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Wemby: "It's a game I personally cherish, so being competitive is the least I can do."

Wemby on the elevated level of play that he obviously had a big part in making happen:

“I think it was pretty good. We got a guy like Kawhi going for 30, making every shot. No, it was a pretty good display of basketball. Better than last year, in my opinion. It was fun.”

A Spurs coach benefits once again from Kawhi’s greatness.

Kawhi continuing to torment Spurs fans.

De'Aaron Fox does his clutch thing, hitting a 28-foot 3 from the corner with 1.2 ticks left to give Mitch Johnson's Stripes squad a 42-20 win over the Stars.

Wemby walks off court with hands on hips after doing all he could to carry the World on his shoulders.

Wemby making good on vow to play hard: He enters OT with 11 points, 6 rebounds and 3 blocks...and still probably angry he didn't get that call with about 3 minutes left.

NBA honors Black trailblazers Earl Lloyd, Chuck Cooper and Nat “Sweetester” Clifton.

So fitting for Wemby to start the scoring with inside, outside buckets.

Wemby introduced as part of World team…

From Spurs: The game vs. the Charlotte Hornets on March 14 will now be televised nationally on Amazon Prime Video, and will still be available as a local telecast on FanDuel Sports Network. Additionally, the game will now tip off at 2:30 p.m. instead of the originally scheduled 7:00 p.m. tipoff.

Spurs' Carter Bryant left with 'worst feeling' after close loss in dunk contest Miami's Keshad Johnson overcame perfect scores by Bryant on his first dunk in in the final round to claim the title.

Carter Bryant's loss in the final round of the Slam Dunk contest left him nearly in tears.

And that's the silver lining for the Spurs: The 20-year-old rookie hates to lose - at anything.

“Losing is the worst thing on planet earth," Bryant said.

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Carter Bryant on what went wrong on his final attempt: "If I put that dunk down, I win it. That's probably the dunk I've made the most out of all the dunks I did today in my life. I've been doing that dunk since I've been 14. Just didn't get the ball. Didn't roll my way."

A devastating dunk loss for Carter Bryant: "Losing is the worst thing on planet earth. It's the worst feeling. It just runs deep. It stings. It hurts. So, I mean, it is what it is, but it is not going to be a feeling that's forgot."

Wembanyama, road-weary Fox ready to represent Spurs at All-Star Game The Frenchman and the speedy guard discussed their plans for the elite event at media day Saturday, saying they will try to inject some competitiveness into it.

Wemby plans to fire up his World teammates. De'Aaron Fox vows to remain mum in the Stripes locker room.

"I'm not telling them shit," Fox said when asked if he would give his teammates a scouting report on Wemby.

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De’Aaron Fox said he won’t be giving his Stripes teammates any inside information about how to defend Wemby.

“I'm not telling them shit,” he said. “I don't want to win this game that bad where I'm going to give Vic stuff away.”

De’Aaron Fox said he won’t be giving his Stripes teammates any inside information about how to defend Wemby.

“I'm not telling them shit,” he said. “I don't want to win this game that bad where I'm going to give Vic stuff away.”

Spurs fans will love this: Asked for his Mount Rushmore of international players, Jokic listed five - Dirk, Manu, Hakeem, Tony Parker and Pau Gasol.

San Antonio loves ice houses, but does not want an ICE house Ice houses have always been a place where everyone is welcome. But in our beloved city, this ICE house is not welcome.

From our incomparable @caryclack.bsky.social:

"Ice houses are puro San Antonio. They are not only part of our history but part of our culture…

But in our beloved city, this ICE house is not welcome."

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Why the Spurs' Carter Bryant can't wait for Saturday night to get here The dunk contest promises to be a wonderful, dream-fulfilling experience for the No. 14 selection in last June's draft.

Carter Bryant reflects on wrecking childhood Nerf hoops and how wide-eyed he was being around so many NBA greats Friday night.

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Why the Spurs would 'run through walls' for Mitch Johnson The 39-year-old coach known for his positive relationships with his players in San Antonio will guide one of the All-Star teams Sunday.

The strong bond between Mitch Johnson and his players is among the reasons why the #Spurs are one of the season's brightest stories.

“We’d run through walls for him the same way he'd run through walls for us,” Julian Champagnie said.

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3 takeaways as Spurs' Carter Bryant helps his team win Rising Stars title The No. 14 overall pick gained bragging rights over teammates Stephon Castle and Dylan Harper by scoring five points in the championship game.

Better-late-than-never Carter Bryant Rising Stars edition of the Spurs takeaways:

1, The ending to what had been a great game was a letdown.

2, Dylan Harper gained bragging rights in his sibling rivalry.

3, The Castle-to-Clingan connection did UConn proud.
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Carter Bryant: “All the teams did a great job of competing. That's something everybody said they wanted to see, whether that's the Rising Stars game, whether that's the All-Star game. I think we set a good tone this evening and hopefully it carries over to the All-Star game.”

We’ll see.

Dylan Harper was not happy with Team Vincent winning on a pair of Edgecombe free throws: “I don't make the rules, but I don't think anyone wants to see that game ending in free throws.”

Carter Bryant has bragging rights over fellow Spurs rookie Dylan Harper after scoring 5 points to help Team Vince to a 25-24 win over Team Melo in the Rising Stars Final.

VJ Edgecombe’s 17 points sparked Team Vince to a 41-36 win over Team T-Mac in the 2nd semifinal of the Rising Stars.

Carter Bryant contributed 4 points for the winners.

It’ll be Bryant and Team Vince against his Spurs teammates Stephon Castle and Dylan Harper of Team Melo in the title game.

“What he showed me last year, I feel like it helped me this year," Castle said. “He was a coach on the floor for us at all times, especially for me.”

Playing in front of his dad, Dylan Harper clinches a 40-34 win for Team Melo over Team Austin with a 14-foot stepback jumper.

Stephon Castle had 6 points and 5 assists for Team Melo. His former UConn teammate Donovan Clingan and Reed Sheppard each had 9 points.

Harper finished with 4 points.

Stephon Castle said yesterday it was “going to be fun…cool” to be back on the court with former UConn teammate Donovan Clingan, and fun it has been: The Spurs guard has assisted on three buckets by the Blazers big man, including two dunks.

Why Spurs' Stephon Castle is indebted to an NBA great The second-year guard avoided a sophomore slump after winning Rookie of the Year in 2024-25 with Chris Paul serving as his mentor.

Stephon Castle has avoided a sophomore slump after being named the 2024-25 NBA Rookie of the Year.

And for that, he tips his hat to Chris Paul.

The Spurs guard reacts to his mentor’s retirement announcement.

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