The San Antonio Spurs dismantled the injury-riddled Los Angeles Lakers Sunday night with a 103-82 victory in Game 4, while Kobe Bryant was courtside to witness the carnage. “Obviously, it wasn’t a fair fight,” Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. “When you’re a competitor, you want to compete on an even basis, and the Lakers weren’t [...]
Kyrie Irving Steals Three-Point Contest at NBA’s All-Star Weekend
February 17, 2013 | Posted by
Cleveland Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving entered Saturday’s NBA All-Star 3-Point Shootout as the dark horse to win the competition, but was able to edge out San Antonio Spurs lethal sharpshooter Matt Booner in the finals to take home the gold ball trophy. “I just wanted to go out and prove a point that I was [...]
Dwight Howard, Pau Gasol, Jordan Hill Injured For Lakers
January 8, 2013 | Posted by
The Los Angeles Lakers, already struggling, will have to go on the road without three significant big men because of injuries: Dwight Howard, Pau Gasol and Jordan Hill. Howard has a torn labrum in his right shoulder, and is expected to miss at least a week of action before his injury is re-evaluated. He injured [...]
Kobe: Clippers Could Contend For NBA Championship
January 4, 2013 | Posted by
Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant said the Los Angeles Clippers, longtime NBA doormats, are legitimate title challengers, as both teams prepare to battle each other Friday night in a game that could tell a lot about both squads. “Oh, for sure. For sure,” Bryant said after Thursday’s practice. “They’re definitely one of the top [...]
Stephen Jackson Fined $25,000 for Threatening Tweet
December 10, 2012 | Posted by
The NBA fined Stephen Jackson of the San Antonio Spurs $25,000 on Sunday for a threatening tweet that he sent to Serge Ibaka of the Oklahoma City Thunder over Twitter on Friday. Jackson posted the message on Friday night after Ibaka and Metta World Peace of the Los Angeles Lakers got tangled up during the fourth [...]
Spurs Bracing Stern Sanction For Sitting Key Players
November 30, 2012 | Posted by
NBA commission David Stern is mulling “substantial sanctions” he plans to level against the San Antonio Spurs’ Gregg Popovich for sending home four starters instead of them traveling to Miami for a game against the world-champion Heat. When Stern learned of Popovich’s action — the coach sent Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, Manu Ginobil and Danny [...]
J.R. Smith Curtails Nightlife Scene
November 16, 2012 | Posted by
New York Knicks shooting guard J.R. Smith has curtailed his nightlife scene, which has led to one of his best starts of his nine-year NBA career. Smith said on Thursday the cutback in his nightlife is one of the reasons why his season has been so successful thus far. “I’m not going to lie. The [...]
Spurs Lock Up Tim Duncan For 3 More Years
July 10, 2012 | Posted by
Tim Duncan has only worn a San Antonio Spurs uniform in his outstanding NBA career, and it appears that will not change. At 36, Duncan agreed to return to San Antonio for three more years, Yahoo! Sports reported today. The deal would be worth $36 million. Although no longer the dominant two-time league MVP, Duncan [...]
OKC Not OK Against Parker, Depth of Talented Spurs
May 30, 2012 | Posted by
This has been about more than San Antonio’s experience and poise trumping Oklahoma City’s youth and wildness. This has also been about talent, and as mercurial as the Thunder’s young guns might be, the Spurs have more contributing parts. And so, with point guard Tony Parker leading the way, San Antonio withstood a token OKC [...]
Ginobili, Spurs’ Poise Overwhelm Young Thunder
May 27, 2012 | Posted by
Oklahoma City’s James Harden might have won this year’s NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award, but it was the San Antonio Spurs’ Manu Ginobili who made the difference Sunday night in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals. Coming off the bench, Ginobili scored 11 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter to [...]
