SAN ANTONIO — If the Spurs are going to maintain their incredible winning streak, they’ll have to do so without two of their top reserves. Manu Ginobili was examined by team physician Dr. David Schmidt today in San Antonio. An MRI confirmed that Ginobili suffered a left internal oblique strain. The injury occurred during the second half of the Spurs-Clippers game on Saturday. Ginobili will remain in San Antonio for the remainder of the Spurs’ nine-game road trip. He is expected to be
Sheridan: Knicks Linsanity vs. Spurs Pop-ulism; J.R. Smith’s future; The weekend ahead
csprtContainer(); Jeremy Lin has led the Knicks to a seven-game win streak, and nobody seems to have noticed the San Antonio Spurs have won nine straight going into a big game this Saturday in Los Angeles against the Clippers. CineSport’s Justin Shackil & SheridanHoops.com’s Chris Sheridan discuss those topics and J.R. Smith’s future.
Pop-ulism, for those overdosed on Linsanity
We interrupt Linsanity with this news bulletin: The San Antonio Spurs are playing even better basketball than the New York Knicks. And they are being led by a guy who didn’t go to Harvard and wouldn’t go there unless there was a symposium on internaional geopolitical trends, with wine served afterward. Good wine. Gregg Popovich does not sleep on a couch on the Lower East Side, does not have a weakness going left (political joke), and does not move merchandise at the
The legend of Linsanity grows with game winning shot; Heat win three road games in three nights
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Road trips from Hell; Linsanity’s next stop; The week ahead
Did the Lakers catch a break during their six-game road trip? Is Derrick Rose’s back a serious problem with their nine-game trip finally over? And what of the Clippers’ and Spurs’ long jaunts? CineSport’s Brian Clark & SheridanHoops.com Editor-in-Chief Chris Sheridan discuss those issues, the next installment of Linsanity and the wherabouts of one Latavious Williams. //
Magic beat Heat after Orlando owner speaks on Dwight Howard
It is very rare to see the Miami Heat lose. It is even more rare to hear Rich DeVos speak. Both happened last night in Orlando, where the Dwight Howard trade situation again took center stage in what has been a circus of a season for the Magic. In a nutshell, DeVos doesn’t want to trade Howard, and the Orlando owner revealed that he has told Howard the grass is not always greener on the other side — although he did not rule
Tonight’s best game: San Antonio at Philadelphia
Points will be at a premium in Wednesday’s best NBA game when the Philadelphia 76ers host the San Antonio Spurs, who are in the midst of club record-tying nine-game road trip. Philadelphia’s top-ranked defense is allowing just 86.6 points a game. The 76ers have won six of their past seven games, beating contenders Orlando, Chicago, Atlanta and most recently, the Los Angeles Lakers. The Sixers (18-7) are even better at holding onto the ball. With four turnovers against LA and only 42
Finals MVPs Pierce, Parker named Players of the Week
Paul Pierce and Tony Parker, a pair of Finals MVPs, were named NBA Players of the Week on Monday. Pierce was the Eastern Conference winner, leading the Boston Celtics to a 4-0 week by averaging 22.0 points, 6.3 assists and 5.8 rebounds. Pierce, who won Finals MVP honors in 2008, scored 30 points Friday night as the Celtics rallied for a 91-89 home victory over the New York Knicks. Parker was the Western Conference winner, piloting the San Antonio Spurs to a 4-0
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