Although the Los Angeles Lakers had been expected to begin a five-game homestand (and a six-game Los Angeles tilt, with a "road" contest across town scheduled for Sunday, January 19 against the L.A. Clippers) earlier this week,

With the fourth pick in the 2024 NBA Draft, the San Antonio Spurs selected combo guard Stephon Castle, who was coming off a national title win at the University of Connecticut. Castle, unlike Victor Wembanyama, was and is not a complete prospect, but he has plenty of potential as a two-way player.

San Antonio is looking to break its three-game slide with a win against Los Angeles. The teams play Saturday for the first time this season.

The San Antonio Spurs have a championship track record. However, the Gregg Popovich-coached team hasn't clinched a playoff berth since 2019. Although they appear ready to break from the rebuilding mode, one shocking statistic reveals a Spurs-specific decade struggle.

Spotify | YouTube On this episode of the Kevin O'Connor Show, Tom Haberstroh hops on to discuss the instant classic between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Oklahoma City Thunder and of course the latest trade rumors as we inch closer to the deadline.

Leads San Antonio in scoring

The San Antonio Spurs are in their second year of developing Victor Wembanyama. The 2023 first-overall pick has taken multiple strides toward becoming the two-way phenom everyone knows he can be.

The San Antonio Spurs head to the United Center to face the Chicago Bulls in a non-conference matchup. The Spurs are 18-17, which puts them in eighth place in the Western Conference. The Bulls are 16-19, which puts them in tenth place in the Eastern Conference.

Former five-time All-Star Boston Celtics center Al Horford believes his teammate Derrick White deserves to make his first-ever All-Star squad this year. “Why? Because he’s a winner," Horford told reporters,

Cleveland posted an offensive rating of 162.5 in four minutes of clutch time against the Thunder on Wednesday, which raised its clutch time net on the season to +52.4. Another clutch-time win on Thursday raised it, somehow, to 53.4.

Jamaree Bouyea prefers some modern country. He likes some of the classics too, sure, but when it's his choice, he'll opt for Morgan Wallen,