SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Basketball Hall of Famer Gregg Popovich is recovering from what the San Antonio Spurs described as a mild stroke, though there is no timetable for the NBA’s longest-tenured coach to return to the sideline. Basketball Hall of Famer and Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich (AP)...
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich is out indefinitely while recovering from an illness. San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich (AP) San Antonio announced Popovich did not travel with the team on its current road trip at the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday, Nov. 4, and...
DALLAS (AP) — Klay Thompson chatted up Tony Romo during a break early in the fourth quarter, not long before being so wide open for a 3-pointer, he paused, dribbled once, paused again to line up the shot and made it. The Dallas debut was quite a bit better than the finale from Thompson's 13...
NEW YORK (AP) — Victor Wembanyama’s latest accolade was like none other. San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama (AP/File photo) The San Antonio center has become the first player in NBA history to make the league’s All-Defensive first team as a rookie. The league announced the teams on...
Victor Wembanyama had a year like no rookie in NBA history. San Antonio Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama is NBA's Rookie of the Year. (AP/File photo) Others scored more points, others grabbed more rebounds, others had more blocks, others made more steals. But never had there been a player who, in Year 1...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Victor Wembanyama scored 15 of his 17 points in the second half and had a crucial block on Herb Jones’ shot in the final seconds to lift the San Antonio Spurs to a 111-109 victory over the reeling New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night, April 5. Victor Wembanyama delivers in...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- Sensational San Antonio rookie Victor Wembanyama scored 40 points and grabbed 20 rebounds to help the Spurs withstand a stunning 61-point performance from New York's Jalen Brunson in a 130-126 NBA overtime victory over the Knicks on Friday, March 29. Victor Wembanyama of the...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- The Atlanta Hawks produced a comeback for the ages to overturn a 30-point deficit and defeat the Eastern Conference-leading Boston Celtics, 120-118, on Monday, March 25. Dejounte Murray of the Atlanta Hawks attempts a shot against Sam Hauser and Kristaps Porzingis of the Boston...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- The Boston Celtics pushed their NBA winning streak to nine games with a 124-113 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Saturday, March 23, as the Houston Rockets won their eighth straight, 147-119 over Utah. Sam Hauser made seven of the Celtics' 21 three-pointers, missing just once...
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- Nikola Jokic dominated rookie Victor Wembanyama in a big-man battle as NBA champion Denver defeated San Antonio on Friday, March 15, while Zion Williamson powered New Orleans over the Los Angeles Clippers. Two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Jokic scored 31 points on 13-of-19...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- Zion Williamson drove for the game-winning layup in the waning seconds on Friday, Feb. 2, lifting the New Orleans Pelicans to a 114-113 NBA victory over the San Antonio Spurs. Zion Williamson of the New Orleans Pelicans (AFP) ​ Williamson finished with 33 points and...
NEW YORK (AFP) -- French rookie sensation Victor Wembanyama of the San Antonio Spurs has been an NBA souvenir sales star according to mid-season rankings released on Tuesday, Jan. 30, by the league. Victor Wembanyama of the San Antonio Spurs (AFP/File photo) The 20-year-old 7-foot-4 (2.24m) center...
