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Why Spurs legend Gregg Popovich deserves the blame for NBA’s 65-game rule, explains Kendrick Perkins

Kendrick Perkins has pointed to Gregg Popovich as the original influence behind the NBA’s controversial 65-game rule, linking it directly to the rise of load management.

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Bill Simmons makes surprising All-NBA case for Spurs’ Stephon Castle

With the regular season winding down, the discussion in the NBA has turned to the individual awards, especially since several players have become ineligible due to the league’s 65-game rule.

NBA News / Pounding the Rock / April 5

Why the Spurs’ loss to the Nuggets is nothing to worry about

The Spurs played one of the most entertaining games of the season in Denver on Saturday. Unfortunately, it ended with a painful loss in overtime for the Silver and Black, which helped confirm the concerns of the skeptics about San Antonio’s chances to execute down the stretch against top-level opponents in games with playoff intensity.

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The 'NBA active two-pointers leaders' quiz

How many of the active NBA players with at least 4,000 two-pointers made in their career can you name in five minutes?

The '30-point, 90% shooting NBA games' quiz

The 'Active 40-point, 10-assist NBA games' quiz

The '2024-25 NBA scoring leaders by team' quiz

NBA News / Stadium Rant / April 5

Nuggets Outlast Spurs In OT As Jokic Outduels Wembanyama

The Denver Nuggets beat the San Antonio Spurs in one of the best games of the regular season. Nikola Jokic and Victor Wembanyama did not disappoint in the clash of titans!

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Every NBA franchise's most infamous villain

Heroes run the NBA, but every story also needs a villain. For some franchises, it's a particularly hated opponent, but every now and then, it's one of their own.

NBA News / Field Level Media / April 5

Still plenty on the line as Spurs host 76ers

The San Antonio Spurs look to rebound from a rare loss and get back on track in their chase for the top seed in the upcoming NBA playoffs when they host the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday.

Julian Champagnie News / Total Pro Sports / April 5

Julian Champagnie Gets Honest About Being Cut by Philadelphia 76ers With Surprising Take

Love the team that loves you back, they said, and Julian Champagnie took it to heart, and he’s having a great time at the San Antonio Spurs camp. However, it was not like this the whole time.

San Antonio Spurs News / Total Pro Sports / April 5

Kendrick Perkins Blames Gregg Popovich for 65-Game Rule With Bold Take

Load management has become one of the hottest topics in sports lately, especially with the NBA’s 65-game rule shaking things up. Recently, Kendrick Perkins

NBA News / Yardbarker

20 NBA players who changed how the game is played

Basketball has changed so, so much since it was first played in the late 1800s. The NBA has a lot to do with this, and there are even a handful of players who can be credited with influencing significant shifts on their own.

San Antonio Spurs News / Pounding the Rock / April 5

What we learned from the Spurs loss to the Nuggets

There hasn’t been much to learn from the San Antonio Spurs’ 10-game winning streak. Most of the games were against tanking or shorthanded teams, and the result was decided before halftime.

San Antonio Spurs News / Pounding the Rock / April 5

Box Grades: Spurs’ winning streak snapped in OT thriller

So close! For much of this game, I felt like the Spurs were firmly in control; the point differential never got huge by modern NBA standards, but until the end of the third quarter it always felt like San Antonio was going to have enough to counter what Denver was brining to the table.

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The 'NCAA men's basketball champions' quiz

The 'NBA two's leaders by season' quiz

The 'Active 2K-point NBA seasons' quiz

The 'NBA yearly free throw leaders' quiz

Victor Wembanyama News / NBA on ClutchPoints / April 5

Why Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama had fun in loss to Nuggets

Victor Wembanyama has not hidden his drive to rank as one of the NBA’s best nor his priority to win. So, while an overtime loss to Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets stings, the San Antonio Spurs superstar described it another way.

San Antonio Spurs News / EssentiallySports / April 5

Charles Barkley Says Yelling at Players Is Not Bad Coaching, Cites Gregg Popovich, Pat Riley

With 5 championships each and 2500+ combined regular-season wins, Pat Riley and Gregg Popovich’s legacy is sealed in the NBA history books. Hall of Famer Charles Barkley believes there is a key reason why the coaches succeed and built a dynasty.

NBA News / Yardbarker / April 4

Nuggets' Nikola Jokic joins elite company with performance vs. Spurs

Before Victor Wembanyama took the NBA by storm, the league was marveling over the dominance of Nikola Jokic. And on Saturday night, the veteran legend made history while getting the better of the younger star.

Jokic outduels Victor Wembanyama as Nuggets foil Sours in overtime

Nikola Jokic continues late MVP push with epic performance in OT win over Spurs

Report: One key Denver Nuggets player could be traded

The 'NBA 20-point triple-doubles' quiz

NBA News / Pounding the Rock / April 4

Spurs fall to Nuggets in regular season road finale

The final road game of the season wasn’t supposed to end like this. For three quarters, the San Antonio Spurs looked like a team that had already figured it out: poised, confident, and in control inside a hostile Ball Arena against a championship contender, the Denver Nuggets.

San Antonio Spurs News / Pounding the Rock / April 4

San Antonio at Denver, Final Score: Spurs let last road game of the season slip away, 136-134

The San Antonio Spurs came up short in one of their final tests of the regular season, ending their win streak at 11. The Nuggets are battle-tested, deploying the top offense in the NBA, and they were the better team in the crucible.

NBA News / Pounding the Rock / April 4

It’s time for Basketball: San Antonio Spurs at Denver Nuggets

Welcome to the Game Thread. Veterans of the Game Thread know how we do things around here, but for all you newbies we have a few rules. Our community guidelines apply and basically say be cool, no personal attacks, don’t troll and don’t swear too much.

San Antonio Spurs News / NBA on ClutchPoints / April 4

Why Spurs’ Dylan Harper wanted to make a statement vs. Clippers without Victor Wembanyama

Even without Victor Wembanyama, the San Antonio Spurs kept on rolling. And in the process, they may have sent a message to the Los Angeles Clippers, whom they could face in the first round of the NBA Playoffs.

San Antonio Spurs News / Fadeaway World / April 3

Spurs Player Ratings: Fox, Castle, And Harper Shine In Wembanyama’s Absence Against Clippers

The San Antonio Spurs made it 11 wins in a row by blowing out the Los Angeles Clippers 118-99 at the Intuit Dome on Thursday. Spurs superstar Victor Wembanyama sat out for this one with right ankle injury management, but his absence was not felt on what was the second night of a back-to-back.

Keldon Johnson News / Athlon Sports / April 3

Spurs' Keldon Johnson Makes Franchise History on Thursday

The San Antonio Spurs have been one of the most entertaining teams to watch in the 2025-26 NBA season. Most of it has to do with Victor Wembanyama, who has emerged as an MVP-like star.