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San Antonio vs. Memphis, Final Score: Harrison Barnes bails out the Spurs at home, 111-101
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 […]
It’s time for Basketball: Spurs vs Memphis Grizzlies
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 […]
How De’Aaron Fox has embraced his role in San Antonio
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 […]
Game Preview: San Antonio Spurs vs. Memphis Grizzlies
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 […]
What losing Victor Wembanyama to a calf injury means for the Spurs
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. […]
Stephon Castle ruled out against Grizzlies
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 […]
Victor Wembanyama expected to miss weeks with calf strain
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 […]
Week in Review: Spurs get Curry-ed in a couple of close losses
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 […]
Around the NBA: what’s real and what’s not a month into the season
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 […]
Highlights: De’Aaron Fox’s season-high 28 leads Spurs past Kings
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 […]
What We Learned from the Spurs Win over the Kings
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 […]
Open Thread: Spurs “Season of Giving” is officially underway
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 […]
De’Aaron Fox’s big game propels Spurs past Kings
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 […]
San Antonio vs. Sacramento, Final Score: Spurs surge to early lead, hold off Kings 123-110
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 […]
It’s time for Basketball: Spurs vs Sacramento Kings
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 […]
Victor Wembanyama (calf tightness) will miss the game against Kings
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 […]
Open Thread: Video of the Fiesta Spurs stage being set
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 […]
Game Preview: San Antonio Spurs vs. Sacramento Kings
Teams in the NBA might start to view the Sacramento Kings as a tune-up on the schedule, but that attitude could lead to an upset against the San Antonio Spurs. Eventually teams begin to get desperate for wins and come out playing twice as hard, and consider how the Kings have lost five in a […]
Victor Wembanyama earns Draymond Green’s respect after dust-up
]Victor Wembanyama didn’t raise his voice. He didn’t puff his chest. He didn’t feel the need to prove he belonged. But when Draymond Green got in his face midway through the fourth quarter of Friday night’s game, the Spurs’ 7-foot-4 star decided quiet wasn’t an option. The brief dust-up — featuring Wembanyama rising over Green […]
Highlights: Spurs lose heartbreaker despite Fox & Wemby combining for 50
Coming off a tough loss to the Golden State Warriors this past Wednesday, the Spurs took the court Friday for a chance at revenge. This time, it was an NBA Cup game, so more stakes were on the line. After an ugly first half, both teams were battling back and forth at a higher pace. […]
What we learned from the Spurs’ home loss to the Warriors
Twelve games into the season, the Spurs sit at 8–4. If they keep that pace, they’d finish with 56 wins and 28 losses – strong enough for home-court advantage. Not bad, is it? Not bad indeed. But the Spurs may not win twice as many games as they lose. The good news is: they don’t […]
Open Thread: Spurs to host Hispanic Heritage Night Sunday
Per a Spurs press release: The San Antonio Spurs announced plans to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Night on Sunday, Nov. 16 as the Spurs host the Sacramento Kings tipping off at 3 p.m. The night pays homage to Hispanic Heritage Month’s official 2025 theme, “Honoring the Past, Inspiring the Future,” and will feature an exclusive tote […]
Spurs upstaged by Steph Curry and the Warriors in Emirates Cup play
The San Antonio Spurs failed to redeem themselves for Wednesday’s home loss to the Warriors, losing again to the same outfit on Friday in Emirates Cup play. Incessant turnovers and inability to get the half-court offense flowing doomed them. Mitch Johnson was forced to call the first stoppage as the Warriors scored eight of their […]
San Antonio vs. Golden State, Final Score: Spurs falter in the clutch, lose 108-109
Two days after losing to the Warriors at home on the back of sloppy play and Steph Curry going nuclear, the Spurs were out for some revenge in the second game of a home-home miniseries, this one with In-Season Tournament implications on the line. Curry once again was red hot with 49 points on nine […]
It’s time for Basketball: Spurs vs Golden State Warriors (NBA Cup)
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. Playing basketball in the NBA consists of three distinct stages. There’s […]
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