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The San Antonio Spurs have begun their rebuild following their dynasty era that produced five championships since Greg Popovich took over as coach. The 22-year streak of making the playoffs was snapped and the Spurs have been on the outside looking in for the past three years. San Antonio has begun to retool quickly and […]

The NBA Draft lottery is a foreign place for the San Antonio Spurs but this is exactly where they found themselves this season. After 22-straight seasons of making the playoffs, the Spurs found themselves looking on for the third year in a row. The Spurs entered the lottery with the 9th best odds at the […]

The Phoenix Suns went scorching hot in the fourth quarter of Game 2 against the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday, hitting 84.2% of their shots. The Suns scored an easy 129-109 victory to take a 2-0 lead in their second round series. The Suns tallied the second-best fourth quarter marksmanship in the last 25 years in […]

Dejounte Murray is living his best life on vacation in Mexico right now. The San Antonio Spurs star bumped into an overly enthusiastic fan who made quite an audacious claim about the Spurs potentially winning the title next season. Murray’s hilariously honest reaction said it all. Murray shared a video of himself and a random […]

The Chicago Bulls were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs to the Milwaukee Bucks, leaving star Zach LaVine’s future in Chicago in question. LaVine is set to be a free agent this summer, and many teams will express interest in the star guard. Zach on free agency: "I understand the relationship I've had […]

The Chicago Bulls traded for San Antonio Spurs All-Star DeMar DeRozan last offseason. Looks like Dejounte Murray wants them to return the favor. The Spurs point guard sent out a non-so-innocent tweet featuring Zach LaVine after the Bulls were eliminated from the playoffs. He deleted the tweet shortly after. Dejounte Murray dreaming about Zach LaVine […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are looking to eliminate the Chicago Bulls in Game 5 of their first round playoff series Wednesday night. The biggest reason for the team’s success is of course Giannis Antetokounmpo. Prior to tip off, Charles Barkley while on the set of NBA Tip Off on TNT, drew comparisons between the Bucks superstar […]

Memphis Grizzlies star guard Ja Morant secured the NBA’s Most Improved Player award on Monday, reeling in 38 first-place votes, with San Antonio Spurs guard Dejounte Murray finishing second. Morant, who found out about the honor while at his team’s practice, was understandably ecstatic. Murray, on the other hand, was less excited. In fact, the […]

The NBA conducted its tiebreakers to determine the back end of the 2022 NBA Draft on Monday. According to ESPN’s Bobby Marks, the league broke four ties that now cement picks 15-30 in the first round. The Bulls won their tiebreaker against the Timberwolves to get the 18th overall pick, while Minnesota receives the 19th. […]

The San Antonio Spurs made it to the play-in tournament but were eliminated by the New Orleans Pelicans. San Antonio is growing a young core, and they weren’t expected to even make it to the play-in. While the Spurs lost, they showed promise for the future. Rising star guard Dejounte Murray had a breakout campaign, […]

The San Antonio Spurs have failed to get past the play-in tournament for the second consecutive season as the Spurs continue to adjust with life without their Big 3 in Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili. Coach Gregg Popovich is the only person left from those glory days as he continues to coach a […]

The San Antonio Spurs season came to an abrupt end on Wednesday night going one-and-done in the Play-In tournament. Dejounte Murray didn’t have his best game, but that doesn’t take away from the All-Star season that he had. The Spurs point guard sent out a message via Twitter to his supporters after his incredible year. […]

At any level, the start of any postseason basketball tournament guarantees two things: for one team, it means that the amalgamation of all of their hard work will yield unparalleled glory and recognition. For everyone else, it means that the grim reaper of basketball is coming to end their season. While the San Antonio Spurs’ […]

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich has done it all in what has been a truly memorable career in the NBA. Father Time is now catching up to the 73-year-old shot-caller and at this point, the general belief is that coach Pop is going to be hanging it up sooner rather than later. As […]

After getting blown out in a season-ending defeat to the Atlanta Hawks in the NBA’s play-in tournament, the Charlotte Hornets need to shake their roster up. Despite rostering tons of talent, the Hornets finished with the 10th seed in the Eastern Conference and were embarrassed in the play-in contest for a second consecutive season. De'Andre […]

The San Antonio Spurs bowed out of playoff contention on Wednesday following a heartbreaking 113-103 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans. After the game, Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich fielded questions from the media wherein the legendary shot-caller revealed exactly why he remains proud of his boys despite their poor showing in this season-ending loss. […]

Gregg Popovich’s future with the San Antonio Spurs remains clouded in mystery, but he doesn’t want to talk about it right after they lost a heartbreaking play-in game against the New Orleans Pelicans. The Spurs have been officially eliminated from play-in contention after they succumbed to the Pelicans, 113-103, in their showdown on Wednesday. Naturally, […]

CJ McCollum had a red-hot first-half performance for the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday as they faced off against the San Antonio Spurs in a win-or-go-home Play-In game. McCollum dropped 27 points in his first-half explosion and even Memphis Grizzlies superstar Ja Morant had to take notice. Morant needed just three words to express how […]

With a chance to potentially make the playoffs for the first time in his six-year career, you can bet that Brandon Ingram had no intention of letting his nagging hamstring injury prevent him from suiting up tonight for the New Orleans Pelicans. Pelicans head coach Willie Green announced earlier this evening that the Pelicans’ young […]

Dejounte Murray has had a season to remember for the San Antonio Spurs. The 25-year-old is without a doubt the best player for his team and he now has an opportunity to lead the Spurs to the Playoffs ahead of Wednesday’s Play-In game against the New Orleans Pelicans. Murray had such an outstanding season that […]

After leapfrogging the Los Angeles Lakers and grabbing the final spot in the play-in tournament, the San Antonio Spurs are in position to earn their 24th playoff appearance the last 25 years. Led by coach Gregg Popovich and a young core featuring Dejounte Murray, Jakob Poeltl, Lonnie Walker, and Keldon Johnson, the Spurs will look […]

The San Antonio Spurs will take on the New Orleans Pelicans in the 2022 NBA Play-In Tournament. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Spurs-Pelicans prediction and pick.   These divisional opponents didn’t have an easy road to the postseason. The Spurs barely edged out the Los Angeles Lakers for the […]

The New Orleans Pelicans won’t be at completely full strength for their play-in matchup with the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday. There’s still no timeline for Zion Williamson to make his 2021-22 debut, after all. New Orleans can at least take solace from knowing another key franchise building block will be available for its first […]

Despite attempting to flip into win-now mode for the past several years, the New Orleans Pelicans have not had a winning record since the 2017-18 season and have had just two in the past 10 years. Even so, the Pelicans managed to sneak into the 2022 NBA Play-In Tournament as the No. 9 seed and […]

The 2021-22 regular season has finally come to an end with little time to wait before the postseason tips off. For the San Antonio Spurs, it was a season they came into with little expectations. The youthful roster finished with a record of 34-48 on the season which was enough to give them the 10th […]

The New Orleans Pelicans began this 2021-22 season on a sour note with a league-worst 1-12 record. Without Zion Williamson and with so many questions swirling around his future, it seemed like another lost and disappointing season for the organization. Instead, the Pelicans roared back to earn the No. 9 seed in the Western Conference, […]

As the best power forward in the league and the most dominant two-way player in the game, Giannis Antetokounmpo has made his mark in the NBA. With back-to-back MVPs, a DPOY award, an NBA championship, and a Finals MVP already on his resume, Giannis is still just scratching the surface. In light of his most […]

The Golden State Warriors will pay a visit to San Antonio to take on the Spurs on Saturday night. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our NBA odds series, which includes our Warriors-Spurs prediction, odds, and pick we have laid out below.   The Warriors won their home season-finale against the Los […]

When Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards said his goal is to be the GOAT, he was not kidding. On Thursday night, he once again showed why he’s one of the brightest young stars in the NBA, scoring a career-high 49 points to lead the Timberwolves to a 127-121 win over the San Antonio Spurs. He […]

Everyone in San Antonio knows Tim Duncan. As the Spurs’ No. 21, The Big Fundamental is widely considered the greatest power forward of all time. With his incredible talent and humble personality, Duncan helped shaped the San Antonio Spurs’ winning culture, earning five championships in 19 seasons of exceptional basketball. Most recently, the 6-foot-11 big […]

Three years ago, the New Orleans Pelicans finished the regular season without a chance at the postseason tournament. To make the brutal season worse, star Anthony Davis requested a trade and was on his way out the door. After the team’s final game in 2019, Davis wore a shirt that read ‘That’s All Folks!’ referencing […]

DeMar DeRozan’s botched trade to the Los Angeles Lakers last summer has been the talk of the town of late after Magic Johnson revealed how he basically gave the former San Antonio Spurs star to LA on a silver platter only for LeBron James and the front office to turn him down in favor of […]

By the end of Tuesday, the Los Angeles Lakers — who opened training camp as the favorites to win the West — could be mathematically eliminated from playoff contention with three games left in the 2021-22 NBA season. On Sunday, the Lakers lost to the Denver Nuggets at Crypto.com Arena. Hours later, the San Antonio […]

The San Antonio Spurs will take on the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Spurs-Nuggets prediction and pick.   This is a huge game for both of these teams. The Spurs currently have a two-game lead on the Los Angeles Lakers for the 10th and […]

Dejounte Murray missed the San Antonio Spurs’ Sunday showdown with the Portland Trail Blazers due to an illness, and by the looks of it, he won’t be returning any time soon. On Twitter, Murray disclosed his real condition and admitted that he “randomly got sick.” The issue has been really serious as he already lost […]

The San Antonio Spurs cannot afford to lose any of their remaining games in the regular season if they want to squeeze into the play-in tournament. On Sunday night, they scored a critical win over the Portland Trail Blazers to erect a two-win lead over the Los Angeles Lakers, who lost to the Denver Nuggets, […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are on the brink of having an early vacation after suffering another critical loss on Sunday night. Without LeBron James, who sat out to rest his sprained ankle, the Lakers couldn’t overcome the Denver Nuggets, 129-118 to fall to 31-47. With their sixth straight defeat, the Lakers are now two wins […]

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich is not surprised one bit when Manu Ginobili got the Hall of Fame call. After all, he knew the Argentine icon is headed there given the legendary career he had with them. On Sunday ahead of the Spurs’ showdown with the Portland Trail Blazers, Popovich spoke publicly for […]

Manu Ginobili had been to multiple championships throughout his 16-year NBA career with the San Antonio Spurs, but there are two specific title runs that really stand out to him: 2014 and 2005. The 2014 title is sweet for Ginobili, as it served as the Spurs’ payback for that 2013 title bout that saw LeBron […]