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Spurs coach Gregg Popovich challenged Tony Parker to step back after arguably his worst performance of the season in Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinals. ...

Serge Ibaka suffered no setbacks to his strained left calf in Game 3, and promises to play even better as the Western Conference Finals wear on. ...

Neither Gregg Popovich or Tim Duncan had much interest in making an issue out of the big free throw disparity in Game 3, including 22-0 in Oklahoma City's favor during a record-setting third quarter. ...

Spurs coach Gregg Popovich picked up where he left off after Game 3 on Sunday, continuing to use Manu Ginbili's sore left foot to make light of the Serge Ibaka Miracle. Ginobili, however, says the injury "isn't worth talking about."...

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich managed to make a sly reference to the injury status of Oklahoma City Thunder forward Serge Ibaka with a joke during his postgame press conference after Sunday night's Game 3 of the NBA Western Conference Finals.When asked about whether Manu Ginobili would be OK after heading to the locker room late in the fourth quarter with an apparent injury, Popovich...

Referring to the miracle recovery of Serge Ibaka who gave the Thunder a much needed boost in Game 3. Gregg Popovich goes “Classic Pop”when asked about Manu Ginobili’s injury status during the postgame press conference. The post Gregg Popovich Has Fun With Ginobili’s Injury Status appeared first on Hooped Up....

Ben Golliver, Sports Illustrated: “In a single night, the 6-foot-10 power forward fixed Oklahoma City’s offense, transformed its team defense, garnered newfound respect from longtime teammates, and breathed new life into a Western Conference finals that seemed on the verge of a possible sweep. His presence on the court — cheered raucously throughout — was […]...

Sometimes narratives pre-write themselves, particularly under the microscope of attention that is the NBA Playoffs. Serge Ibaka’s miraculous return to the court roughly 10 days after the Thunder ruled him out for the rest of the postseason was enough material in itself to write the Monday morning headlines. But then he played like the Serge. […]...

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Manu Ginobili predicted in the days leading up to Game 3 that his team wouldn't make as many shots, that their team would attack more, that they would play harder, that they would go to the foul line more and that it would be, well, tougher. Wonder if Manu is picking California Chrome at Belmont? As for Game 3, Ginobili was spot on. The Thunder rolled through the Spurs and turned the Western Conference...

After four N.B.A. titles and three Coach of the Year awards, the Spurs’ Gregg Popovich maintains a bond with a tiny college conference....

After missing the first two games of the Western Conference finals with a calf injury that was expected to end his season, Serge Ibaka returned and helped Oklahoma City to its first win....

Serge Ibaka's return fueled the Thunder as they defeated the Spurs 106-97 to take Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals. ...

Spurs coach Gregg Popovich couldn't help tweaking Oklahoma City after the return of Serge Ibaka. ...

Express-News Spurs writers Jabari Young and Jeff McDonald discuss Game 3 and hear from Ibaka, Tony Parker and Tim Duncan in this Express-News Postgame Wrap....

Over the last couple of seasons, San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich has provided some memorable sideline interviews. During tonight’s game three of the Western Conference Finals between the Spurs-Thunder, TNT’s David Aldridge had the honor of interviewing Pop before the second quarter. David asked two questions with Pop responding with a grant total of four words to them: Gregg Popovich everybody!...

Before the start of the Oklahoma City Thunder-San Antonio Spurs game three, TNT’s pre-game show was being hosted outside of Chesapeake Energy Arena. During the show, Shaquille O’Neal had a young child sitting on his knee and the child began to cry. Watch as Mr. O’Neal does his best to console him and listen to the Kevin Hart joke he makes when the clip is played back on the TNT halftime show: *** Shaq...

With Serge Ibaka back on the court, this series has become a fun one. The first half of this game was unreal. It was a very exciting, fast and crazy first half. To end the half, Manu Ginobili and Russell Westbrook exchanged insane three pointers. First, Ginobili bobbles the ball and still hits a contested three, and then Westbrook comes down and hits a three from the parking lot. It was one of those...

Gregg Popovich had an epic zinger during his press conference after the Spurs Game 3 103-96 loss to the Thunder Sunday night.  When asked about Manu Ginobili’s health (he was seen leaving for the locker room in the 4th quarter), Pop dropped a Serge Ibaka “out of the playoffs” joke, saying “He’ll be fine….or, he’s out for the rest of the playoffs.”   The post Gregg Popovich Owns Postgame Press Conference...

Gregg Popovich may come across as a super-serious, no-nonsense dude — and he is that most of the time — but he also has a pretty darn good sense of humor, too. Pop was asked after his San Antonio Spurs lost Game 3 of the Western Conference finals Sunday about the status of Manu Ginobili, […]...