Keldon Johnson was the ultimate backup for the San Antonio Spurs this season. He played in all 82 games, all off the bench, becoming only the second NBA player in the last decade to do that. He became the first Spurs player to score 1,000 points as a reserve in a season. And all year long, San...
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama was placed in the NBA 's concussion protocol after tumbling face-first to the court in the second quarter of Tuesday night 's playoff loss to Portland. “He has a concussion. He’s in the protocol,” Spurs coach Mitch...
There had never been a unanimous NBA Defensive Player of the Year. Until now. Victor Wembanyama — as expected — was announced Monday, April 20, as the league 's top defensive player. The San Antonio center was second in the voting for DPOY as a rookie, was the favorite last season until a...
Oklahoma City 's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander might be adding a couple more trophies to his collection. San Antonio 's Victor Wembanyama has a shot at doing the same. And for the eighth consecutive year, the MVP will be an international one. Gilgeous-Alexander — the reigning NBA MVP — is...
DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 35 points, 13 rebounds and 13 assists, and the Denver Nuggets rallied from a 16-point deficit in the fourth quarter to beat the Portland Trail Blazers, 137-132, in overtime on Monday night, April 6. Denver (51-28) moved into third place in the Western Conference...
DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 40 points, 13 assists and eight rebounds, Christian Braun added 21 points and the Denver Nuggets beat San Antonio, 136-134, in overtime Saturday, April 4, to snap the Spurs’ 11-game winning streak. Cameron Johnson scored 17, Jamal Murray finished with 15 points...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 28 points, and the Oklahoma City Thunder routed the Los Angeles Lakers, 139-96, on Thursday night. April 2, in a game in which NBA leading scorer Luka Doncic left due to injury. Only six times in their storied history have the Lakers been...
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Victor Wembanyama scored 41 points for the second straight game, grabbed 18 rebounds and blocked three shots and the San Antonio Spurs ran away from the injury-plagued Golden State Warriors for a 127-113 victory Wednesday night, April 1, that extended their winning streak to...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 47 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Detroit Pistons, 114-110, in overtime on Monday night, March 30. The reigning league MVP, and strong candidate to repeat, made 12 of 19 field goals and 21 of 25 free throws. He extended his...
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Stephon Castle had a triple-double with 22 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds while Victor Wembanyama provided another monstrous effort as the hot-shooting San Antonio Spurs steamrolled the Milwaukee Bucks, 127-95, on Saturday, March 28, for their eighth consecutive victory....
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — De 'Aaron Fox says he has vivid memories of many of the San Antonio Spurs ' championship runs, just from being a basketball fan. He now wants to find out how it would feel as a player. Fox signed a four-year, $228 million maximum contract extension Monday, Aug. 4,...
San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama expects to play this coming season and has been fully cleared after dealing with deep vein thrombosis in his shoulder for the past few months, he told the French newspaper L’Equipe in remarks published Monday, July 14. A person familiar with the situation...
