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Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama puts fellow All-Stars on spot with challenge

Recently, San Antonio Spurs big man Victor Wembanyama was named as a starter for the Western Conference All-Star team. The news came amid a season in which Wembanyama has continued his dominance when on the court, but is also looking to shake off some increasing injury concerns at this early stage of his career.

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Watch: Wemby grabs it out of mid air with ease

NBA News / Pounding the Rock / January 22

It’s time for Basketball: San Antonio Spurs at Utah Jazz

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 / HITC / January 22

Charles Barkley knows it’s ‘stupid,’ but anyway reiterates huge Victor Wembanyama doubt

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.

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The 'Active NBA 20-point game leaders' quiz

How many of the active NBA players to score 20 points in at least 200 games in their career can you name in seven minutes?

The 'Active 20-point, 10-assist NBA games' quiz

The 'Active NBA players with the most 40-point games in a season' quiz

The 'NBA's No. 1 picks turned RoY' quiz

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The 25 players with the most successful post-NBA careers

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.

San Antonio Spurs News / EssentiallySports / January 22

Charles Barkley Raises Red Flag on Victor Wembanyama, Pushes Shaq Career Model

When Victor Wembanyama arrived in the NBA, there was a lot of skepticism about him adapting to the pro league. Two of those doubters have now turned believers: Shaquille O’Neal and Charles Barkley.

San Antonio Spurs News / Hoops Wire / January 21

Spurs showing they can handle success, not just chase it

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.

San Antonio Spurs News / NBA on ClutchPoints / January 21

Victor Wembanyama’s Spurs teammate declares 2nd-best defender in world goal

Confidence and long-term ambition framed Carter Bryant’s postgame comments Monday night, as the San Antonio Spurs rookie outlined a defensive goal that places him just behind one teammate in the global hierarchy.

San Antonio Spurs News / Pounding the Rock / January 21

The problem the Spurs need to fix soon

It burns a little, this one. Yeah. To blow that lead. Against this opponent, in their building. It burns. No two ways about it. I’d love to breeze through this and move on to the next, but goodness.

NBA News / Pounding the Rock / January 21

Spurs can’t keep up hot shooting in loss to Rockets

It was a tale of two halves yet again for the San Antonio Spurs in their 111-106 loss to the Houston Rockets. The Spurs were red hot in the first half, scoring 70 points, but lost steam quickly in the second half as they finished the game shooting 39% from the field and 28% from three.

NBA News / Pounding the Rock / January 21

What we learned from the Spurs loss to the Rockets

How many times does a team need to learn the same lesson before it’s legitimately recitified? The San Antonio Spurs blew another double-digit lead on Tuesday night in a 111-106 loss to the Houston Rockets.