Victor Wembanyama hit the game-winning jumper with 1.1 seconds left, capping a 34-point, 12-rebound outing as the host San Antonio Spurs earned a 101-100 win over the Phoenix Suns on Thursday.
San Antonio fans, you can finally exhale. The six-year exile in the NBA wilderness is officially over. For a franchise that spent two straight decades penciling “NBA Playoffs” into their April calendars with a sharpie, missing the postseason since 2019 felt less like a drought and more like a bizarre alternate reality.
It was looking like this just wasn’t going to be the Spurs’ night. With a chance to clinch a playoff berth against a possible first round opponent, the Spurs came out flat offensively against the Phoenix Suns, and for 43 minutes, it was looking like a lost cause.
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It’s March. The Cavs are in fourth. The playoffs haven’t even started. And somehow, we’re already trading Donovan Mitchell? Bleacher Report’s Greg Swartz floated an offseason idea that sends Mitchell to San Antonio for Dylan Harper, Devin Vassell and two first-round picks.
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.
After reaching 50 wins in a season for the first time since 2017, the Spurs broke their single-game three-point record the game after. As if San Antonio didn’t have enough to be happy about in March, they have the best record since New Years Day.
Snoop Dogg has shared his impression of Victor Wembanyama, describing the San Antonio Spurs star as both humble and transformed since entering the NBA.
For the San Antonio Spurs, the 2026 NCAA Tournament feels like an interesting exercise in possibly deepening their core. As the collegiate world descends into the beautiful chaos of single-elimination basketball, the eyes of the Alamo City are fixed firmly on the horizon.
An interesting debate has been floating around in the college basketball community in the days leading up to the NCAA Tournament: Still just 22, Wembanyama has certified himself as an NBA superstar.
Bill Simmons has seen every superstar in the league this year, but one name stands above the rest in his mind. While Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander seems locked in for the MVP trophy, Simmons is planting his flag for Victor Wembanyama as the actual best player on the planet right now.
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.
Victor Wembanyama seems like a lock to win Defensive Player of the Year and get an All-NBA spot if he is eligible. Is there a chance he could also win MVP if the Spurs stay hot?
The San Antonio Spurs and Phoenix Suns have different goals for the season's final stretch as they square off on Thursday in a late-season Western Conference game.
De’Aaron Fox spent the first seven and a half years of his NBA career with the Sacramento Kings. 13 months after a trade to the San Antonio Spurs, there is no doubt about where the two-time All-Star’s focus lies, including when he returns to his former home.
Coming off their 50th win of the season against the Los Angeles Clippers, the Spurs traveled to Sacramento on a SEGABABA to take on the Kings for the final time this season.
On Tuesday evening, the San Antonio Spurs kept up their winning ways with a blowout road victory over the Sacramento Kings. The win gave the Spurs their 19th victory in their last 21 tries, and allowed them to keep pace with the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference.
After an uncomfortable win over the Clippers on Sunday, the Spurs headed north to play the hapless Kings, who are locked in a desperate battle with the Nets, Wizards, and Pacers to be the most inept team in the NBA.
Victor Wembanyama scored 18 points in just 22 minutes, Keldon Johnson came off the bench for an additional 18 and the San Antonio Spurs wasted no time distancing themselves from the host Sacramento Kings en route to a 132-104 romp Tuesday night.
This game got out of hand fast. San Antonio didn’t just beat Sacramento – they overwhelmed them. 25 made threes on 51.0% shooting is the headline, but it wasn’t just hot shooting.
One of the best storylines in the NBA this season has to be the San Antonio Spurs’ return to dominance. Following a few seasons of rebuilding, the Spurs, led by Victor Wembanyama, have ascended as a championship contender.
The San Antonio Spurs have been playing one of their best basketball stretches this season, winning 18 of their last 20 games, and they are now back in familiar territory.
The San Antonio Spurs escaped a tough challenge with a narrow 119-115 win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday. It was a group effort for the Spurs, as they improved to a 50-18 record.
The San Antonio Spurs controlled this one for most of the night, taking down the LA Clippers 119-115 behind a dominant interior presence and strong all-around contributions from their young core.
There is a distinct kind of magic that returns to a franchise when it hits the 50-win mark. For nearly two decades, the San Antonio Spurs made 50 wins look like an annual birthright.
Former Cavaliers forward Cedi Osman is making plenty of noise overseas. Osman was named EuroLeague Round 31 MVP after leading Panathinaikos B.C. to a 92-88 win over BC Žalgiris.