The defending NBA Champion San Antonio Spurs will open the regular season October 28th against in-state rivals Dallas Mavericks. The Spurs are likely to open the season with reigning Finals MVP Kwahi Leonard on the bench along with center Tiago Splitter who is nursing a calf injury.
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Spurs drop game in Phoenix, prep for Heat
Five major components did not travel with the San Antonio Spurs in their contest against the Phoenix Suns. Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili and Coach Popovich did not travel with the team. Pop is sick and the team is resting Duncan and Ginobili while Kawhi Leonard (eye infection), Tiago Splitter (calf strain) and Patty Mills (rotator cuff) are all recovering from injury.
Suns owner Robert Sarver took to the microphone with two minutes and change left and apologized for the lack of Defending Champion Stars present and said that if fans would send in ticket stubs, they would receive a free gift from the team.
The Spurs, meanwhile, are flying back to the Alamo City to prepare to take on the defending Eastern Conference Champion Miami Heat. Plenty of great seats and cheap tickets are still available so be sue to get yours now and support the Defending NBA Champion Spurs!
Team Silver beats Team Black
In their first official scrimmage of the new season, the Defending Champion San Antonio Spurs split their team in two and carried on their annual Silver/Black Scrimmage.
While no official stats were kept, Danny Green led all scorers with 24 points as Coach Pop sat behind the coaching benches allowing his assistants to lead the two teams. Ettore Messina and Ime Ukoda with Team Silver, while Jim Boylen and Becky Hammon coached Team Black.
The only players not to play were Patty Mills (injury), Tiago Splitter (injury) and Boris Diaw (not present).
The Wounded Warriors program took the floor for a game before the scrimmage.