NBA commissioner Adam Silver said in a recent interview with Bloomberg News that the league could eventually play select games in the morning to court the burgeoning TV market in China. ...
The Spurs aren't always first. But more often than not, they're at the forefront of the trends that have shaped the league in which they've won five championships and more games than any other franchise since 1999. ...
With NBA revenues soaring under a generous collective bargaining agreement, the league is set to add even more income with massive new media deals that would more than double its current rights fees. ...
Bruce Levenson will sell his majority share in the Atlanta Hawks after a racially questionable e-mail to general manager Danny Ferry came to light, but that pales in comparison to the full details of Ferry's comments about free agent Luol Deng during an organizational conference call earlier this summer. ...
With the unique off-season had by the Cleveland Cavaliers, according to Las Vegas, the Cavs are now a five to two favorite to win the 2015 NBA Title. With a reinvigorated LeBron James at the core of a new ‘Big 3’, many anticipate the Cavs will mow over the Eastern Conference and walk into the NBA Finals unscathed. With the betting odds in favor of the Wine and Gold, there are a few teams out there...
The wildly popular basketball video game NBA 2k15 is nearing which means player rankings are slowly leaking out. But for San Antonio Spurs forward Jeff Ayres, he probably would like to have the game developers rethink his rank. Coming in at 403 and near the bottom of the barrel when it comes to NBA 2k15 […]...
Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant combined for 71 as Oklahoma City pummeled the Spurs again at home to tie the Western Conference at 2-2. ...
Contained in the first two games of the Western Conference Finals, Oklahoma City point guard Russell Westbrook broke out at home, including a 40-point, 10-assists, five-steal outburst in Game 4 for which the Spurs simply had no answer....
Express-News Spurs writers Jabari Young and Mike Monroe discuss the idea of having Boris Diaw in the lineup and why the Spurs have lacked energy and intensity the last two games....
Spurs coach Gregg Popovich is considering some "tweaks" in advance of Thursday's Game 5. But no matter what the Spurs do tactically, he said, nothing will matter unless they play with more desperation, with Cory Joseph serving as an unlikely example after his strong play in Game 4. ...
Spurs forward Tiago Splitter has been fined $5,000 for violating the NBA's anti-flopping regulations during Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals, the league announced Wednesday. ...
With the Western Conference first round series against the Oklahoma City Thunder tied at 2-2, the Spurs move into familiar territory. Since the 2003 playoffs, the Silver and Black have found themselves 2-2 in the playoffs 14 times, and have won 10 of those series (with the Western Conference Finals still on the table). Here's a look back at how the Spurs have fared in past 2-2 situations....
Express-News Spurs writer Jabari Young previews Game 5 between the Spurs and Thunder and hear from Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili, Kawhi Leonard, Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook in this Express-News Game Preview....
Not one but two editions of B-Ball Breakdown, illustrating how the Spurs lost control over Oklahoma City in the Western Conference Finals entering tonight's Game 5. ...
Breaking down Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals...
San Antonio Spurs center Tiago Splitter failed to draw a foul, but drew some embarrassing attention to himself, with a massive flop in the second quarter of Tuesday night's Game 4 of the NBA Western Conference Finals against Oklahoma City.Splitter was guarding Thunder forward Serge Ibaka and threw himself onto the ground after a light elbow from Ibaka. The play on the court continued as if nothing...
The Spurs’ Tiago Splitter did his best to draw a charge call on the Thunder’s Serge Ibaka during Game 4 on Tuesday night. Unfortunately for Splitter, his flopping was caught in the act, and play continued without a whistled being blown. We think the NBA should be calling him about today about a fine. [@cjzero] The post Tiago Splitter Should Probably Be Fined For This Flop On Serge Ibaka appeared first...
Calling Gregg Popovich's Game 4 postgame press conference tense might be the understatement of the playoffs....
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In searching for answers after a second consecutive blowout in Oklahoma City, the Spurs hope home court will provide the sanctuary they aimed for all season. The NBA’s top seed got trounced, 105-92, by the Thunder in Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals and now find themselves tied two games apiece with the series heading […]...