MATT BONNER RUMORS & GOSSIP

Grizzlies - Spurs Game One: Team, Not Star

12 Inches Of Elevation On one hand, you can safely disregard any Game One loss for the Grizz, since they do that sort of thing all the time, and all you have to do when you start on the road is get a split. But on the other, the way in which the Spurs won this game was new and unique, and reminds us, yet again, that every series is different. In Game One, that difference was Matt...
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Video: Bonner on sandwich blogging, free food, retirement plans & more

One of the best perks of being an NBA player? According to Matt Bonner, it's not the salary. (Bonner earns $3.6 million this season) nor is it playing alongside two-time MVP Tim Duncan and two-time Coach of the Year Gregg Popovich for nearly a decade. It's the free food, of course.   Bonner -- known to some as the "Sandwich Hunter" or the "Red...
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13 days ago  |  Discuss

Matchup of the Game For Game 4: Spurs vs. Lakers

The matchup of the game for Game 4 will be between Matt Bonner and Dwight Howard. With Tiago Splitter out, the San Antonio Spurs will be counting on Matt Bonner's contributions throughout the game to sweep the Los Angeles Lakers. Bonner has guarded Howard on the defensive end and Matt hasn't been afraid of giving him hard fouls to help wear him down in the process. The...
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24 days ago  |  Discuss

Bonner staves off critics of his postseason play in Game 1

San Antonio Spurs' Matt Bonner shoots the three-ball well. Save for an excellent final round from Kyrie Irving in this year's NBA All-Star 3-point shoot out, he would have claimed the crown. Add the fact he connects with both the fans and media, it makes him an excellent, and generally well-liked Spur.  Except Bonner is subjected to an undeniable stigma that is supported...
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April 22, 2013  |  Discuss

Matt Bonner busts out “Red Mamba” shirt, Kobe Bryant loves it

The San Antonio Spurs and Los Angeles Lakers are in an intense battle in the first round of the NBA Playoffs.  The Lakers are without their fearless leader Kobe Bryant and it has shown during Game 1.  During an interview with Rick Fox, Matt Bonner showed off his “Red Mamba” shirt and you would think that Kobe Bryant would have gotten upset over an opponent being given a similar...
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April 21, 2013  |  Discuss

Video: Matt Bonner providing some comic relief

If you’re frustrated by the San Antonio Spurs’ recent performance and are worried about their chances entering the playoffs, Matt Bonner has provided you with a little something to laugh about. Bonner takes on an alter ego as “Coach B” to teach the fundamentals of the game in a video series that I am just now learning about. Apparently there are quite a few of these videos...
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April 16, 2013  |  Discuss

Matt Bonner’s tremendous dunk against the Rockets gets the ‘Free Bird’ treatment

Best use of Free Bird ever. The sports world paused in collective wonderment the other night when Spurs forward Matt Bonner actually threw down a monster dunk on the Houston Rockets, with a little rim hanging thrown in for good measure. See, Bonner—aka the Red Rocket—is known more for his shooting prowess than his dunking skills.  In fact, this may be the first ever recorded...
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December 10, 2012  |  Discuss
MADE IT ALL WORTH IT

Fan receives Game 2 tix from Bonner

The young fan who got in trouble at school for his Matt Bonner-inspired haircut received tickets to Thursday's Spurs-Clippers game and some autographed items from Bonner.

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May 18, 2012  |  Discuss

Bonner haircut gets Spurs fan in trouble

One San Antonio Spurs fan took his love for power forward Matt Bonner just a little too far, at least according to his middle school. Patrick Gonzalez shaved a picture of Bonner into his red hair for the Spurs' playoff push. But there was a problem when he went to Woodlake Hills Middle School with the new haircut. "My first period teacher called the principal," Gonzalez...
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May 17, 2012  |  Discuss
RED ROCKET

Student in trouble over Bonner haircut

A young student in the San Antonio area got in trouble with his school for his haircut that honors Spurs player Matt Bonner.

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May 16, 2012  |  47 Comments
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