Spurs’ Ginobili Has Surgery; Out at Least One Month

Manu Ginobili underwent surgery earlier today in San Antonio after suffering a testicular injury in last night’s Spurs-Pelicans game. Ginobili, who is out indefinitely, will be sidelined for at least one month. Source: NBA.com/Spurs

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Spurs Assign McCallum to D-League

The San Antonio Spurs today announced that they have assigned guard Ray McCallum to the Austin Spurs of the NBA Development League. McCallum is averaging 17.1 points, 4.9 assists and 3.7 rebounds in 37.7 minutes in seven total appearances with the Austin Spurs this season. Source: NBA.com/Spurs

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA’s Best/Worst Case 2016-17 Cap Projections

Salary cap guru Eric Pincus looks at the best- and worst-case cap projections for each NBA team.

Alan Draper  •  15 Oct 2021
Tim Duncan Has MRI on Knee; No Timetable on Return

San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich revealed Wednesday that injured forward Tim Duncan underwent an MRI on his sore right knee and said Duncan would undergo a regimen of rest and rehabilitation. Popovich declined to place a timetable on Duncan’s return. Source: Michael C. Wright of ESPN

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Duncan to Miss Third Game in Four Outings

The San Antonio Spurs announced Tuesday that they’ll hold out forward Tim Duncan from Wednesday’s game against the Houston Rockets due to soreness in his right knee. Source: Michael Wright of ESPN

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Pop Glad Spurs’ GM Not in Locker Room After Loss

(Gregg) Popovich: “I’m glad my general manager wasn’t in my locker room or I might’ve gotten fired.” Source: Marc J. Spears of Yahoo Sports

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Spurs Announce Duncan Will Miss Game Against Warriors

A matchup featuring the NBA’s two best teams lost a little luster Sunday when the San Antonio Spurs announced they’ll hold out forward Tim Duncan from Monday’s clash against the Golden State Warriors due to soreness in his right knee. Duncan sat out of the team’s win Thursday over the Phoenix Suns, but returned to […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Aldridge on Choosing Spurs Over Suns: ‘It was very close’

LaMarcus Aldridge, now entrenched in the silver and black, was torn in early July and even learning toward the Phoenix Suns for moments of a four-day recruiting race. “It was very close,” said Aldridge, who was initially reluctant to discuss the Suns’ chances with him. “It came down to the final minute, to the final […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Spurs’ Kawhi Leonard to Start in His First All-Star Game

Kobe Bryant is the leading vote-getter for his final NBA All-Star Game, and Kawhi Leonard and Kyle Lowry made late moves to join him in the starting lineup. Leonard will start in his first All-Star Game and Lowry will start on his home court in Toronto after both made up ground in the final days […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021