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SAN ANTONIO, United States (AFP) — The San Antonio Spurs paid tribute to Manu Ginobili on Thursday, honoring a basketball career that included not only four NBA titles but also Olympic gold with his native Argentina. The Spurs raised Ginobili’s No. 20 jersey to the rafters of the AT&T Center, making him the ninth Spurs player to have his number retired. “I stand here and I think what am I doing here?” Ginobili said. “This […]
by Rob Woollard Agence France-Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The Golden State Warriors eased to the top of the Western Conference on Wednesday, outclassing an under-strength San Antonio Spurs to score a comprehensive 141-102 win at the Oracle Arena. San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich rested star players LaMarcus Aldridge and DeMar DeRozan citing “load management”, and could only watch as the powerful Warriors romped away with an emphatic win. The reigning NBA champions […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — LaMarcus Aldridge tallied a career-high 56 points as the San Antonio Spurs overcame Russell Westbrook’s triple double by outgunning the Oklahoma City Thunder 154-147 in a double overtime thriller on Thursday. Aldridge’s epic performance saw him surpass his previous career high of 45 points which he set against Utah last March. He rattled off seven points in the second overtime as the Spurs outlasted the Thunder one day after […]
By Melissa Potes EBC Florida Bureau ORLANDO, FL (Eagle News) – Orlando Magic Head Coach, Steve Clifford, has been preaching the importance of defending their home court. However, in the Magic’s most recent home game against the San Antonio Spurs the team did not execute what Clifford preached. The Magic were attempting to go for the season sweep against the Spurs as well as get to .500 and improve their current record of 14-15. However, […]
by Rob Woollard Agence France Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — James Harden scored 28 points as the Houston Rockets tightened their grip on first place in the Western Conference on Monday with a 109-93 victory over the San Antonio Spurs. Another inspirational display from MVP-candidate Harden included six rebounds and six assists as the Rockets delighted their home fans to improve to 53 and 14 at the top of the standings. The Rockets […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Kawhi Leonard scored a game- high 34 points as the San Antonio Spurs defeated the Houston Rockets 121-96 on Wednesday to level their NBA playoff series at one game each. Leonard also delivered eight assists and seven rebounds for the Spurs, who now travel to Houston for games three and four of the best-of-seven second round Western Conference series. “We were focused,” Leonard said. “We lost by 30 points […]
(Eagle News) — After losing to the more veteran San Antonio Spurs on Friday night, the young Los Angeles Lakers team still maintained their optimism that they will beat the Chicago Bulls on Sunday, November 20. (Monday Philippine time) The LA Lakers fought hard but still it wasn’t enough to overcome the San Antonio Spurs, as they played without injured leading scorer D’Angelo Russell for the first time. But they did not feel discouraged […]
by Jim SLATER RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — Star guards Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili, NBA teammates for the San Antonio Spurs, bid emotional farewells to international play Wednesday after quarter-final losses at the Rio Olympics. Spain defeated Parker and his French teammates 92-67 while Ginobili’s Argentina side was routed 105-78 by the US NBA stars. “It has been an amazing run,” Ginobili said of a 20-year span topped by 2004 Olympic gold. “I’m […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Argentina guard Manu Ginobili said Sunday he will return to the NBA for a 15th campaign next season after considering retirement. Ginobili is expected to play for Argentina next month in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics and to return to the San Antonio Spurs, the club for which he has played his entire NBA career. But Ginobili, who turns 39 on July 28, did not say what club he […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — NBA Defensive Player of the Year Kawhi Leonard of the San Antonio Spurs was a unanimous selection to the 2015-16 NBA All-Defensive First Team announced Wednesday. The 24-year-old US forward was the only player to receive all 130 votes onto the elite squad from a media poll. Also on the All-Defensive top lineup was forward Draymond Green of the defending NBA champion Golden State Warriors, center DeAndre Jordan and […]
San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker described breaking an NBA record for wins by a threesome as an “unbelievable accomplishment” on Tuesday (November 3). Parker, alongside his Spurs team-mates Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili combined for a 541st victory on Sunday (November 1), moving the trio past Boston’s Larry Bird, Kevin McHale and Robert Parish for the most wins by a threesome in NBA history. “Its hard to realise, to be compared to the Celtic’s […]
President Obama welcomed the San Antonio Spurs to the White House on Monday, (January 12) to honor the team and their 2014 NBA Championship. San Antonio delivered a decisive end to LeBron James’ two-year reign atop the basketball world by routing the Miami Heat 104-87 in the NBA finals to win the series four games to one. “Since drafting Tim Duncan in 1997 they have won five titles. Tim has now won titles 15 years […]
