Game Thread Playoffs Round 1, Game 1: Spurs vs Blazers (0-0) (Sun 04/19/2026) [8:00 CDT]

[BatManu20]

The shirts that are always given out are XL

Still too small for Fat Antonio tbh.

 

[BatManu20]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2045209130101617064

 

[BatManu20]

Looking forward to Steph on Deni tbh. Gotta stay out of foul trouble obv but I’m eager to see if he can neutralize him a bit.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2045214460801900956

https://twitter.com/x/status/2045220683139961332

 

[scott]

Pop in the building.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2045200755250888891

For all the talk of the Spurs lack of playoff experience... Pop's presence and influence is an underrated benefit for us. He's looking good here!

 

[scott]

Man, Pop looks rough

I'd ban whoever recorded Pop from the facility.
There's absolutely no need for a video of him in his current condition to be public.
Fucking ghouls doing everything for the sake of having an exclusive, but when it's time to actually get inside info about the roster moves, they're completely useless.

Heartbreaking to see Pop like that, but glad he is still above ground and moving around! When life hits, it comes, and it will come to us all in some form.

Pop's a 77 year old stroke victim... he looks fantastic here in those circumstances.

 

[Robz4000]

Pop's a 77 year old stroke victim... he looks fantastic here in those circumstances.

yeah, not sure what people are expecting tbh

 

[spursistan]

From their social media posting style to their creative crowd/fan management; at the corporate level, this Spurs era is definitely less stultifying than the Big 3 one. They have gotten on with times and have broadened their fan appeal. Wemby is big part of that and the main engine behind this transformation. Not every Number 1 pick or 'generational talent' is the same; there are only 2-3 who are transcendental beyond the court(Lebron, Wemby being ones)..

 

[LeBowen]

yeah, not sure what people are expecting tbh

He looks fine...for a stroke survivor.
The reporter could've just taken a picture of him talking to Mitch instead of the video.

 

[Robz4000]

He looks fine...for a stroke survivor.
The reporter could've just taken a picture of him talking to Mitch instead of the video.

Bit of a creeper shot for sure, but it also shows he's made a lot of strides over the past year tbh.

 

[brazil]

For all the talk of the Spurs lack of playoff experience... Pop's presence and influence is an underrated benefit for us. He's looking good here!

gonna be weird to go into the POs and not see pop on the bench tbh.. I've never watched Spurs POs without Pop... crazy when I think about it

 

[BatManu20]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2045209893926244397

 

[SpursFan86]

Pop's a 77 year old stroke victim... he looks fantastic here in those circumstances.

Sure, it’s still just a stark difference vs. the image of Pop we have in our head. It will happen to all of us and I’m not saying he’s in terrible shape - just weird seeing him like that IMO. Glad he’s feeling well enough to hang around the facility though and love that he’s there to help get the guys ready for the playoffs.

 

[scott]

gonna be weird to go into the POs and not see pop on the bench tbh.. I've never watched Spurs POs without Pop... crazy when I think about it

Spurs playoffs with Larry Brown, John Lucas and Bob Hill weren't anything you missed out on (actually the 1989-90 playoff run was awesome... I loved that team. I was also 11... so... I pretty much would have loved anything the Spurs rolled out... that was the second season I remember being old enough to care about basketball... was rooting hard for Cadillac Anderson just a year earlier)

 

[scott]

Sure, it’s still just a stark difference vs. the image of Pop we have in our head. It will happen to all of us and I’m not saying he’s in terrible shape - just weird seeing him like that IMO. Glad he’s feeling well enough to hang around the facility though and love that he’s there to help get the guys ready for the playoffs.

Yeah I can see your perspective... just knowing what he's been through (and the fact he is 77), I saw that video as a positive. That's really good shape for a person in those circumstances. And it's not like it's a secret that he's 77 or a stroke victim... that was a great Pop update to see, IMO

 

[rjv]

Man, Pop looks rough

his left side paralysis seems a little better and he was walking without assistance but his recovery has been very slow going.

 

[Weeks]

Man, Pop looks rough

strokes are so rough. i see a lot of them in my job (healthcare) and it's hard to see someone's life devastated so abruptly and out of nowhere. mind your blood pressure lads, that shit is no joke.

 

[BatManu20]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2045204155686412626

 

[scott]

Damn this looks so badass

 

[spurraider21]

as much as i love the silver and black motif of being a spurs and raiders fan i would not be opposed to a full time return to fiesta colors tbh

 

[brazil]

Spurs playoffs with Larry Brown, John Lucas and Bob Hill weren't anything you missed out on (actually the 1989-90 playoff run was awesome... I loved that team. I was also 11... so... I pretty much would have loved anything the Spurs rolled out... that was the second season I remember being old enough to care about basketball... was rooting hard for Cadillac Anderson just a year earlier)

I started to watch Spurs right after Tim draft.. in the few bb newspapers in France they were announcing the twin towers domination, I was fascinated by the ideia of Twin Towers anchored by an admiral

 

[Area 51.247]

gonna be weird to go into the POs and not see pop on the bench tbh.. I've never watched Spurs POs without Pop... crazy when I think about it

Bob Hill vs Rockets in 1995 last PO coach before Pop?

 

[heyheymymy]

whiteouts and blackouts are played out a bit. Really refreshing to see the Fiesta out! Color sections look so bad ass.

 

[brazil]

Bob Hill vs Rockets in 1995 last PO coach before Pop?

First PO I watched entirely and not just some resume in French tv was 98 first fuck the suns but also first fuck the jazz

 

[heyheymymy]

I was going to say, Pop actually looks improved a bit in that clip. Health is such a fleeting thing. It's amazing Pop is even still with us let alone moving around. His foot speed looks downright brisk compared to previous footage and his off arm is still closed fist but he is swinging it around more than before. Wonder if he is doing PT. So glad to still see Pop around.

 

[ace3g]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2045207638904869153