“I’m fortunate that he’s that mature,” Popovich said. SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich heaped a tremendous amount of praise on rookie Victor Wembanyama ahead of Wednesday night’s game against the Celtics. When asked about his thoughts on the 20-year-old rookie, Popovich noted the young player’s maturity and how he doesn’t … Read more
“More than just an incredible athlete, Shawn was such a good-hearted person that always put others ahead of himself,” his agent said Thursday. WASHINGTON — Shawn Barber, the Canadian pole vault record holder and 2015 world champion, has died from medical complications. He was 29. Barber died Wednesday at home in Kingwood, Texas, his agent, … Read more
The Spurs rookie remains in the running for the 2024 All-Star Game West team. SAN ANTONIO — The NBA has released the third fan returns for the NBA 2024 All-Star voting and San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama continues to receive plenty of votes keeping himself in the race to make it on the starting … Read more
Gray stops by to talk about playing for the Spurs, his career-best season, and more. SAN ANTONIO — On this episode of Locked On Spurs, host Jeff Garcia gives his quick takeaways from the San Antonio Spurs loss versus Boston. Also, special guest Austin Spurs’ RaiQuan Gray stops by to discuss his career-best season in the … Read more
Milojevic spent time with the Spurs in 2017. SAN ANTONIO — The basketball world was stunned to hear the sad news of the passing of Warriors assistant coach, Dejan Milojevic. Milojevic, 46 years old, suffered a sudden heart attack at a team dinner in Utah Tuesday night and the NBA ultimately postponed Golden State’s matchup … Read more
Reba McEntire, Post Malone and Andra Day will all perform before the game’s kickoff on Feb. 11. WASHINGTON — We now know all of the musical artists who will be performing at Super Bowl LVIII next month, with the NFL revealing the lineup for the national anthem, America the Beautiful and Lift Every Voice and … Read more
The Spurs have now lost three straight after falling to the Celtics. SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Spurs could not pick up a road win in Boston, losing to the Celtics, 117-98. Boston outscored San Antonio 40-20 in the second period and connected on 18 three-pointers for the game. Victor Wembanyama finished with 27 … Read more