It doesn’t often happen but in every league there are contract negotiations that suddenly fall apart. This year’s example of that is Marcus Morris, who originally agreed to a two-year deal with the Spurs. San Antonio values Morris’ ability to knock down shots from the perimeter. The front office offered him a two-year contract worth […]
Read MoreHow Much Money Kawhi Leonard Passed Up To Sign With Clippers
After almost a week of waiting for Kawhi Leonard’s decision, the All-Star forward shocked the basketball world by signing with the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday. Leonard took meetings in free agency with the Clippers, Lakers and Raptors. All three teams were willing to offer him a max contract, but apparently money wasn’t a huge […]
Read MoreFormer Kentucky Star Keldon Johnson Dominates NBA Debut
Although Keldon Johnson fell down the board during the 2019 NBA Draft, the Kentucky prospect is clearly showing that teams made a mistake in allowing him to slide to the No. 29 overall pick. Johnson went through a couple of rough patches at Kentucky, but there weren’t many concerns with his skillset. The athletic guard […]
Read MoreKansas Great Thomas Robinson Attempting NBA Comeback
One of the best players in history of Kansas basketball is making an attempt to return to the NBA. Former Jayhawks legend Thomas Robinson is giving it another shot this summer. Robinson didn’t just become a fan favorite in Lawrence because of his difficult upbringing. The energetic forward constantly gave his team his best effort […]
Read MoreWhere Every Kentucky Player Was Drafted Last Night
Once again Kentucky produced several top players in this year’s NBA Draft. Although the program didn’t see any of its prospects go inside the top 10, three former Wildcats went in the first round. The first Kentucky prospect to come off the board was PJ Washington, who is now a member of the Charlotte Hornets. […]
Read MoreSpurs Legend Tony Parker Announces His NBA Retirement
One of the longest-tenured players in the NBA, six-time All-Star Tony Parker, spent the 2018-19 season with the Charlotte Hornets after an 18-year career with the San Antonio Spurs. But at 37 years old and coming off one of his least-productive seasons ever, he’s decided to hang it up. According to Marc J. Spears of […]
Read MoreKentucky’s EJ Montgomery Working Out For Elite NBA Franchise
Kentucky freshman EJ Montgomery is only a few weeks from finding out if he’ll be getting an NBA contract. He has until May 29 to decide whether or not to return to school, but first he had a workout with an elite NBA franchise. According to Kentucky Sports Radio, Montgomery worked out with the San […]
Read MoreNBA Insider Has Latest On Gregg Popovich’s Future With Spurs
Last week, the San Antonio Spurs lost in Game 7 of the their first-round Western conference playoff battle against the Denver Nuggets. In the final seconds of Game 7, the Spurs decided not to foul despite trailing by four points. The decision marred a playoff series win for the young Nuggets and brought into question […]
Read MoreSpurs Insider Has Details On Gregg Popovich’s Future
With their Game 7 loss to the Denver Nuggets on Saturday, the San Antonio Spurs were eliminated in the First Round of the NBA playoffs for a second year in a row. The loss also increased speculation as to longtime head coach Gregg Popovich’s status with the team. But based on the latest reports, it […]
Read MoreVideo: DeMar DeRozan Ejected After Throwing Ball At Official
On Saturday night, the San Antonio Spurs and Denver Nuggets took the floor for Game 4 of their series. The Spurs entered the game with a 2-1 series lead and looked to be in control early. Gregg Popovich’s squad raced out to a 34-22 lead at the end of the first quarter. However, the Spurs […]
Read MoreLuke Walton Already Has An Interview Lined Up With Another NBA Team
Well that didn’t take long. After mutually parting ways with the Los Angeles Lakers earlier today, now-former head coach Luke Walton is already on his way to his next coaching interview. And he won’t even have to leave the state. According to Sam Amick of The Athletic, the Sacramento Kings have already requested an interview […]
Read MoreBats Have Delayed Yet Another Spurs Game
The San Antonio Spurs have a history of bats invading games at the AT&T Center. Spurs great Manu Ginobili swatted one out of the air, in the most famous Spurs bat moment, a few years ago. Just the other day, a winged guest delayed the Spurs-Nets game for 10 minutes, chasing Brooklyn star D’Angelo Russell […]
Read MoreVideo: Bats Delayed The Spurs-Nets Game Tonight
On Thursday night the Spurs hosted the Brooklyn Nets for a non-conference battle in San Antonio. During the early minutes of the first quarter, the game had to be delayed for a few minutes. Why? Well, there were four bats flying around the court level and interfering with the contest. No, really. Cameras caught bats […]
Read MoreGregg Popovich Addresses His Future With The Spurs
The San Antonio Spurs spent the 2018 offseason searching for trade options for former Defensive Player of the Year, Kawhi Leonard after the relationship between player and organization deteriorated. Eventually, the team found a landing spot for Kawhi – the Toronto Raptors. In return, the Spurs received DeMar DeRozan, Jakob Poeltl and a future draft […]
Read MoreVideo: Kawhi Leonard’s Mom Gets Into Argument With Spurs Fan
On Thursday night, the San Antonio Spurs welcomed the Toronto Raptors to the AT&T Center for the first time since Kawhi Leonard forced his way out of San Antonio. The Spurs shipped Leonard and Danny Green to Toronto for DeMar DeRozan, Jakob Poeltl and a protected first-round pick. Leonard’s first time back in San Antonio […]
Read MoreVideo: This Is The Reaction Kawhi Leonard Got From The Spurs Crowd
Kawhi Leonard made his return to San Antonio tonight as a member of the Toronto Raptors. Thus far, it has gone about as you could have expected. Spurs fans haven’t forgotten that Leonard missed almost all of last year with a mysterious injury and then asked to be traded. They’ve been letting him have it […]
Read MoreCollege Basketball Great Has Passed Away
Georgia Bulldogs great and longtime NBA player Tim Bassett has died. He was 67 years old. Bassett, a Washington, D.C. native, began his college career at College of Southern Idaho, where he was a junior college All-American. The 6-foot-8 forward joined the Dawgs in 1971, and in two seasons with the SEC club, became one of […]
Read MoreNBA 1st Round Pick Is Out With A Major Knee Injury
The San Antonio Spurs had a tumultuous offseason after Kawhi Leonard demanded a trade from the organization. It’s hasn’t gotten any easier for the Spurs who just lost a key player to a severe knee injury. First-round pick Lonnie Walker reportedly suffered a torn meniscus during the Spurs’ game against the Detroit Lions on Friday […]
Read MoreManu Ginobili Announces He’s Retiring From The NBA
San Antonio Spurs star Manu Ginobili is calling it quits. Ginobili, who has played 16 seasons with the Spurs and has won four NBA titles, announced his decision on Twitter himself. Shams Charania of Stadium broke the news minutes beforehand. Ginobili was drafted 57th overall in the 1999 NBA Draft and turned into one of […]
Read MoreThe NBA Has Released The Entire 2018-2019 Schedule
The full NBA schedule was released today. The league has improved on a number of scheduling issues, including back-to-backs and once again, no team will play four games in five days. The league put out a release about some of the biggest aspects of the upcoming schedule: The NBA today released its complete game schedule […]
Read MoreKawhi Leonard Makes First Public Statement About Spurs After Trade
After months of rumor and speculation, and the eventual trade to the Toronto Raptors, Kawhi Leonard remained silent. That ended today. This morning, Leonard reached out to the San Antonio Spurs franchise and fan base to thank them for his seven years with the team. Kawhi Leonard published the letter via the San Antonio Express-News. In […]
Read MoreReport: Results Of Kawhi Leonard’s Raptors Physical Are In
The Kawhi Leonard Raptors trade is finally official. Leonard, who missed almost all of last season with a quad injury, reportedly passed his physical, and is Toronto-bound. For a short time after the trade, word was that Leonard was not interested in playing for the Raptors in 2018-19. Those concerns have been alleviated with subsequent […]
Read MoreKawhi Leonard Did Something Last Night He Hasn’t Done In Years
It’s no secret at this point that Kawhi Leonard had not been very happy the past few years in San Antonio. But now that he’s a member of the Toronto Raptors, he’s turning over a new leaf. Well, sort of. Leonard, who never shows much emotion anyway, was caught cracking the tiniest of smirks when […]
Read MoreDick Vitale Rips Kawhi Leonard After Forcing His Way Out Of San Antonio
Kawhi Leonard isn’t the first player to force a trade. Kyrie Irving did it just last year, heading from the Cleveland Cavaliers to the Boston Celtics. Paul George informed the Pacers that he would not be re-signing there last off-season, and the team dealt him to the Thunder. The way Leonard has gone about it, […]
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