Gregg Popovich, the former military man and current coach of the San Antonio Spurs is usually very stoic but the loss of Tim Duncan made him emotional.
NBA: Spurs Agree to 2-Yr, $30 Mill+ Deal With Pau Gasol; Looking to Trade Boris Diaw to Make Room
Tim Duncan is reportedly leaning strongly towards retirement. The Spurs haven’t gotten his replacement, but they did get another veteran that can help solidify the frontline and was highly sought after by other teams aside from San Antonio.
NBA Report: Tim Duncan Strongly Leaning Towards Retirement
If Tim Duncan were to retire this offseason quietly among the Kevin Durant hoopla, it would be the most Tim Duncan thing ever. Very little attention on him, no farewell tour, nothing, just quietly step away…
(Video) NBA: Referees Admit to Non-Call During Insane Final Sequence in Thunder/Spurs Game 2
The final sequence in the Thunder v. Spurs game 2 was one of the most bizarre I’ve ever seen. Thunder led the game 98-97 with 13.5 seconds left and had possession of the ball. Dion Waiters tried to inbound the ball while Manu Ginobli played defense. Waiters then threw the ball in to Kevin Durant but Durant was stripped by Danny Green who passed the ball ahead to Patty Mills who passed it to Manu Ginobli, who kicked it back to Mills who missed the ensuing three-point attempt. LaMarcus Aldridge and Kawhi Leonard scrambled for the rebound but the buzzer went off and the game was over. The referee later admitted to missing the offensive foul committed by Waiters but a ton more happened those last few seconds.
NBA: Matt Barnes on Grizzlies Losing Badly to Spurs: “We’re coming to a gunfight with some spoons”
Leave it to Matt Barnes to give us a great soundbite. The Memphis Grizzlies are suffering from an insane amount of injuries. Stars Marc Gasol and Mike Conley are out as well as their potential backups Brandan Wright and Mario Chalmers, who was cut from the team after his season-ending injury. Unfortunately for the Grizzlies, their first round in the playoffs is against the one of the best teams of all-time, the San Antonio Spurs who beat the Grizzlies by 32 points in game 1 and 26 points in game 2. That’s the second-most lopsided first two games in first-round history. Matt Barnes had an interesting explanation of what’s going on.
NBA: Kevin Durant on Warriors & Spurs: “We not scared of either one of those teams”
Kevin Durant scored 40 points and 14 rebounds in addition to Russell Westbrook’s 27 points and 12 rebounds and Enes Kanter stepped up as well with a double-double of 14 points and 15 rebounds but all in all it was not enough as the Golden State Warriors beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 116-108 on Saturday night. It’s clear that the Thunder are in fact contenders but they have two major road blocks in the Warriors and San Antonio Spurs. Is it something they have enough firepower to over come?
