The San Antonio Spurs came into their game against the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday looking to start a mini-win streak. They were coming off a win against the Utah Jazz after losing to the Houston Rockets.
The Spurs suffered one of their worst losses of the season. Their thrilling comeback attempt shouldn’t eclipse the fact that they once again seemed to underestimate a less talented team that was a lot hungrier than they were.
The Golden State Warriors sit at 26-21, a record that is good for only the eighth seed in the Western Conference so far this season. Injuries and trade drama hover like a dark cloud, and amid it all, Stephen Curry’s championship window continues to shrink.
Despite a comeback attempt that spanned much of the fourth quarter, San Antonio was ultimately waylaid by one of its worst shooting efforts of the new year.
Most NBA players, no matter how successful, are out of the league before the end of their 30s, or even their 20s. That leaves a lot of life left to live, and a good handful of players have made the most of their professional lives after leaving the court.
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Gregg Popovich made a rare public appearance this week but still appears to be very much in recovery. The legendary former San Antonio Spurs head coach Popovich attended an NBA G League game on Friday.
Spurs wing Devin Vassell, who has missed the team’s past 13 games due to a left adductor strain, is set to return on Sunday against New Orleans, writes Tom Orsborn of The San Antonio Express-News.
San Antonio Spurs wing Devin Vassell will play his first game of 2026. The organization’s injury report, released a day ahead of a contest against the New Orleans Pelicans, did not include the Florida State alum.
The San Antonio Spurs will be on the hunt for their fifth win in six games and for a season sweep of the visiting New Orleans Pelicans when the teams clash on Sunday night.
The San Antonio Spurs host the New Orleans Pelicans with a 31-14 record and the second seed in the Western Conference. New Orleans is 10-36 and going nowhere, but the Spurs have learned not to take these games lightly.
Patience should always matter more than temptation. The most dangerous moment for a rising contender is premature confidence. The San Antonio Spurs have arrived ahead of schedule.
The atmosphere inside the Delta Center is usually enough to rattle even the most seasoned NBA rosters. But on Thursday night, the San Antonio Spurs walked into one of the league’s loudest arenas and systematically dismantled the Utah Jazz in the final frame, securing a decisive 126-109 victory.
De'Aaron Fox hit four threes in the fourth quarter and had a game-high 31 points as the San Antonio Spurs overcame a triple-double by Jusuf Nurkic and defeated the Utah Jazz 126-109 on Thursday night in Salt Lake City.
Charles Barkley has once again expressed his doubts about Victor Wembanyama’s long-term physical durability and career trajectory. Even if the point sounds “stupid,” Barkley didn’t shy away from making this statement during a recent appearance on the Dan Le Batard Show.
The question around the league has shifted with San Antonio. It is no longer about whether the Spurs are real. It is about whether they can keep this going.
Stephon Castle got the entire class into trouble on Tuesday. Castle and the San Antonio Spurs faced off against the Houston Rockets at Toyota Center in Houston, Tex.
The San Antonio Spurs have a long way to go before they can match the franchise’s glory days during the time of Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker.