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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 […]

FS1 commentator Skip Bayless shared a short story of meeting Kawhi Leonard’s infamous Uncle Dennis at the WBA welterweight title fight between Manny Pacquiao and Keith Thurman. While Pacquiao won a split decision against Thurman, Bayless, sitting ringside, was approached by Leonard’s relative. “His name is Kawhi Leonard,” Dennis told Bayless at the fight, referring […]

According to Antonis Stroggylakis of EuroHoops, the San Antonio Spurs have elected not to bring in former first-round pick Nikola Milutinov this season. The Spurs have owned the rights to Milutinov since they selected him with the 26th pick in the 2015 NBA Draft. It seems his NBA dream will have to wait at least […]

DeMar DeRozan had a tough start to the 2018-19 NBA season. After spending the first nine seasons of his career building his legacy as a franchise icon with the Toronto Raptors, DeRozan was–some would say unceremoniously–dealt to the San Antonio Spurs in a blockbuster that brought Kawhi Leonard to Toronto. DeRozan had been the leader […]

Houston Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni first made a name for himself in the coaching ranks of the NBA as the head honcho for the Phoenix Suns back in the early 2000’s. This was one of the best eras of Suns basketball since the days of the great Charles Barkley, with the team led by […]

San Antonio Spurs general manager RC Buford is reportedly getting prepared to hand his role to assistant general manager Brian Wright, according to Jabari Young of The Athletic. Buford has been an executive with the Spurs since 2002. He’s won five titles with San Antonio and two Executive of the Year awards. The news: After […]

The bad blood between the New York Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs didn’t just start with the Marcus Morris deal. Before the three-and-D forward agreed to leave behind a two-year, $20 million deal from the Spurs to a sign a one-year deal with the Knicks, New York was under the impression San Antonio acted […]

There has been so much hype around first overall pick Zion Williamson — and rightfully so — that it seems a lot of people are forgetting about Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant, who was selected just one spot below Williamson as the second overall pick. Well, this simply isn’t the case for San Antonio Spurs […]

The San Antonio Spurs were not fond of Marcus Morris free agency maneuver to pull out of handshake agreement with them, only to sign with the New York Knicks days after, as they planned to open up more cap space by re-working a deal. “They’re pissed” is how a league general manager described it, according […]

The Orlando Magic have agreed to a two-way deal with guard Josh Magette — who played for the San Antonio Spurs in this year’s Summer League. Per Chris Hayes, the two parties have reached an agreement. After a good showing at the Summer League, the Magic have decided to offer the 29-year-old a two-way contract. […]

Brooklyn Nets general manager Sean Marks has been praised for instilling a positive culture within this roster, one he was able to develop after many lessons from his time with the San Antonio Spurs. After retiring from a 13-year playing career in the league, Marks was quickly named basketball operations assistant for the Spurs and […]

Lonnie Walker IV is heading into his second NBA season with some level of incertitude. The San Antonio Spurs will need his talents after playing in only 17 games last season due to sustaining a right medial meniscus tear a week before the start of the 2018-19 season, but he’s fully cognizant that he’s yet […]

Agent Rich Paul of Klutch Sports reportedly preferred small forward Marcus Morris to stick to his original agreement with the San Antonio Spurs, according to Marc Berman of the New York Post. Morris backed out of his agreement with the Spurs and decided to sign a one-year deal with the New York Knicks worth $15 […]

San Antonio Spurs guard DeMar DeRozan took umbrage at the internet’s latest concoction: the #AgeChallenge. Smartphone users on Tuesday were testing out the FaceApp’s aging filter to photos and sharing the results. For NBA All-Star DeMar DeRozan, however, the results weren’t pretty. .@DeMar_DeRozan was NOT having the #AgeChallenge 😂 pic.twitter.com/DrAsyfyVGi — NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) […]