San Antonio Spurs
Calm, kind and respectful: How a tiny town in France helped raise ‘The Extraterrestrial’
He was here, then there and now he is everywhere. But before the world knew about Victor Wembanyama, Le Chesnay was helping the gentle giant find his feet.
- Konrad Marshall
Latest
- Sin Bin in Sin City
- NRL 2024
Watch how the Sydney Roosters cracked Hollywood … but didn’t know it
A diehard Roosters fan, who is a filmmaker in Los Angeles, has been taking names from the team and using them in movies and TV shows for years.
- Michael Chammas
Wemby mania: The NBA ‘extraterrestrial’ with arms almost as wide as a Sydney train
Victor Wembanyama is the most exciting prospect the NBA has seen in 20 years, and he’s got a 2.44m wingspan that gives him incredible athletic ability.
- Billie Eder
‘Hopefully we play together a long time’: Giddey sees big future with Daniels
Josh Giddey is ready for the new NBA season after a long off-season and he is also excited about the fellow Aussie Dyson Daniels who will start his NBA career with the New Orleans Pelicans.
- Roy Ward
‘This is all our culture’: How Patty Mills is helping to bridge our racial divide
The NBA star led the Boomers to their historic medal in Tokyo and just signed a $17-million deal. But Eddie Mabo’s great-nephew is also fighting racial injustice.
- Konrad Marshall
- Exclusive
- Tokyo Olympics
‘This ain’t it’: Patty Mills, a line in the sand and the Boomers revival
As he reflects on Tokyo success, Patty Mills recalls a pivotal moment almost a decade ago that helped shape the Boomers’ feel-good run to the Olympic podium.
- Phil Lutton
NBA star Mills launches Indigenous basketball program
The Boomers and San Antonio guard worked tireless to live his basketball dream. Now he wants to help other aspiring Indigenous players do the same.
- Phil Lutton
Patty Mills donates $1.5 million NBA salary to Black Lives Matter and anti-racism groups
The Australian San Antonio Spurs star will donate every cent he earns from the resuming NBA season to social justice causes.
- Sam Phillips
Australian NBA star Patty Mills launches own foundation
Patty Mills was already undertaking a number of charitable initiatives, now he has launched a foundation that he hopes will let him do even more.
- Roy Ward
Mills stars as Spurs sink Heat in NBA
Australia's Patty Mills has celebrated the NBA's first Indigenous People Night by playing a starring role in San Antonio's 107-102 win over Miami on Monday (AEDT).
Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/topic/san-antonio-spurs-1m3j