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Coming off a blowout victory against the Phoenix Suns, the Spurs took on the Sacramento Kings for the second I-35 Series game at the Moody Center in Austin, TX. The Spurs started hot with an 11-0 run. However, the Kings crawled back to within four points by the end of the first quarter. Despite the […]
From Pounding The Rock | 11 days ago | 0 reads
NBA Hall-of-Fame coach Phil Jackson once said that for a team to be considered an “elite” championship contender, they must win 40 games in the regular season before they lose 20. On Saturday night, the San Antonio Spurs became the third team to meet that criteria in the 2025-26 season. The Oklahoma City Thunder and […]
From Pounding The Rock | 12 days ago | 1 read
Year after year, the salaries of NBA players increase. Dylan Harper, the Spurs second overall pick last summer, is making $56M on a rookie contract compared to $35M, the total career earnings of his father Ron Harper. It’s not that the senior Harper was underpaid, that was just what a player of his stature made […]
From Pounding The Rock | 12 days ago | 0 reads
The first few minutes felt like a track meet tilted entirely in the Spurs’ favor. Inside the friendly confines of the San Antonio Spurs’ weekend home in Austin, the Silver and Black (or teal, orange, and pink) exploded out of the gates Saturday night, racing to an early double-digit lead and would route the Sacramento […]
From Pounding The Rock | 12 days ago | 0 reads
Sometimes it seems like a really hot start is the worst thing that can happen to the Spurs. After the Spurs started the game on an 11-0 run the Spurs let up a bit and let the Kings back into the game. They got complacent, and the Kings fed off of the Spurs lack of […]
From Pounding The Rock | 12 days ago | 2 reads
Welcome to the Game Thread. Veterans of the Game Thread know how we do things around here, but for all you newbies we have a few rules. Our community guidelines apply and basically say be cool, no personal attacks, don’t troll and don’t swear too much. The Spurs have never won both games in the Moody Center […]
From Pounding The Rock | 12 days ago | 0 reads
The post-trade deadline time can be a strange one in the NBA. The teams that didn’t make many moves are trying to get ready for the playoffs, hoping to peak at the right time. The ones that shook things up are looking to rediscover an identity or form one for the first time. And then […]
From Pounding The Rock | 13 days ago | 2 reads
As part of their Spurs Week Austin , the San Antonio Spurs unveiled a newly refurbished basketball court at Foundation Communities M Station Apartments, an affordable housing community outside downtown Austin. Jackie Cuellar, Director of Corporate and Volunteer Engagement at Foundation Communities shared, “At Foundation Communities, we believe a home is more than just a roof—it’s a […]
From Pounding The Rock | 13 days ago | 2 reads
As far as rebuilds go, the Spurs have managed a relatively quick turnaround. From tearing things down to the studs in 2023, to reaching legitimate contender status, it’s been a quick three years. Currently, San Antonio sits poised and firmly cemented in the two seed of the Western Conference, on a 58-win pace, which would […]
From Pounding The Rock | 13 days ago | 0 reads
How was the All-Star Weekend? As per always, I watched none of it. The only thing I really saw was an in-game dunk by Jaxson Hayes during the Slam Dunk Contest. Admittedly, I kind of loved that this was the moment that went viral. In a way, it exposed the shallowness of what the All-Star Weekend […]
From Pounding The Rock | 14 days ago | 0 reads
The San Antonio Spurs “home stretch” of the Rodeo Road Trip in Austin kicked off with a bang. The Spurs secured a 121-94 victory over the Phoenix Suns. The Spurs were locked in defensively while playing an even offensive game. Six members of the Silver and Black scored in double digits, and 30 of San […]
From Pounding The Rock | 14 days ago | 0 reads
Even All-Stars can be awe-struck by moments with all-time greats. That’s what happened with Spurs guard De’Aaron Fox on Sunday afternoon during the NBA All-Star Game in an event that, gimmicky or not, turned out to be much more exciting than past iterations and produced the best viewer ratings since 2011. The round-robin tournament, with […]
From Pounding The Rock | 14 days ago | 0 reads
The music was bumping, the crowd leaned forward and the fiesta-themed jerseys once again felt right at home in a city that prides itself on keeping things weird. On a night when the energy inside the Moody Center built with every defensive stop and every finish at the rim, the San Antonio Spurs turned a competitive first half into […]
From Pounding The Rock | 14 days ago | 1 read
The Suns were missing their emotional leader in Dillon Brooks, who was suspended for tonight’s game after committing 16 technical fouls before the All Star Break. When Devin Booker couldn’t come out of the locker room after halftime with hip soreness, the Suns were wounded, and the Spurs took advantage. The Spurs fought their way […]
From Pounding The Rock | 14 days ago | 1 read
Welcome to the Game Thread. Veterans of the Game Thread know how we do things around here, but for all you newbies we have a few rules. Our community guidelines apply and basically say be cool, no personal attacks, don’t troll and don’t swear too much. It’s been eight days since the Spurs last played a meaningful […]
From Pounding The Rock | 14 days ago | 0 reads
With roughly a week left in the month of February, and the All-Star break officially over, the Spurs are starting things back up with a bang as they face a team that has pretty much confounded them thus far in the Phoenix Suns. This will be round three for these teams, and the long layoff […]
From Pounding The Rock | 15 days ago | 0 reads
After the rumors of a potential trade before the deadline, Jeremy Sochan’s time in San Antonio ended with even less fanfare than expected. Sochan was bought out and joined the Knicks, and the Spurs used their open roster spot to sign Mason Plumlee to bolster their center depth. It was a banal ending to what […]
From Pounding The Rock | 15 days ago | 1 read
The first San Antonio Spurs game I ever attended was in 1985. The Spurs were hosting the Denver Nuggets at HemisFair Arena. My parents took my brother and I to the game and after we stuck around to get autographs. We both came home with pages signed by members of both teams. Among the dozen […]
From Pounding The Rock | 16 days ago | 0 reads
In last summer’s NBA Draft, Cooper Flagg went first to Dallas, Rutgers’ Dylan Harper second to San Antonio, Baylor’s V.J. Edgecombe third to Philly and Flagg’s Duke teammate Kon Knueppel fourth to Charlotte. In retrospect, San Antonio might have made a mistake. He would have been a great fit with Victor Wembanyama and more importantly, […]
From Duke Basketball Report | 16 days ago | 3 reads
The San Antonio Spurs are adding some depth to their front court. ESPN’s Shams Charania reported that the Spurs signed veteran center Mason Plumlee to a 10-day contract. The 35-year-old center will join the team after the Spurs opened up a roster spot by waiving Jeremy Sochan last week. Plumlee started the season with the […]
From Pounding The Rock | 16 days ago | 1 read
All-Star Weekend has wrapped up, and the basketball world is still talking about the San Antonio Spurs. Much of the narrative around the All-Star Game was that Victor Wembanyama set the tone from an intensity standpoint, improving the game for the better. But he wasn’t the only Spur to star at All-Star Weekend. De’Aaron Fox […]
From Pounding The Rock | 16 days ago | 1 read
It’s been a whirlwind few weeks for Jeremy Sochan. After a year riding the pine for the San Antonio Spurs, he and his camp received permission to pursue a trade. The one trade that was publicly shared was the offer from the New York Knicks, which was rejected by the Spurs. After a suitable trade […]
From Pounding The Rock | 17 days ago | 0 reads
After the 126-113 road win at the home of the Golden State Warriors last week, I spent most of the two hour public transit ride home flipping back and forth between these two views of the standings: ESPN’s overall league standings: ESPN Conference standings: The best thing about this successful season is that there are […]
From Pounding The Rock | 18 days ago | 1 read
Welcome to Week in Review: a Monday feature that looks back at the week that was for the San Antonio Spurs, takes a look at the week ahead, and more. Enjoy! Week 16: The Spurs avoided a series of trap games for their first undefeated week since December, beginning with an Oklahoma City Thunder team that […]
From Pounding The Rock | 18 days ago | 0 reads
Arizona men’s basketball alum and current Miami Heat Keshad Johnson outlasted fellow former Wildcat and current San Antonio Spur Carter Bryant to win the 2026 NBA Slam Dunk Contest. Johnson marks the first NBA Wildcat to win the contest after four players before him did not win. On their first dunk attempt, Johnson received a […]
From Arizona Desert Swarm | 19 days ago | 1 read