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On Monday afternoon Tim Duncan was named the Western Conference Player of the Week for the 21st time in his storied, often stone-faced career. Duncan averaged 20 points, 12 boards, and 3 dimes in four contests taking his game back to 2009, which was the most recent year he earned Player of the Week...
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That collective sigh of relief you probably heard on Monday morning was Spurs fans across San Antonio reacting to the news that the Los Angeles Lakers passed on Hall of Fame Coach Phil Jackson in favor of offensive guru Mike D’Antoni to replace former Head Coach Mike Brown. Perhaps more than any figure outside...
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The coronation of LeBron James was on full display during the NBA’s opening night as both Madison Avenue and the league itself took turns celebrating the young champion. King James and his Miami Heat teammates delivered on the hardwood, handing Rajon Rondo and the Boston Celtics a bitter 120-107 loss on national television. The...
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Going into training camp the biggest surprise from the Spurs was the last minute addition of Eddy Curry to their roster. Although the veteran center won a NBA Championship with the Miami Heat last season, he wasn’t exactly a key contributor. Through four exhibition games though, it was French 6-5 rookie guard Nando De...
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The NBA’s version of the first day of school, aka Media Day, took place at the San Antonio Spurs practice facility earlier this week with a lighthearted tone in the air. Tim Duncan made fun of Tony Parker’s summer goggles, Tony cracked on a TV sports reporter’s hair, and members of the media took...
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It’s been twenty years since Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Charles Barkley, and David Robinson captured Olympic gold in Barcelona, simultaneously conquering the hoops world and jumpstarting the evolution of basketball around the globe. Without the original Dream Team there’s no Manu Ginobili or Tony Parker. Without Manu, an Olympic gold medalist in...
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Once the dust settled at the frantic Olympics hoops quarter-finals, Manu Ginobili was left in London as the last Spur standing. Flanked by longtime teammates Carlos Delfino, Andres Nocioni, and Luis Scola, Ginobili delivered a complete game, scoring 16 points, grabbing 8 rebounds, and dishing out 3 assists in a hard fought 82-77 victory...
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Despite some initially sloppy play from both France and Argentina, the first on-court matchup between Spurs All-Stars Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili lived up to Silver and Black expectations. Manu scored 26 points and was easily the best player on the hardwood, but it was Parker’s speed and steady game-management that proved the difference,...
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Day one of Olympic hoops action kicked off this weekend across the pond with six Spurs taking the hardwood in London. The trio of Tony Parker, Boris Diaw, and recently signed Nando de Colo started off strongly for France, trailing only by 1 after the first quarter, before team USA utilized their superior depth...
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The Kawhi Leonard show officially kicked off in Las Vegas Sunday night when the San Antonio Spurs defeated the Atlanta Hawks 82-76, in the first contest of their five-game Summer League stint. Overcoming a slow start, Leonard finished the night with 23 points, 4 boards, and 3 dimes, displaying the overall skills that made...
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Manu Ginobili had just nailed a buzzer beater to end the first quarter of the Western Conference Finals. The Spurs now headed into the second quarter with a six-point lead against the Oklahoma City Thunder and the cheers inside the AT&T Center were deafening. After the arena lighthouse replayed Manu’s triple, the raucous applause...
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When “nasty” becomes an acceptable descriptor for food marketing. Thanks, Coach Pop. WATCH: Have you seen any similar signs around town since Coach Pop went viral?
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