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This GIF Is All The Spurs-Thunder Analysis You Need
This GIF has been making its way around Twitter this morning, and it's all that really needs to be said about what has happened so far in the first two conference finals games between the Spurs and Thunder. ...
Russell Westbrook To Kevin Durant: "Wake Up"
What we have here (via CJ Fogler) is an excellent opportunity for projection. A fairly innocuous exhortation from one frustrated player to another after a defensive lapse, but in the context of the Spurs' blowout, their 2-0 series lead, and Kevin Durant's and Russell Westbrook's shitty shooting nigh...
It's Westbrook And Durant Vs. The World Now
The Spurs, because they are the all-consuming, unrelenting Spurs, did everything they were supposed to in their Game 1 matchup with the Thunder last night. With Serge Ibaka off the floor, they put their heads down and attacked the rim over and over again, scoring 66 points in the paint. They were in...
Kawhi Leonard, Who Is The Future, Ran The Blazers Off The Floor
If you didn't catch any of the Spurs' series-clinching win over the Blazers last night—yet another perfectly orchestrated, Spursian blowout—the only highlight you really need to watch is the one above....
There Was A Snake In The Blazers' Locker Room Before Tonight's Game
The Portland Trail Blazers discovered an unpleasant surprise in the AT&T Center locker room before Game 2 against the Spurs....
Spurs Use 6-On-5 Power Play Against Mavericks, Still Lose
The Dallas Mavericks held on at home to defeat the Spurs 113-111 and force yet another NBA playoffs Game Seven tonight, and they had to overcome some tough odds to do it. Specifically, 5:6 odds....
Gregg Popovich Is Not Enjoying This Dallas Comeback
The Mavs have tied the game at 77-77 late in the fourth quarter thanks to turnovers like this from Pop's Spurs. He's not a happy camper....
Mavs Beat Spurs On Vince Carter's Three-Point Buzzer-Beater
The Mavericks beat the Spurs 109-108 on a Vince Carter three-pointer at the buzzer. Down 108-106, Carter got the ball off the inbounds with 1.7 seconds left, pump-faked Manu Ginobili into the stratosphere, and drained a three from the corner as time expired. The play was reviewed and upheld, and th...
Craig Sager Doesn't Want Gregg Popovich To Be Nice To Him
In a truly sweet moment, on Sunday, TNT sent Craig Sager Jr. out to do the on-court interviews in place of his father, who is undergoing chemotherapy treatment for leukemia. The usually gruff and taciturn Gregg Popovich went soft, wishing Craig Sr. the best and promising to be nice to him when he re...
This Is Not A Good Haircut, Basketball Fan
You should not have done this, basketball fan. This was a bad thing to do....
How Serious Is Tony Parker's Back Injury?
Tonight, Tony Parker will likely miss his third straight game with a back injury, and more than a few assume that Parker's "injury" is really just a cover for Gregg Popovich to rest his star before the playoffs. The injury, tweeted April 7th from the Spurs' official account as "a sprained facet join...
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Spurs Coyote Has Eyes Mangled, Knocked Off
In the most horrifying injury of the NBA season, the Spurs' mascot took a charge from Denver's Aaron Brooks, and came up looking like a flatfish before his eyes fell off altogether....
Spurs Players Hear Spooky Noises During Stay In Allegedly Haunted Hotel
(Turn the lights off before reading for maximum effect.) ...
Jalen Rose Actually Got Gregg Popovich To Smile
Gregg Popovich doesn't usually have time for this shit, but last night ESPN threw a bit of a curveball at Pop by having Jalen Rose interview him between quarters. Rose discovered the key to Pop's heart: talking shit about Avery Johnson....
LeBron Shut Down By Spurs, Blames His Mask And Sleeves
LeBron James was full of excuses, or maybe explanations. After a 6-for-18 shooting night, including 0-for-3 from three in a wire-to-wire blowout loss at San Antonio, James had a lot to say about things that weren't the Spurs defense....
Manu Ginobili Explodes Shoe
With the amount of money NBA ballers make in shoe endorsement deals, you'd think the companies could supply them with something that won't fall apart on the basketball court. ...
Gregg Popovich Doesn't Have Time For This Shit
Gregg Popovich's contractually obligated in-game interviews deserve their own wing at the Smithsonian. Last night's edition of Talkin' Hoops With Pop was especially enlightening....
Matt Bonner With The Spot-On Andy Kaufman Impersonation
Matt Bonner recently did a little performance at the San Antonio Spurs' annual charity auction. A younger, less cultured player may have used such an opportunity to do the Gangnam Style dance or lip-sync that dumb "What Does the Fox Say?" song, but not Matt Bonner. Matt Bonner has deep cuts, son....
Tim Duncan Makes Amir Johnson Fall With The Most Duncan Crossover Ever
Shut it down, basketball. Shut it down....