The San Antonio Spurs will look to get back on the winning track when they return home to square off with the surging Houston Rockets on Friday in an NBA Cup clash between the Lone Star State rivals.
As a Spurs fan living in Los Angeles, and a Dodger fan too, the last few weeks have been great. The Spurs have had an historically great start, even better
Despite the last two games, the San Antonio Spurs are off to one of their most successful seasons in recent memory. The Silver and Black are 5-2 heading into a back-to-back against the Houston Rockets and New Orleans Pelicans.
Victor Wembanyama has now had two disappointing performances in a row after starting the season so well. Wembanyama was in Most Valuable Player discussions after averaging more than 30 points in his first five games.
The San Antonio Spurs lost to the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday in a close game that included an at-times stifling defensive effort by J.J. Redick's team.
The all-time list of NBA All-Stars is obviously long, and notably distinguished. However, there are some players — for various reasons — who the casual, or even most-dedicated, NBA fans can't recall having earned All-Star nods.
Victor Wembanyama was not an MVP favorite when the season began, but after five games, he was suddenly one of the favorites. Since starting the season 5–0, the Spurs have cooled off and lost two in a row.
The San Antonio Spurs took a big step toward getting a major upgrade. As the team is off to a 5-2 start early in the NBA season, Bexar County voters approved a plan to allocate up to $311 million in public funding to help build a new downtown arena for the team.
Seven different Spurs scored in double digits in a balanced offensive attack that saw the Spurs fall short to the Los Angeles Lakers. Victor Wembanyama led the team with 19 points and 8 rebounds, while Stephon Castle and Jeremy Sochan contributed 16 points apiece.
“Be disciplined to be disciplined to like and embrace the boring.” Those words echoed throughout basketball cyberspace after the San Antonio Spurs dismantled the Dallas Mavericks on opening night.
Following their first loss of the season, the Spurs had work to do. Phoenix had concocted a scheme that exposed San Antonio’s lack of shooting while also limiting Wemby’s offense, forcing the good guys to adjust.
The Spurs received critical approval from Bexar County voters Tuesday on a funding measure to bring a new $1.3 billion arena to downtown San Antonio. About 52% of voters supported the measure to contribute $311 million to help fund a new venue at Hemisfair, the site of the 1968 World's Fair.
No. 2 overall draft pick Dylan Harper suffered a left calf strain, the San Antonio Spurs said Monday, with ESPN reporting that the rookie will be sidelined for multiple weeks.
The perfect start had to end sometime. For the San Antonio Spurs, that moment came on a humbling Sunday night in the desert. Riding high on an undefeated 5-0 record, the young Spurs walked into the Footprint Center with a swagger that has been building since day one of this promising season.
The Phoenix Suns walked into San Antonio on Sunday night and handed the Spurs their first loss of the season, riding a blistering shooting display and a command performance from Devin Booker in a 130-118 win.