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San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich has had plenty of rousing success in the NBA along with his share of painful moments, yet none compare to the gut-wrenching feeling he felt when Team USA lost to Argentina in the semifinals of the 2004 Athens Olympics. The longest-tenure coach in the league was an assistant […]

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich has a highly-decorated career under his belt, and is without question, considered to be one of the best shot-callers in the history of the sport. This is exactly why some people could not help but ask why the 70-year-old decided to take the reigns of Team USA, despite […]

The predicted NBA win-totals for every team came out earlier this month. The Bucks, Sixers, and Clippers lead the league in predicted win-totals from Westgate. Vegas is picking the Hornets to end up with the fewest wins on the season at a paltry twenty-three. Here are a few of my favorite bets for the 2019-2020 […]

San Antonio Spurs point guard Derrick White has been included by some experts on their list of potential breakout candidates for the coming season. Further fuel has been added to this flame, with a report emerging pertaining to the 25-year-old’s domination in a recent Team USA scrimmage. While there are no specific details on what […]

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich gave his thoughts on the recent mass shootings that have rocked the country on Tuesday. USA coach Gregg Popovich on recent mass killings in America: “It’d be a lot better if people in power got off their a**es and got something done.” pic.twitter.com/EBksh5GZTR — Eric Woodyard (@E_Woodyard) August […]

Team USA will have a new head coach for the first time in 14 years in Gregg Popovich, the longtime face on the bench of the San Antonio Spurs. The 70-year-old will succeed Mike Krzyzewski, who won three consecutive gold medals at the Olympic level and two golds at the FIBA World Cup. Popovich has […]

The USA men’s national basketball team will be heading to China this August to compete in the FIBA World Cup. However, Gregg Popovich, Steve Kerr and Co. are not going to go there just to try to win the title. In an interview with ESPN’s Brian Windhorst, Popovich said it is important for the people […]

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich, who will lead Team USA in the FIBA World Cup, has vowed to build ‘the best possible team’ he can with his current players. Doubts have been cast on Team USA’s chances to claim the gold at the upcoming FIBA World Cup. This is due to the spate […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr had some hilarious lines when asked about the San Antonio Spurs’ hiring of Tim Duncan. Kerr claimed that Duncan would be unfireable due to his resume in San Antonio, but he joked the future Hall of Famer probably wouldn’t do much other than chill on the bench. USA […]

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich joked on Monday that future Hall of Fame big man and recently hired assistant coach Tim Duncan “doesn’t know a lick about coaching.” Per Marc Stein of The New York Times, Popovich even trolled Duncan and said he doesn’t even know why he hired the Spurs icon. The […]

The San Antonio Spurs could pull the trigger on an Andre Iguodala addition if the timing and circumstance is right, according to Jabari Young of The Athletic. Young conversed with colleague Omari Sankofa II of The Athletic, noting the Spurs could engage pursuit of the veteran Memphis Grizzlies forward if the signing of Trey Lyles […]

The San Antonio Spurs experienced a transitory season last year. After swapping Kawhi Leonard for DeMar DeRozan, coach Gregg Popvich and co. battled through injuries and a young and relatively inexperienced rotation to make the playoffs as the seventh seed in the Western Conference. One of the unsung heroes of the season was third-year point […]

San Antonio Spurs guard and Team Australia member Patty Mills is focused on the 2019 FIBA World Cup, saying is country has “unfinished business.” Per Roy Ward in The Sydney Morning Herald: “It comes from history and understanding we have never won a medal, the belief in one another and the talent we have in […]

San Antonio Spurs forward LaMarcus Aldridge was feeling like Santa Claus on Friday, gifting over 200 students from the Boys & Girls Club in San Antonio with iPads, as posted by the Spurs Twitter account. All the feels. ❤️ LA gifted 243 iPads to kids from the @bgcsanantonio at today's Back-to-School Bash, along with school […]

A local artist from San Antonio decided to pay homage to two more players of the San Antonio Spurs by adding their respective images to a larger-than-life mural in the city. Marco Belinelli and Lonnie Walker IV were both recently immortalized in the Southside mural that features numerous other Spurs, and the finished product looks absolutely […]

Former NBA player Vinny Del Negro believes Tim Duncan — a one-time teammate of his —  will be successful in his new job as assistant coach with the San Antonio Spurs. Speaking on SiriusXM NBA Radio, Del Negro expressed his confidence in Duncan’s capabilities as a coach. He believes that his legendary stature in the […]

Croatian forward Luka Samanic has revealed that he secretly wanted to play for the San Antonio Spurs before the NBA Draft. Per Daniela Rogulj of Total Croatia News, the 6-foot-11 forward admitted that he wanted to don the Spurs jersey because of the franchise’s rich history with European players. “Before the draft, I spoke to […]

In a recent interview with ESPN’s Nick Friedell, Warriors executives Bob Myers and Kirk Lacob revealed that they view the San Antonio Spurs as the model franchise when it comes to player development. One of the biggest reasons the Spurs have been able to enjoy such a successful run is the fact that Gregg Popovich […]

The San Antonio Spurs seemed to have scored another gem in 19th overall pick Luka Samanic. The 19-year-old forward is looking like another prospect the Spurs will be raving about for years to come, and perhaps maybe even as soon as in his rookie year this coming season. San Antonio was so high on Samanic […]

So long as Gregg Popovich remains at the helm, the San Antonio Spurs will always be considered contenders. Granted, the past couple of seasons have left a lot to be desired, but despite two consecutive first-round exits, the Spurs remain a perpetual playoff team. The same holds true for the coming season, in spite of […]

LaMarcus Aldridge didn’t take long to give CJ McCollum a friendly jab after the Portland Trail Blazers guard secured a three-year, $100 million extension with the team. Aldridge asked to borrow some money, but that request was accepted with a catch — the big man must get that from McCollum’s very hands at his current […]

San Antonio Spurs guard Bryn Forbes admits he was surprised when his team announced that Tim Duncan was going back as an assistant coach. In an interview with Jeff McDonald of the San Antonio Express-News, Forbes said that he did not expect that Duncan will join the team’s cpaching staff. The 26-year-old added that the […]

It has been a pretty memorable summer for San Antonio Spurs point guard Patty Mills. The 30-year-old Australian national hit a huge milestone in his personal life, as he recently tied the knot with his longtime girlfriend in an intimate ceremony in Hawaii. However, instead of spending his well-earned money on an extravagant honeymoon, Mills […]

San Antonio Spurs assistant coach Becky Hammon is on the verge of making NBA history. All she needs is head coach Gregg Popovich to be ejected and she will be the first female head coach in the NBA. Spurs guard Bryn Forbes spoke on the possibility and joked that Pop should just get it over […]

New Portland Trail Blazers center Pau Gasol says former teammate LaMarcus Aldridge has spoken very highly of Portland to him and even hinted he may want to potentially play there again someday, according to NBA reporter Sean Highkin. The 34-year-old played his first nine seasons in Rip City before making his move to the San Antonio […]

The stage was set for San Antonio Spurs point guard Dejounte Murray to have a breakout campaign in his third year in the league. Unfortunately, his season ended before it even it began. In a preseason game against the Houston Rockets, Murray suffered a torn right ACL that subsequently held him out for the entire […]

Having a solid NBA culture matters in the new age of player empowerment, with stars free to go to whatever organization they choose. Don’t believe me? Ask the Brooklyn Nets and the Los Angeles Clippers how their offseason went. The Nets went out and signed free agents Kyrie Irving from the Celtics and Kevin Durant […]

Los Angeles Clippers superstar small forward Kawhi Leonard says the idea of playing with Paul George first started back in the summer of 2017 when he tried to get the San Antonio Spurs to trade for George after PG requested a trade from the Indiana Pacers. George wound up getting traded to the Oklahoma City […]

San Antonio Spurs fans rejoiced when news broke that Tim Duncan would be joining the team next season as an assistant coach. However, per Marc Stein, Duncan was not the first former Spurs player to be approached for the job. That would be Manu Ginobili: The assistant coaching concept, I’m told, was also broached with […]

People close to Tim Duncan were shocked the future Hall of Famer decided to join the San Antonio Spurs as an assistant coach on Monday. Maybe they shouldn’t be. According to Marc Stein of The New York Times, Duncan becoming an assistant coach for San Antonio was his idea for the most part. Yet I […]

In an official statement that was released on Tuesday afternoon, the San Antonio Spurs announced a pair of leadership changes. R.C. Buford has been promoted to the team’s CEO, and Brian Wright will serve as general manager. Buford, now 58 years of age, has been with the Spurs organization for 29 years. His first stint […]

San Antonio Spurs shooting guard DeMar DeRozan, who was added onto the original USA Basketball roster for FIBA World Cup competition one month ago, has since withdrawn from Team USA play this summer to focus on upcoming NBA season, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. DeRozan will join a series of players to focus on […]

The San Antonio Spurs have had a rather rough offseason, with DeMarre Carroll and rookies Luka Samanic and Keldon Johnson representing their only pickups of significance (they also re-signed Rudy Gay). They tried to sign Marcus Morris and thought they had a deal with him, but he reneged to sign with the New York Knicks. […]

Manu Ginobili trolls former San Antonio Spurs teammate Tim Duncan, who is returning to San Antonio to become an assistant coach. Duncan and Will Hardy were recently named to Gregg Popovich’s coaching staff. Upon learning the news, Ginobili immediately reacted to the hiring. However, instead of congratulating Duncan, Manu focused on Hardy. Awesome news! So […]

Former San Antonio Spurs champion and current TV analyst Sean Elliott says it’s “awesome” Tim Duncan is becoming an assistant coach with the team. Elliot, who was part of the 1999 Spurs team which won the title over the New York Knicks in five games, says “players are going to be thrilled to come in […]

A person close to Tim Duncan was reportedly “caught off guard” Duncan wanted to be an assistant coach with the San Antonio Spurs, according to Tom Orsborn of the San Antonio Express-News. However, the same person said Duncan is a “gym rat,” misses the camaraderie of an NBA team, and likes being around Spurs head […]

Tim Duncan is joining Gregg Popovich’s staff on the San Antonio Spurs. Duncan is the best player in Spurs franchise history. He won five titles with Popovich, two regular season MVP awards, two Finals MVPs and was the 1998 Rookie of the Year. Duncan made the All-NBA and All-Defensive team 15 times during his legendary […]

Agent Rich Paul of Klutch Sports was a guest on ESPN’s “Jalen and Jacoby” show and shed some light on what transpired with Marcus Morris, who ended up signing with the New York Knicks after backing out of his verbal agreement with the San Antonio Spurs. Morris and Paul, of course, mutually agreed to part […]

Retired San Antonio Spurs legend Tim Duncan met welterweight UFC competitor Leon Edwards on Sunday. Edwards has in the past praised the future Hall of Famer and attempted to replicate his winning ways. LEON EDWARDS MEET … TIM DUNCAN! Victory. /fin pic.twitter.com/spNV7dwubB — Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) July 21, 2019 Here’s the complimentary remarks Edwards had […]