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I have been so busy the last couple of weeks that (in an extremely rare occurrence), I wasn’t able to watch the Spurs-Kings game live on Tuesday and may be at risk of missing tonight’s game. Currently, if I’m not at work, you can find me helping my sister prepare for the grand opening of […]
21 days ago | 2 reads
Per Spurs press release: The San Antonio Spurs today announced a new partnership with local Planet Fitness clubs owned and operated by Taymax Group. Planet Fitness becomes the official fitness center of the organization, as well as the presenting partner of Spurs Hype Squad. To celebrate the new partnership and encourage fans to get active, the Spurs and area […]
21 days ago | 1 read
As the NBA is plagued with star injuries, the games must go on. Both San Antonio and Atlanta will be without their stars Thursday night, in what will be a battle of the second options. San Antonio, fresh off a clutch win against the Memphis Grizzlies, will be without several key players, while Atlanta has […]
21 days ago | 0 reads
Wins without two of your best players are important, especially for a young team not familiar with playoff contention. On Tuesday, the Spurs dispatched the challenge from the Memphis Grizzlies with De’Aaron Fox scoring a game-high 26 points, and Harrison Barnes stepped up (as he usually does when the team needs him) with 23 points […]
22 days ago | 2 reads
A sobering thought that I could not quite keep at bay while otherwise enjoying NBA Coast 2 Coast Tuesdays on Peacock was that this might just be something we need to get used to. Victor Wembanyama standing on the sidelines, looking like a cross between a caged animal and a confused toddler who had been […]
22 days ago | 1 read
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22 days ago | 0 reads
This is old news, but it was new to me. Last night Memphis made their first trip of the season to San Antonio in search of the thirteenth straight win on the Spurs court. They left disappointed after what turned out to be the scrappiest game the Spurs have participated in this season. During the […]
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In a matchup largely defined by the absence of their stars, the San Antonio Spurs edged past the Memphis Grizzlies 111–101 Tuesday night at the Frost Bank Center, earning their first home win over the Grizzlies since January 2019. Without Victor Wembanyama and Stephon Castle, the Spurs leaned on veteran poise and tough defense in […]
23 days ago | 2 reads
The San Antonio Spurs scraped by the Memphis Grizzlies and once again made a faster-paced team play at their level. Naysayers can say what they want about the opponent, which was on a four-game skid, but the Spurs were down two starters (Victor Wembanyama and Stephon Castle), and their visitors played desperately. Backups commonly shine […]
23 days ago | 2 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 played a solid game on Sunday afternoon, dispatching the […]
23 days ago | 0 reads
When De’Aaron Fox left Sacramento, he was the face of the Kings franchise. He came to San Antonio, where Victor Wembanyama had already been dubbed the future face of the NBA. Considering the level of talent throughout the league and the confidence that it takes to make it to the NBA, egos could have caused […]
23 days ago | 1 read
The injury bug has infested the San Antonio Spurs early and often this season. After finally getting De’Aaron Fox back from injury, the Spurs have now lost Victor Wembanyama to a calf strain for the next few weeks at least. On top of that, Stephon Castle will miss time with “hip soreness,” and Dylan Harper […]
23 days ago | 1 read
The fears everyone had when Victor Wembanyama was ruled out for Sunday’s game against the Kings came true. His calf soreness was confirmed to be a calf strain, and he will be out indefinitely. He’s expected to be reevaluated in two to three weeks, but unless it’s a mild strain, he could miss more time. […]
24 days ago | 1 read
Stephon Castle will miss his first game of the season due to hip soreness on Tuesday night against the Memphis Grizzlies. Castle missed most of the second half of the San Antonio Spurs’ win over the Sacramento Kings after injuring his hip. Spurs head coach Mitch Johnson did not have an update on Castle’s injury […]
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Monday brought bad injury news to San Antonio. Victor Wembanyama has been diagnosed with a calf strain, the team announced. He’s expected to miss “a few weeks,” according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. Wembanyama missed Sunday’s game against the Kings with a calf injury, but the severity of it was unknown. He was originally listed as […]
24 days ago | 1 read
Welcome to the 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 3: The Spurs lost a close game on the road against Luka Doncic and the Lakers that ended up being more about the […]
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The NBA is still operating with small sample size theatre a month into the season, but that doesn’t mean we can’t discern between the trends that are sustainable and the ones that are not. Taking a closer look at the underlying metrics can help us predict how the season will play out, which is what […]
24 days ago | 1 read
Coming off two tough losses versus the Golden State Warriors, the Spurs looked to get back on track with a win against the Sacramento Kings. Before the game, they learned that Victor Wembanyama would not play due to calf tightness. Nonetheless, the Spurs ventured on without him from the jump. After leading 36-24 after the […]
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It felt hard to log back into the Spurs for this one. I was still carrying the weight of that double dip with the Warriors, the kind of sports hangover that lingers longer than it should. Close the blinds. Sip a blue Gatorade. Accept, with a quiet wince, that the words “slight calf injury” are […]
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Per a Spurs press release: The San Antonio Spurs are brightening the holiday season for local families through community-centered initiatives and player engagements as part of the annual “NBA Season of Giving,” a five-week celebration running from mid-November through December when NBA teams give back by supporting and uplifting youth, families and organizations in their […]
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The Spurs, missing Victor Wembanyama and with Stephon Castle available for only a half, snapped a two-game losing streak by beating the Kings at home. De’Aaron Fox put the team on his shoulders and finished with 28 points, 11 assists, and some timely fourth-quarter buckets to help San Antonio secure a 123-110 win. It wasn’t […]
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Despite losing standout guard Stephon Castle in the first half to a hip injury, San Antonio rode a hot-shooting start to claim a lead that it would hold for the remainder of the game in a 123-110 home victory. After consecutive losses to Golden State and a calf injury to its superstar Victor Wembanyama, the […]
25 days ago | 0 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. When the Spurs knocked over a row of tomato cans on […]
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Victor Wembanyama will miss a game for the first time this season. The Spurs’ superstar was originally listed as questionable due to calf tightness in the injury report before being ruled out ahead of Sunday’s bout against the Kings. Wembanyama started the first 12 games for the Spurs after missing 36 games last season due […]
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It’s a simple pleasure, but I love these time lapse videos of when they set the stages at the Frost Bank Center. The ones involving the rodeo are always interesting in that they bring all that dirt in after getting the perimeter set. The pieces all coming together, the collective mindset and teamwork that goes […]
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