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Tonight marks the 75th NBA All-Star Game. Victor Wembanyama, rapidly taking his position as the “face of the modern day NBA,” is the first French player to be a starter in the NBA All-Star Game. Going back to the 1976 NBA/ABA merger, the Spurs have a long history of players participating in the All-Star Game. […]
From Pounding The Rock | 19 days ago | 1 read
Observations State Farm 3-Point Shooting Contest In a league that continues to display the 3-point shot more, it was really nice to hear Reggie Miller provide the player-by-player analysis of how their respective forms could portend to success in this contest. The 4-point logo spot was a dead spot for nearly all of the participants […]
From Pounding The Rock | 19 days ago | 1 read
A new dunk contest champion was crowned on Saturday night, and for the fourth time in NBA History, it was a Miami Heat player. Heat second-year forward Keshad Johnson took home the award, besting Spurs rookie Carter Bryant in the final round. Johnson’s final round score (97.3) bested Bryant’s (93.0), even though Bryant recorded a […] The post Heat’s Keshad Johnson wins 2026 NBA Dunk Contest appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
From Hot Hot Hoops | 19 days ago | 1 read
The Slam Dunk Contest is taking place today as part of All-Star Weekend and for the second consecutive year, the Spurs have a participant. Last year was Stephon Castle. This year, Carter Bryant, the fourteenth pick of the most recent draft class, is joining the contest. Originally created in 1976 by the ABA to gain […]
From Pounding The Rock | 20 days ago | 1 read
It’s officially All-Star Weekend at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, and following the Celebrity All-Star Game, the real NBA events kicked off the with Rising Stars Challenge: a tournament of three teams made up of NBA rookies and sophomores, plus a fourth comprised of G League players. The four teams were drafted by four […]
From Pounding The Rock | 20 days ago | 1 read
The Spurs will have a third participant in the Rising Stars this Friday. Carter Bryant will replace injured Grizzlies’ forward Cedric Coward in the event, joining Dylan Harper and Stephon Castle. Carter will be part of Team Vince, which Vince Carter coaches. Castle and Harper are both on Team Melo, which is coached by Carmelo […]
From Pounding The Rock | 20 days ago | 4 reads
“Can you just let me have this?” We were fifteen minutes from the California border, and the trees in Oregon were getting taller and taller. Having flown into Medford, we were now two hours into the drive to Cresent City and seven hours into a journey that had started at 5am, and the anticipation had […]
From Pounding The Rock | 21 days ago | 0 reads
A day after being released by the San Antonio Spurs, forward Jeremy Sochan is signing with the New York Knicks. Shams Charania of ESPN reported the news, adding that Sochan “had 10 interested suitors” for his services upon news of his release. Charania’s source was Sochan’s agent, Deirunas Visockas. Sochan played 12.8 minutes per game […]
From Blazer's Edge | 21 days ago | 1 read
That didn’t take long. Less than 24 hours after the Spurs waived forward Jeremy Sochan, ESPN’s Shams Charania is reporting he to sign with one of many potential suitors: the New York Knicks. The Knicks were the main team listed as a potential trade partner for Sochan before the trade deadline, but talks reportedly stalled […]
From Pounding The Rock | 21 days ago | 1 read
Earlier this week, ESPN released its post-trade-deadline updated power rankings. Houston came in at the number seven spot, slipping one spot from their previously held sixth spot. This puts Houston behind the Thunder, Spurs, and Nuggets in the Western Conference and behind the Pistons, Knicks, and Celtics in the Eastern Conference. NBA.com cited Houston’s very close […]
From The Dream Shake | 22 days ago | 3 reads
The Spurs’ reach at All-Star weekend keeps getting wider. With Giannis Antetokounmpo ruled out with a calf strain, Commissioner Adam Silver has selected Spurs guard De’Aaron Fox as his injury replacement. In one of the quirks from this USA vs. World format, Fox will replace Norman Powell on Team Stars, and Norman Powell will be […]
From Pounding The Rock | 22 days ago | 1 read
According to Shams Charania, Jeremy Sochan intends to sign with the Knicks, turning some pre-trade-deadline chatter into an actual addition for the team. Sochan, at least from a visual standpoint, pulls off the Dennis Rodman look to a T. The hair, the tattoos, even the now former No. 10 Spurs uniform all felt like a […]
From Posting and Toasting | 22 days ago | 1 read
The San Antonio Spurs maintained their winning ways on a night both De’Aaron Fox and Victor Wembanyama dominated offensively and defensively (in the latter portion, at least). Fox led all players with 27 points, 8 assists, and 3 steals while Wembanyama had 26 points and 9 rebounds. Heading into the mid-season break, the Silver and […]
From Pounding The Rock | 22 days ago | 2 reads
On Tuesday night in Los Angeles, Victor Wembanyama had a 40-point game against a depleted Lakers. 25 of those points came in the first quarter giving Wemby the third highest scoring quarter in Spurs history behind George Gervin (33 points in 1978) and David Robinson (28 in 1994). 37 of Wemby’s 40 came in the […]
From Pounding The Rock | 22 days ago | 1 read
For a half, it looked like the San Antonio Spurs might limp into the All-Star break. Instead, they stormed into it. Behind a ferocious second-half turnaround and another poised performance from their young stars, the Spurs erased a 16-point 3rd quarter deficit and powered past the Golden State Warriors 126-113 on Wednesday night at Chase […]
From Pounding The Rock | 22 days ago | 0 reads
The Golden State Warriors came out hot to take advantage of a San Antonio Spurs team on the second night of a back-to-back. They were red-hot from three and jumped out to a 38-31 lead in the first quarter. The Spurs fought back by getting to the basket and crushing the Warriors in the paint […]
From Pounding The Rock | 22 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. The news from yesterday was Wembanyama’s historic 40 point effort against […]
From Pounding The Rock | 22 days ago | 1 read
After the San Antonio Spurs face off against the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday, they’ll dive headfirst into All-Star Weekend, where they will have their largest presence in years. Victor Wembanyama was named an All-Star starter for the first time; Mitch Johnson will coach one of the U.S. teams in the All-Star Game; Dylan Harper […]
From Pounding The Rock | 22 days ago | 1 read
The San Antonio Spurs have released 22-year-old forward Jeremy Sochan, making him an unrestricted free agent able to sign with any other NBA franchise with room for him. Shams Charania of ESPN reported the news this afternoon, indicating that Sochan will have multiple suitors for his services. Sochan was playing only 12.8 minutes per game […]
From Blazer's Edge | 22 days ago | 0 reads
One of the more beloved Spurs from last few seasons is moving on. After failing to find a favorable deal at the trade deadline, the Spurs have agreed to waive forward Jeremy Sochan at his behest. Per the Spurs’ official press release: “The San Antonio Spurs today announced that the team has waived Jeremy Sochan. […]
From Pounding The Rock | 22 days ago | 0 reads
The San Antonio Spurs got some early All-Star Game practice against the Los Angeles Lakers. There wasn’t a lot of defense being played by the Lakers, which meant the Spurs were able to get up whatever shots they wanted. They leaped out to a 47-30 lead in the first quarter and never looked back on […]
From Pounding The Rock | 22 days ago | 4 reads
Before attending Tuesday’s game between my Spurs and the hometown Lakers, I investigated how the teams have performed against each other over the years. A bit of research revealed that the Spurs have a winning record against every team in the NBA except one – the Lakers. The all-time regular season record going into Tuesday’s […]
From Pounding The Rock | 23 days ago | 1 read
It’s not like the Golden State Warriors haven’t tried at all to build a competent team around Stephen Curry in the latter stages of his special career. Though they managed to squeeze another title out of their big 3 in 2022, the Warriors were unable to hit on ready-now draft picks that would both pave […]
From Pounding The Rock | 23 days ago | 4 reads
The Lakers’ home floor has long been a stage for stars. Tuesday night, it became Victor Wembanyama’s canvas. With a performance that felt equal parts artistry and avalanche, the San Antonio Spurs rolled past a short-handed Los Angeles Lakers squad, 136–108, in a game that was effectively decided before halftime. Wembanyama authored the kind of […]
From Pounding The Rock | 23 days ago | 2 reads
The significantly undermanned Lakers were overwhelmed by the Spurs in a 136-108 loss on Tuesday night. It’s the second loss in a row with one more game left until the All-Star break. The game started as we all expected, with Victor Wembanyama dominating. After a 3-pointer from Julian Champagnie to open the scoring for San […]
From Silver Screen and Roll | 23 days ago | 3 reads