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San Antonio Spurs’ Manu Ginobili Called For Flagrant Foul On Memphis Grizzlies’ Tony Allen (Video)

With just seconds remaining in the fourth quarter, in which San Antonio had a 4-point lead over Memphis in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals, Manu Ginobili was called for a flagrant foul after pulling Tony Allen down in transition on Tuesday. Tony Allen may have sold the call, but the flagrant was decided by [...]The post San Antonio Spurs’ Manu Ginobili Called For Flagrant...
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Death threats made towards Tony Parker

Tony Parker played a key role in the Spurs Game 1 win over the Grizzlies. He was also the subject of a death threat. As KSAT.com reports someone called 911 and made death threats towards Parker with roughly five minutes left in the game between the Spurs and Grizzlies. Security was increased for the remainder of the game and afterwards as the issue is currently being investigated...
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TMac Never Scores, Totally Cool With That

Tracy McGrady, formerly of 13-points-in-35 seconds and lazy-right-eye-but-no-big-deal fame, told the San Antonio Express News that he’s “cool” with his new role for the Spurs. Even though he’s missed all 4 of his shots and doesn’t always dress for the team. Maturity is a helluva thing. Later Vinny del Drummond Stripes with Lillard
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How Duncan would look like in a Celtics uniform

Hard to imagine it has been 16 years since the San Antonio Spurs won the 1997 NBA Draft Lottery and drafted Tim Duncan out of Wake Forest. Duncan not only changed the future of the Spurs, it also changed the path for the Boston Celtics who had the best odds to get the No. 1 pick in 1997. The Spurs drafted Duncan and the Celtics drafted Chancey Billups and Ron Mercer. For the...
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Tony Parker Receives Death Threat During Game 1

Spurs point guard, Tony Parker, received a death threat during Sunday’s Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals against the Memphis Grizzlies and had to be escorted home though it appeared the threat posed “no immediate danger.” According to Alex Navarro, KSAT.com: Sunday night, someone called 911 with about five minutes left in the game and made a threat against Tony Parker...
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5 things to watch: Spurs vs. Grizzlies Game 2

The San Antonio Spurs (9-2) will look to go up 2-0 on the Memphis Grizzlies (8-4) tonight in San Antonio as the Western Conference Finals continues. The Spurs are coming off a convincing win in Game 1 over the Grizzlies 105-83. The Spurs connected on a franchise playoff-high 14 three pointers while Tony Parker led the San Antonio with 20 points, 9 assists and 2 steals. Kawhi...
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POLICE BLOTTER

Parker received in-game death threat

According to KSAT.com, the Spurs point guard received a death threat near the end of Game 1 vs. the Grizzlies. 

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Tim Duncan, Spurs Helping Reject Absurd Cliché That Defense Does Not Matter in NBA

My wife sat down on the couch, glanced at the TV and caught a glimpse of Tim Duncan‘s incredulous mug making it clear that he disagreed with a foul call. “He still plays?” she asked. “How old is he now, like 50?” That is patently absurd, of course. Duncan’s not a day over 49. And after he scored just six points in the Spurs’ victory over the Grizzlies in Game 1 of the...
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Video: Tony Parker shuts down Memphis in Game 1

The San Antonio Spurs made the Memphis Grizzlies look like the overachievers that many pegged them to be on Sunday. As a whole, they appeared to be lethargic and in-over-their-head as the veteran Spurs group cruised to a 105-83 Game 1 victory in the Western Conference finals. Tony Parker generated  20 points and dished out nine assists. Please click here to watch this video...
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Report: Deshaun Thomas Refused To Give The San Antonio Spurs His Phone Number

OSU Former Ohio State Buckeye Deshaun Thomas is currently projected as a second round pick in most NBA mock drafts, but if he wants it to stay that way, he might want to start being a little more cooperative. Thomas reportedly refused to give the San Antonio Spurs his phone number this past week. From ohio.com: But the most interesting, he said, was the fact the Spurs’ first...
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NBA prospect refuses to give Spurs his number

With the NBA Draft less than a month away, prospects are willing to do near anything to impress their future employers. That is everyone except former Ohio State star Deshaun Thomas who refused to give the San Antonio Spurs his phone number. "I can't go around giving it out to everyone," Thomas told Ohio.com. "Now if they want to draft me, I'd be happy...
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San Antonio Spurs: Why These Spurs Will Win The West

San Antonio Spurs: Why These Spurs Will Win The West By Mike Elworth The San Antonio Spurs and the Memphis Grizzlies will start the Western Conference Finals on Sunday, which should be a hard fought slugfest. These are 2 of the 4 top defensive teams in the conference and 2 of the hardest playing teams in the NBA, so this series will be a very physical matchup, with the scoreboard...
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Prospect wouldn't give Spurs his phone number

An NBA Draft prospect reportedly would not give the Spurs his phone number. Find out why.

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Spurs-Grizzlies in West Finals 'not going to be pretty'

Forget about pint-sized point guards going crazy for 22 points in a quarter. Spurs-Grizzlies is going to be ugly. Meat-grinder ugly. "It's not going to be pretty," Tim Duncan said after San Antonio dispatched Golden State to return to the Western Conference finals. "Sorry, it's just not gonna to be. It's going to be two teams are going to try to impose...
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MYSTERY SOLVED

Screaming Spurs fan identified?

The Spurs fan who distracted home viewers with all her screaming during Game 1 may have been identified. Is this the woman in question?

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