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The San Antonio Spurs have their first All-Star starter in nearly a decade. On Monday, Victor Wembanyama was named a 2026 Western Conference All-Star starter. It’s the big man’s second All-Star appearance, and his first time being named a starter. He joins Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Stephen Curry, Luka Doncic, and Nikola Jokic as the West’s starters. […]
16 days ago | 2 reads
Virtually every team in the Western conference has now completed half of the regular season. For instance, with the Spurs winning the Ant vs. Victor superstar contest Saturday night, the Spurs have now played 42 games of the 82 game schedule with a surprisingly good record of 29-13, good for second in the West. The […]
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Welcome to Week in Review: a Monday feature that looks back at the week that was for the San Antonio Spurs, takes a look at the week ahead, and more. Enjoy! Week 12: The hunt for the Spurs’ 2025 offense continued into the second week of 2026, with them splitting another set of games. Despite only […]
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You can never deny Adam Silver’s ambition to try new things, even when his effort proves futile. This year, he’s outdone himself by introducing yet another wrinkle to the All-Star game, as the 24 players will now be split into three teams: two filled with Americans and the other comprised of international names. Befuddlingly, the […]
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Before the 42nd game of the season, San Antonio Spurs Head Coach Mitch Johnson reflected on the first half of the season and exactly how the Spurs have landed in the second seed in the Western Conference. What does Mitch Johnson see as needing improvement in the second half of the season? Consistency. “Consistency in […]
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The San Antonio Spurs are starting to exercise some of the demons that haunted them during their post-Christmas hangover. They have won two straight games at home, and despite nearly collapsing late against the Minnesota Timberwolves, have shown real signs of improvement. How fitting that they’ll have a chance to end the home stand that […]
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There’s a moment that I always look for in Steve Prefontaine’s old race footage. It’s something you have to really track down, since it could happen at seemingly any part of a run, but it always happens; you just have to know what you’re looking for. I look for the precise instances in which he […]
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Coming off a win against the Milwaukee Bucks, the Spurs battled the Minnesota Timberwolves for their final meeting of the season. After a slow first quarter, the Spurs’ offense exploded in the second, outscoring the Wolves 48-22. Holding a 25-point lead, the Wolves responded in the third quarter by outscoring the Spurs 40-27, and trailed […]
17 days ago | 1 read
After last night’s game, when Clutch Sports Hector Ledesma reporter asked Anthony Edwards what makes the Timberwolves play so hard against the Spurs, the “Ant-Man” responded, “They got Wemby.” This was the third meeting of the Spurs and Timberwolves, but only the second to include Victor Wembanyama. Wemby wasn’t available last November. Last Sunday, Minnesota […]
17 days ago | 8 reads
It may officially be the second half of the season, but one thing that hasn’t change since the first is the Spurs’ inability to hold onto a large lead against the Minnesota Timberwolves. After a slow first quarter, the Spurs got hot in the second, leading by as much as 25, but just like their […]
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The Spurs made it more difficult than it had to be, but they prevailed against the Timberwolves in a battle of superstars. Anthony Edwards had 55 points while Victor Wembanyama finished with 39 in a close game that featured plenty of big moments for both teams. The first half had one constant for the Spurs: […]
17 days ago | 5 reads
Welcome to the Game Thread. Veterans of the Game Thread know how we do things around here, but for all you newbies we have a few rules. Our community guidelines apply and basically say be cool, no personal attacks, don’t troll and don’t swear too much. The Spurs finished up the first half of the season at […]
17 days ago | 5 reads
41 games down and 41 games to go. Seems like a fair spot to take pulse of how the Spurs season is going thus far. To be clear, the Spurs have been exceeding expectations all season. They have adjusted to multiple players being injured at various times. From different starting lineups to a spree of […]
18 days ago | 0 reads
Sometimes it just takes one statement victory to get things back on track. The San Antonio Spurs burst out of a rough 10-game stretch after Christmas with a blowout victory against the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday night. All of a sudden, it feels like the team can once again conquer the Western Conference. But one […]
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Coming off a blowout loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Spurs returned home to take on the Milwaukee Bucks. Devin Vassell remains out with his adductor injury. The contest started with a gigantic scare of Victor Wembanyama banging knees with Giannis Antetokounmpo. Vic would clutch his knee on the ground and hobble to the […]
19 days ago | 4 reads
The NBA is in a great place, yet there aren’t as many high-quality big men like there were in the ‘90s and ‘80s. So it’s special when two of the top heavyweights match up, even if an injury scare limits their time against each other, and if their teams are far away in status. The […]
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Victor Wembanyama and Keldon Johnson made quite an entrance to yesterday’s game. Both Spurs standouts showed up with a their heads shaved. Here’s the story behind the transition. “Last night, Vic was like, ‘Yo, let’s bald our head.’ And I was like, let’s do it.'” Keldon added, “It took me a good little minute. I […]
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A hush washed over the Frost Bank Center after Victor Wembanyama went down with an apparent knee injury in the first quarter of the San Antonio Spurs game against the Milwaukee Bucks. As Wembanyama skipped to the locker room, the weight of the Spurs’ two-game losing streak hit like a ton of bricks. How would […]
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The Spurs overcame an early injury scare as Victor Wembanyama had to leave three minutes into the game after banging knees with Giannis Antetokounmpo. He missed the rest of the first quarter, but the rest of the team with De’Aaron Fox, Stephon Castle, and Luke Kornet playing well had the Spurs still ahead in the […]
19 days ago | 5 reads
Welcome to the Game Thread. Veterans of the Game Thread know how we do things around here, but for all you newbies we have a few rules. Our community guidelines apply and basically say be cool, no personal attacks, don’t troll and don’t swear too much. The Spurs have lost their last two games, the last one […]
19 days ago | 2 reads
Every NBA team, even the best, hits a rough patch at some point or another. January is a common time considering players are starting to get tired but the All-Star break is still a month away, and a second wind can be hard to come by. The Spurs are currently entrenched in such a slump, […]
20 days ago | 2 reads
Per a Spurs press release: The San Antonio Spurs and Sprite announced the launch of a new cobranded can, which celebrates the culture of San Antonio and Spurs basketball. The cans are now available for purchase at select retailers across the Spurs market including San Antonio, Austin, Corpus Christi, McAllen, and Laredo and the launch […]
20 days ago | 5 reads
It really hasn’t been the sort of season the Milwaukee Bucks were hoping for. With trade rumours circulating seemingly weekly about the status of superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee was hoping for a best-case scenario this season following a tumultuous summer. Desperate to shake things up but not having many options, they managed to add Myles […]
20 days ago | 3 reads
Coming off a heartbreaking loss versus the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Spurs traveled to Oklahoma City to take on the Thunder for the fourth time this season. This matchup ended up being the most physical game between both teams, with the Spurs battling throughout the first half and trailing only by 3 at halftime. However, the […]
21 days ago | 5 reads
They say beating a team three times in a row is difficult. As we’ve seen over decades of playoff series, beating them four times in a row is even more rare. Sweeps aren’t something that happens all of the time, especially against historically good teams. In many ways, it shouldn’t surprise fans that the San […]
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