Leonard, Splitter picked for NBA Rising Stars competition
Spurs rookie guard Kawhi Leonard and second-year forward Tiago Splitter have been chosen to participate in the NBA Rising Stars Competition Feb. 24 during All-Star Weekend in Orlando. Joining Splitter...
View ArticleStern thinks Shaq will be better coach than Barkley at Rising Stars game
David Stern has never been afraid to ruffle a few feathers or stick a needle when he wanted to. The NBA commissioner has inflamed the Rising Stars Competition Feb. 24 in Orlando when he said that he...
View ArticleBlog brothers analyze the Rising Stars draft
The Rising Stars Challenge will be endlessly hyped over the next several weeks — mainly because of the presence of TNT analysts Charles Barkley and Shaquille O’Neal as the coaches/general managers in...
View ArticleSpurs players, Lin will take part in new showcase
NEW YORK — Jeremy Lin will play in the Rising Stars Challenge after all. The Knicks’ point guard was added Thursday to the roster of players for the Feb. 24 game, just before Shaquille O’Neal and...
View ArticleKawhi excited about playing on ‘Team Chuck’
Spurs rookie Kawhi Leonard was picked as a member of Charles Barkley’s team in the upcoming Rising Stars Challenge next week at the All-Star Game. Leonard and Tiago Splitter will be teammates on...
View ArticleDerrick Favors will replace Tiago in Rookies Challenge Game
Tiago Splitter’s injured right calf will keep him out of the Friday’s Rising Stars Challenge Game. The NBA has announced that Utah forward Derrick Favors will replace Splitter in the annual game of the...
View ArticleTP facing long odds for MVP honors at All-Star Game
Spurs guard Tony Parker isn’t listed among the favorites among most categories for success at the upcoming All-Star weekend. According to odds provided by the online betting web site Bovada.lv, is...
View ArticleTiago unmentioned among ESPN.com’s 10 most improved players
Fans of the Spurs sometimes perceive that the rest of the country sometimes isn’t watching what is transpiring in South Texas. With four NBA championship and Hall of Famers like David Robinson and...
View ArticleGame rewind: Rested TP heads to All-Star Game with a flourish
The extra night of rest clearly benefitted Tony Parker Thursday night in Denver. After missing Tuesday’s blowout loss in Portland, Parker picked up where he left off earlier in the Rodeo Road Trip....
View ArticleSpurs notebook: Blair says team can’t afford to let up now
DENVER — No team in NBA history ever fared better in a stretch of nine consecutive road games than the Spurs did on the rodeo road trip that concluded Thursday with a 114-99 victory in Denver. Awaiting...
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