Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports And you can definitely see it by watching him. Following a Game 1 win against the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals, Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic sat down with the NBA TV crew and asked by former Spur Steve Smith who he modeled his game after. After joking it was Shaq, he went on to say that while he didn’t watch much NBA basketball growing up, when he got to the NBA, he listed three Spurs in Tim Duncan, LaMarcus Aldridge, Boris Diaw, plus Dirk Nowitzki. Nikola Jokić says he patterned his game after Tim Duncan LaMarcus Aldridge and Boris Diaw. #PorVida #Mile ..read more

Photo by Layne Murdoch Jr./NBAE via Getty Images June 3rd is a special day to the Torres Strait On 3 June, Australians commemorate Mabo Day, aligned with the anniversary of the historic Mabo decision. Eddie Mabo grew up in the Torres Strait. Inhabitants of the strait’s islands, which are considered Australian territory, endured segregation, government control over their movements, and wages paid in credit rather than cash for food and housing. After Mabo learned that Australian law didn’t recognize his right to inherit land that had been passed down through generations of his family, he became ..read more

Photo by OLIVIER CHASSIGNOLE/AFP via Getty Images ASVEL blows out Mets 92 in Game 3 crashing Wemby’s highlight party With a chance to advance to the LNB Pro A Finals, Mets 92 and ASVEL found themselves in a close game at the half with a score of 37-34 with ASVEL leading before the Mets were run out the gym in the second half, losing 86-59. Future Spur, Victor Wembanyama, as usual, had his moments on offense and defense throughout the game despite his team’s poor performance. Pre-game, he treated the fans to a between the legs dunk during warmups. C’est comme ça Wemby? ‍ pic.twitter.com/wD3hk ..read more

SetNumber: X78261 TK1 R19 “You just saw it in his eyes, he was gonna get it done” “You just saw it in his eyes, he was gonna get it done.” -Tim Duncan Photo by Lisa Blumenfeld/Getty Images LeBron James, one of the greatest players to ever play the game, spent his first NBA Finals being swept by the San Antonio Spurs. And for the first time in the franchise’s history, the Finals MVP did not go to Tim Duncan, it went to French point guard Tony Parker. The contrast of James to Parker underscores the difference between a prodigy vs. the contributions of a underrated superstar who spent much of his ..read more

Photo by Jean Catuffe/Getty Images Will Wemby make his Spurs debut in the California Summer League Classic? With the Spurs invited to participate in the California Summer League Classic, we now have a potential Spurs debut date for likely top overall pick Victor Wembanyama. July 3 is the day to mark on your calendars, when the Spurs will face off against the Charlotte Hornets, who will pick second overall in the NBA Draft, in Sacramento. There is some skepticism regarding whether or not Wemby will actually participate in the Summer League due to his participation in the French League playoffs ..read more

Photo by CHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT/AFP via Getty Images The Four Down podcast looks at the Spurs big men, and the team’s options with its second round draft picks. Victor Wembanyama and the Metropolitans 92 are storming their way through the LNB Pro A playoffs with another win over Asvel, going up 2-0 in the best of five series. The Spurs potential first pick of the NBA Draft has averaged 19.2 points, 11.4 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 3.4 blocks on 47/28/83 shooting splits. On top of his strong counting stats, Wemby has been a difference maker on the defensive end. His length and shot blocking prese ..read more

Lucas Peltier-USA TODAY Sports As the draft approaches, inevitably some doubts about whether Wembanyama is worth the hype will appear, but so far he’s checked all the boxes. Soon the NBA Finals will kick off and the league will find a new champion. After that, the entire focus of fans and media will switch to the draft and Victor Wembanyama. Like all hyped consensus top picks before, inevitably analysts and fans will try to find holes in his game. The temptation to overthink whether all the praise heaped at the French prospect is warranted will be high. The NBA did a good job of marketing Wemb ..read more

Lakers fans are finding themselves having to defend their 2020 championship’s legitimacy, and Spurs fans can relate. If Twitter existed in 1999, Spurs fans probably would have been just as uptight and protective of their championship team’s legacy as Lakers fans are of their 2020 one today. As many may remember — or for our younger crowd, be aware of — 1999 was in a lockout-shortened season. You never hear about the 1998-99 season, just the 1999 one because it began in February after a new CBA was reached, with 50 games crammed into three months before the playoffs began in May. (Player safet ..read more

David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports What the Spurs can learn from the NBA’s best The NBA Conference Finals were oh so close to being historic. The Nuggets handled their business against the Lakers, despite the best efforts of LeBron James in game four. In the East, the Celtics got heroics from their role players and nearly pulled off the first ever comeback from a 3-0 deficit but were blown out in game 7 on their home court. In classic NBA playoff fashion, the superstars shined the brightest. Nikola Jokic has established himself in NBA history with his first Finals appearance. Jimmy Butler’s unde ..read more

Photo by Michael Gonzalez/NBAE via Getty Images One year after Robb Elementary Last week on May 24, people gathered to support and remember the tragedy that befell on the town of Uvalde, which suffered a school shooting one year ago. From the moment it began, an outpouring of support came from throughout Texas. The San Antonio Spurs were there and made special effort to offer assistance and opportunity to help the community grieve, gather, and smile again. Last October, the Spurs annual intersqaud scrimmage took place in Uvalde. The Spurs posted this. At the first home game last season, Spurs ..read more