San Antonio Spurs

To all NBA playoff-bound squads, to all postseason hopefuls, to all those teams scrapping and clawing and battling through injuries as the league’s Big Dance nears, the San Antonio Spurs have a message: They don’t care. Just 2.5 games separate the Spurs from a top-four playoff spot. Only 3.5 stand between them and the Western [...]

Looking to identity and subsequently acquire what’s missing in your life? You’ve come to the right place. NBA power rankings are here. Before we begin, there is one housekeeping note: What follows is not the direct result of records alone. There will be lottery teams ranked higher than playoff teams and everything in between. Power [...]

It’s no secret: Throughout the current campaign, the San Antonio Spurs haven’t displayed the same dominance that keyed a convincing run to the 2013-14 NBA championship. Nevertheless, we’ve been waiting for the Spurs to and regain their title-winning form. After all, every player on the roster who logged meaningful playing time last year is still [...]

Popular sock company Stanceadds new players to their NBA Legends set along with four new Hardwood Classics team options. New NBA Legend socks include Wilt Chamberlain and Scottie Pippen, who are appearing on Stance socks for the first time. Additionally, Allen Iverson, Larry Bird and Shaquille O’Neal are back and captured in better poses than [...]

Thou shall fear no evil, because the NBA power rankings are here to save the day. It’s been forever since we last saw each other. Like, a whole week or something. A lot has happened since then. The Warriors are clearly tanking, trying to avoid a first-round dance with the Thunder; the Nuggets fired Brian [...]

Goodbye, All-Star discussion and NBA trade deadline. Hello, playoff race. It’s that time of year again. The focus is on the playoffs and various position-jockeying that’s going on. This week we have a lot of movement to cover, from the Blazers’ slump, to the Spurs’ mounting cankers, to the Thunder’s improbable surge, to the Sixers [...]

As the second half of the season officially began on Thursday night, the Los Angeles Clippers pulled out a thrilling 119-115 victory over the reigning NBA champion—San Antonio Spurs. At certain parts of the game, the Spurs decided to do the Hack-a-D.J. strategy that forced the Clippers center to miss a total of 18 shots [...]

Stand up, folks. Stretch. Bend. Flex. Make old-folk noises. The NBA trade deadline is finally upon us. This implies two things: First, real, live basketball is about to begin again. Fist-pump it up. Second, the rumors are flowing like vodka and tequila and gin and rum and whiskey during J.R. Smith’s weekend-long vacation from the city of Cleveland. Navigating those [...]

Heigh-ho, heigh-ho, it’s off to the 2015 NBA All-Star Game we go. Okay, so, I’m pretty sure “heigh-ho” refers to yawning or disappointment, but screw it. I wanted to both rhyme and write “heigh-ho,” so let’s just pretend. Anyway, the NBA is speeding toward its All-Star break, leaving a trail of injuries, playoff-seeding battles and [...]

On Tuesday night, Spurs head coach—Greg Popovich—added another accolade in his much decorated coaching career with the Spurs 95-93 road victory over the Indiana Pacers that officially handed him his 1000th victory as a coach. However, this was not an easy win to get as it ultimately required the heroics of Marco Belinelli, who nailed [...]