama the first overall selection of the 2023 NBA Draft. McGrady, a 15-year veteran and seven-time NBA All-Star, thought the stars aligned perfectly for the 19-year-old sensation, per GQ Sports’ Howard Beck. “I mean, to me he’s […]

Hype always surrounds a consensus top pick in the NBA Draft. This has become especially true since most fans can now see mixtapes and highlights of these talents everywhere online. Calling a player a unicorn or a generational talent only increases the pressure on these young talents. Tracy McGrady posits that this is a lot […]

Los Angeles Lakers icon Magic Johnson has no doubt in his mind that Victor Wembanyama’s arrival will be impactful for the NBA and the San Antonio Spurs. Johnson didn’t hold back in his praise of the French phenom, noting that Wemby definitely has the skills and tools to succeed in the top professional basketball league […]

The San Antonio Spurs appear to be in no rush to make a playoff push despite drafting Victor Wembanyama this summer. Despite being flush with salary cap space this offseason, they’ve acted as a dumping ground for unwanted contracts during free agency. They’ve been paid second-round picks to eat Reggie Bullock’s ($10.4 million), Cedi Osman’s […]

Tim Duncan is considered to be one of the greatest power forwards in NBA history, playing for the San Antonio Spurs for 19 seasons. He is a five-time NBA champion with three NBA Finals MVPs and two League MVPs to his name. With Duncan’s decorated NBA career, have you ever wondered how a guy like […]

The San Antonio Spurs are pulling out all the stops to ensure Victor Wembanyama reaches his true potential. The organization is about to have a new practice facility ready and it promises to be among the most advanced in the world. It’ll be part of a $500 million complex called The Rock at La Cantera, […]