San Antonio Spurs guard Chris Paul has become one of the NBA's premier elder statesmen. Regardless of what team Paul is on, he's become one of the biggest mento

In an interview with Brandon "Scoop B" Robinson, Barnes revealed his relationship with Paul and the younger Spurs players. With his 13-year NBA experience, Barnes can teach the inexperienced Spurs a thing or two about maintaining a roster spot, earning a max contract in free agency, and, more importantly, winning at the highest level in the league.

The Spurs experience was at the top of the order in Austin. Fans were treated to pop-up shops, free coffee, kids basketball clinics, a celebration of former Longhorns basketball player Kevin Durant, and games against the Pistons and the Suns. And fans also helped break a Moody Center attendance record of 16,246 Silver and Black fans.

San Antonio Spurs guard Chris Paul entered Thursday's game against the Phoenix Suns needing just one steal to break his tie with Jason Kidd for the second-most steals in NBA history. It didn't take long for him to get his milestone steal, recording it midway through the first quarter of the contest.

“Victor Wembanyama had experienced low energy lately that was causing concern,” Amick reported. “When he still had low energy at All-Star weekend, and through his two-day vacation after it, the tests began that ultimately uncovered the deep vein thrombosis.”

The San Antonio Spurs found out Thursday morning. The intimate details of how players were informed that their star teammate, Victor Wembanyama,

Green said Paul warmed up taking conventional shots, presumably before Wembanyama — a second-year player and the league’s reigning rookie of the year, who’ll play in his first All-Star Game on Sunday — presented his time-saving plan.

New Orleans faces San Antonio in a matchup of Western Conference teams. The teams play Tuesday for the first time this season.