Mike Finger

3 weeks ago | expressnews.com | Mike Finger

On the TV screen, Kawhi Leonard looked so much older. Not during the game itself Monday night, when he moved and soared and dominated with the same awe-inspiring ruthlessness we remember from eight years ago. But afterward, when the sideline reporter approached and the camera zoomed in. His eyes looked heavier. His face looked wearier. Article continues below this adHad time done this to him? Or had time done this to us all?

3 weeks ago | expressnews.com | Mike Finger

The night before the NBA playoffs began, the Spurs received their most pressing postseason wish. Atlanta lost to Miami in an Eastern Conference play-in game Friday, which helps the local cagers in at least three ways. First, because the Hawks owe San Antonio their unprotected first-round pick in this June's NBA draft (along with the right to swap picks in 2026 and another first-rounder in 2027), the Spurs now are guaranteed two of the top 14 selections this summer.

4 weeks ago | victoriaadvocate.com | Mike Finger

In the big picture, nothing has changed. Victor Wembanyama sounds like he believes this. Mitch Johnson does, too. The rest of us will wait and see. The young superstar says he's still on schedule, "neither late nor early," with the same boundless possibilities awaiting him, and with the same expectations of reaching them. The young coach says this offseason will be like any other, with no reason to worry about job titles, and with no urgency for anyone to make a franchise-altering decision.

1 month ago | star-telegram.com | Mike Finger

In the big picture, nothing has changed. Victor Wembanyama sounds like he believes this. Mitch Johnson does, too. The rest of us will wait and see. The young superstar says he's still on schedule, "neither late nor early," with the same boundless possibilities awaiting him, and with the same expectations of reaching them. The young coach says this offseason will be like any other, with no reason to worry about job titles, and with no urgency for anyone to make a franchise-altering decision.

1 month ago | star-telegram.com | Mike Finger

Six months ago, a genius was here. In this very space he wrote a mid-October column predicting the details of an entire Spurs season, month by month and week by week, and this was how the last entry began:April 13: The Spurs beat Toronto at home to finish 34-48, a 12-game improvement from last season but still seven victories shy of the 10th spot in the stout Western Conference. Sunday afternoon, almost all of that can come true, with the forecasted record spot-on perfect.