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It’s time for Basketball: San Antonio Spurs at Houston Rockets

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. After a successful 3-0 home stand, the Spurs are back on […]

about 2 months ago | 6 reads

What We Learned from the Spurs win over the Jazz

This was one of those “had to have it” games. The Jazz are, respectfully, not good. They were missing their best player. The Spurs were healthy, rested, and at home. I mean, It can’t be overstated how much you simply have to win this one. And yet, given their propensity this year for playing down […]

about 2 months ago | 8 reads

Open Thread: Will Wembanyama get all the Spurs to shave their heads?

After last night’s victory against the Utah Jazz, Victor Wembanyama was asked about being selected to the All-Star staring five. Immediately after discussing the honor, the focus shifted to baldness. When asked about Carter Bryant’s standout performance, Wemby responded, “It was great, it was great. Feels like now he makes dunks, he don’t want to […]

about 2 months ago | 4 reads

Game Preview: San Antonio Spurs at Houston Rockets

In a way, it kind of feels like the Spurs have switched places with their IH-10 Rivals this season. While they’re close in the standings, it has been two entirely different seasons for the Spurs and Houston Rockets. Both teams have been on similar rebuild schedules, with the Rockets being a year ahead, and it […]

about 2 months ago | 12 reads

San Antonio vs. Utah, Final Score: Spurs put away Jazz in the second half, 123-110

Two-time All-Star Victor Wembanyama put up numbers comparable to his lights-out Saturday performance, and after a second quarter lull where Utah briefly possessed the lead, San Antonio put away a depleted Jazz team with an excellent 35-23 third quarter. The Spurs nearly hit the magical 50/40/90 mark with 56% from the field, 42% from three, […]

about 2 months ago | 5 reads

It’s time for Basketball: San Antonio Spurs vs Utah Jazz

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 are participating in a Martin Luther King Day game […]

about 2 months ago | 7 reads

Around the NBA: 2026 Eastern Conference All-Star selections

Editor’s note: This article was written before the All-Star Starters were announced. Selecting the East is much harder than the West. Not because there are too many deserving candidates, but rather that there are too few. How is there still such a discrepancy in talent when the league has more depth than ever? It’s a […]

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about 2 months ago | 1 read

Victor Wembanyama named All-Star starter

The San Antonio Spurs have their first All-Star starter in nearly a decade. On Monday, Victor Wembanyama was named a 2026 Western Conference All-Star starter. It’s the big man’s second All-Star appearance, and his first time being named a starter. He joins Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Stephen Curry, Luka Doncic, and Nikola Jokic as the West’s starters. […]

about 2 months ago | 3 reads

Week in Review: The Spurs’ offense is coming back around

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 12: The hunt for the Spurs’ 2025 offense continued into the second week of 2026, with them splitting another set of games. Despite only […]

about 2 months ago | 2 reads

Around the NBA: 2026 Western Conference All-Star selections

You can never deny Adam Silver’s ambition to try new things, even when his effort proves futile. This year, he’s outdone himself by introducing yet another wrinkle to the All-Star game, as the 24 players will now be split into three teams: two filled with Americans and the other comprised of international names. Befuddlingly, the […]

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about 2 months ago | 1 read

Game Preview: San Antonio Spurs vs. Utah Jazz

The San Antonio Spurs are starting to exercise some of the demons that haunted them during their post-Christmas hangover. They have won two straight games at home, and despite nearly collapsing late against the Minnesota Timberwolves, have shown real signs of improvement. How fitting that they’ll have a chance to end the home stand that […]

about 2 months ago | 7 reads

What we learned from the Spurs win over the Timberwolves

There’s a moment that I always look for in Steve Prefontaine’s old race footage. It’s something you have to really track down, since it could happen at seemingly any part of a run, but it always happens; you just have to know what you’re looking for. I look for the precise instances in which he […]

about 2 months ago | 4 reads

Open Thread: Victor Wembanyama and Anthony Edwards share mutual respect for one another’s game

After last night’s game, when Clutch Sports Hector Ledesma reporter asked Anthony Edwards what makes the Timberwolves play so hard against the Spurs, the “Ant-Man” responded, “They got Wemby.” This was the third meeting of the Spurs and Timberwolves, but only the second to include Victor Wembanyama. Wemby wasn’t available last November. Last Sunday, Minnesota […]

about 2 months ago | 10 reads

Game Preview: San Antonio Spurs vs. Minnesota Timberwolves

Sometimes it just takes one statement victory to get things back on track. The San Antonio Spurs burst out of a rough 10-game stretch after Christmas with a blowout victory against the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday night. All of a sudden, it feels like the team can once again conquer the Western Conference. But one […]

about 2 months ago | 4 reads

Highlights: Victor Wembanyama drops a 22-point double-double in rout of Bucks

Coming off a blowout loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Spurs returned home to take on the Milwaukee Bucks. Devin Vassell remains out with his adductor injury. The contest started with a gigantic scare of Victor Wembanyama banging knees with Giannis Antetokounmpo. Vic would clutch his knee on the ground and hobble to the […]

about 2 months ago | 4 reads