When the San Antonio Spurs won the 2023 NBA Draft Lottery, the reaction around the league was instant. They landed a new phenom with an underrated basketball
LAS VEGAS — The NBA Cup was supposed to be a midseason curiosity, a made-for-TV experiment designed to juice December basketball and give fans something shiny to argue about before Christmas.
The San Antonio Spurs upset the Oklahoma City Thunder in the semifinals of the NBA Cup last week, and Victor Wembanyama followed it up with a standout interview that appeared to throw shade at the way the defending champions play basketball.
The Spurs are in the middle of a fantastic stretch. They have not only won 10 of their last 13 games, but also gotten Stephon Castle and Victor Wembanyama back, and defeated the Thunder to reach the Emirates NBA Cup championship game against the Knicks.
Christmas and the NBA go hand-in-hand. The day serves for the top hoops league in the world, like Thanksgiving for the NFL. However, while the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys are perpetual Thanksgiving participants, the NBA has mixed up the matchups and the teams throughout the years.
Ahead of the San Antonio Spurs’ NBA Cup final game against the New York Knicks, head coach Mitch Johnson wouldn’t specify if All-Star Victor Wembanyama would reprise his role off the bench as he did in the semifinals.
Dirk Nowitzki was not exactly thrilled by Victor Wembanyama ahead of the San Antonio Spurs’ NBA Cup semi-final. After missing 12 games with a calf injury, Wembanyama finally made his return against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
There have been some fascinating storylines so far in this NBA season, but nothing has come close to the absolute dominance of the Oklahoma City Thunder.
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.
The 2025 NBA Cup championship game between the San Antonio Spurs and New York Knicks should be a thriller. Both teams stocked up on talent in very different ways over the last few years.
LAS VEGAS — The Spurs and Knicks meet Tuesday night in Las Vegas for the NBA Cup final. The league will crown a first-time champion. That alone gives the game weight.
Victor Wembanyama made his return to the San Antonio Spurs lineup on Saturday night, and he helped make one thing abundantly clear — you'd better start taking that team seriously as a Western Conference contender. If you were not already.
The Spurs have signed guard Kyle Mangas to a two-way contract, according to NBA.com’s transaction log. Two-way forward Riley Minix was waived in order to make room on the roster for Mangas, Michael Scotto of HoopsHype reports (via Twitter).