Lazy-Masterpiece6050

853 | 19 hours ago

Big time lift for that backcourt, Fox can take a lot of pressure off Castle and Harper

Pure_Measurement_529 | Warriors

169 | 19 hours ago

No more 5+ turnovers from castle hopefully

ButYouCanCallMe_ | Spurs

165 | 19 hours ago

5 is a good night gang

evitabilities | Spurs

43 | 19 hours ago

5 is a great night against OKC’s perimeter

WhoElseButQuagmire11 | Australia

24 | 19 hours ago

Yes. People don’t realise that he had to be primary ball handler AGAINST an all time defensive team. It amplified his turnover troubles ×2

5 is definitely a good night.

PresentationDry5930

8 | 19 hours ago

and not only that, him constantly guarding the best players on the opposing team.

Weezildude

4 | 18 hours ago

Even just Cason Wallace alone would be a problem for a lot of players, the man has averaged 2 steals a night for the regular season, and that’s just one guy in that stacked defense.

Exact_Bumblebee_9857 | Lakers

10 | 19 hours ago

10+ *

Musa_2050 | Lakers

11 | 19 hours ago

Now we get 5+ for Fox. OKC perimeter defense is unfair

nicklovin508 | Celtics

86 | 19 hours ago

Fox taking the turnover load off of Castle /s

ositola | Lakers

18 | 19 hours ago

Castle wants the load from Fox

itgoesdownandup

1 | 17 hours ago

Fox recieves load in order to save Castle from experiencing more load

RapsareChamps_Suckit | Clippers

12 | 19 hours ago

fade the okc flairs, mods — sell it too

Worldly-Basil-8933

2 | 19 hours ago

Someone explain this comment in layman’s terms

m0siac | Warriors

7 | 19 hours ago

Fox being back takes a lot of ball handling pressure away from Harper and Castle. This is an important point because he is a veteran guard that can take care of the ball better against this strong OKC perimeter defence.

Worldly-Basil-8933

4 | 19 hours ago

By ball handling you mean being the guy who walks the ball from the opposing court to yours and decides what play/who starts the play? So Fox is less likely to start or force a bad play that forces a turnover?

larzbarz | Lakers

8 | 19 hours ago

Correct, aka the point guard

Independence527

7 | 19 hours ago

Yah basically the person in charge of initiating the action. The thunder pressure hard so it’s important to have a pg that isn’t careless with the ball and makes clean passes.

Worldly-Basil-8933

4 | 18 hours ago

Gotcha I see that some teams will put a guy on the PG way down the court and some don’t.

m0siac | Warriors

3 | 17 hours ago

That’s called a “full court press” it’s meant to force time off the shot clock and wear down the ball handler. In some rare cases it causes an “8-second violation” which happens when you don’t pass half court within 8 seconds of the shot clock starting.

Kertia

389 | 19 hours ago

Fell to my knees inside an HEB parking lot.

Budget_Sea_8666

84 | 19 hours ago

lol that’s the most Texas statement ever.

aga5ty4 | Timberwolves

12 | 18 hours ago

Got to be eating butter tortillas while falling to knees for it to be the most Texas statement

SnooChipmunks4208

4 | 18 hours ago

Show em how you eat two churros at once!

IllAlwaysBeAKnickFan | Knicks

44 | 19 hours ago

Shai is gonna do that a lot tonight

AllDay_Everyday34

34 | 19 hours ago

I saw someone fall to their knees in an HEB parking lot as I was walking out with my HEB meal deals.

Victor_Wembanyama1 | Spurs

14 | 19 hours ago

Can confirm, I’m the chicken

MountainTwo3845 | Rockets

4 | 18 hours ago

I saw someone with a meal deal look at someone that fell, while I was holding my in store smoked turkey breast and rotisserie chicken.

Exact_Bumblebee_9857 | Lakers

9 | 19 hours ago

What’s a HEB

Icedidit

34 | 19 hours ago

Howard Edward Butt

Exact_Bumblebee_9857 | Lakers

8 | 19 hours ago

Dwight Howard likes Anthony Edward’s butt? Makes sense

WoahBenny23 | Kings

28 | 19 hours ago

the main grocery store chain in texas

LoneWolf1134 | Spurs

27 | 19 hours ago

The best grocery store in the world

tinybathroomfaucet | Supersonics

1 | 17 hours ago

What makes it that? Grocery stores more or less carry a lot of the same products, no?

myxanders | Nets

4 | 17 hours ago

Their generic brand items are as good or better than name brand products because they go through double blind taste testing.

Elite fresh tortillas.

Plenty good ready meals. Used to be a regular lunch break option for me.

Many locations have BBQ joints where you can pop in for drinks.

Cherry on top is they have consistently better disaster relief response than the state government.

I miss HEB.

LakerBlue | Lakers

14 | 19 hours ago

Been to Texas many times and finally visited one last year. It was worth the hype.

mike_rotch22 | NBA

3 | 18 hours ago

Never been to Texas but I feel like I need to go just to visit one. Supposedly their tortillas are legendary, if what I’ve read in r/cfb is accurate.

LakerBlue | Lakers

2 | 15 hours ago

This is news to me so I’ll have to get some next time I am down there.

sventhegoat | Spurs

22 | 19 hours ago

The GOAT grocery store

OGStrong | Spurs

13 | 19 hours ago

GOAT commercials with Spurs players too.

paulburnett | Spurs

5 | 18 hours ago

HEB is our FEMA response and a grocery store all in one

LosAngeLukaGOATCIC | Cote D'Ivoire

5 | 19 hours ago

They also did some commercials with the Spurs team over the years

HanSoloDolo311

2 | 5 hours ago

They do commercials with most of the local teams. The Astros and texans have a bunch too

Zeke219 | Spurs

4 | 19 hours ago

What the grocery store would look like if you died and went to heaven

MountainTwo3845 | Rockets

2 | 18 hours ago

Literally the best grocery store in the US. They passed Publix a couple years ago.

CallMeMarc27 | Minneapolis Lakers

259 | 19 hours ago

Castle can finally help SAS and not OKC by giving them the ball through turnovers

SloshaPacana

108 | 19 hours ago

He averaged 5 turnovers per game without Fox in the regular season most of them vs ass teams, people who hate on Fox don’t realize how much Castle needs him

Second game of the season he had 10 vs the Pelicans, it was hilarious the way he was turning it over i commented on a game thread i specifically remember calling him one of the worst ball handlers i’ve ever seen

Gold_Athlete_4770 | SAS

43 | 19 hours ago

he plays pretty similarly to Westbrook on offense, which is funny considering wemby also plays pretty similarly to kd on that end

jyee1050 | Spurs

25 | 19 hours ago

now we just need a left handed slasher coming off the bench. hmm….

kreativegaming

15 | 19 hours ago

Someone call manu

FreakAleak1-

5 | 19 hours ago

We got harp for the southpaw off the bench

Sol_Protege | Spurs

4 | 19 hours ago

needs a baldspot for consistency

skysurfguy1213

1 | 19 hours ago

Stephonell Castlebrook

Shingorillaz | Timberwolves

135 | 19 hours ago

Pretty good chance Williams for OKC is done for the series and a slight chance he’s done for the playoffs right? This is like his fourth hamstring flare up.

Warm_Pomegranate3521

73 | 19 hours ago

Most likely, I remember how Aaron Gordon looked out there when he was trying to fight through it. Just sucks and can only feel bad for them.

ObiBraum_Kenobi | Spurs

37 | 19 hours ago

Hamstring injuries suck man. Legit no way to tell if theyre gonna hold up until you try them, and then you run the risk of just reaggravating them if they aren’t better. Even after theyre better it’ll still feel off for a while and tighten up pretty easy.

jayjude | Bulls

10 | 19 hours ago

I don’t know if there are studies on it but it also feels like once you have a major hamstring issue it can linger for years with it being so easy to aggravate and reinjure it

DReagan47 | Celtics

5 | 18 hours ago

Same with sprained ankles. Especially if you’re playing a run heavy sport like basketball.

ObiBraum_Kenobi | Spurs

3 | 16 hours ago

Ankles feel almost more manageable? You can tape/brace ankles and manage them in a way that with hammies you just cant. That said, I have post traumatic arthritis in my ankle so that shit is also cooked lol. I miss ball

ObiBraum_Kenobi | Spurs

1 | 16 hours ago

Managed a strained hamstring in high-school during track. Was basically cooked the whole season because I was a sprinter. And even then, it got tight super easily and I had to be a psycho about stretching it after.

Raven-19x | Spurs

20 | 19 hours ago

Strolling him out there would be malpractice. His hammies are just straight up cooked at this moment and he needs a full offseason to recover.

Dunlocke | Bulls

10 | 19 hours ago

OKC is in trouble without him and AJ limited.

sleepyguy- | Thunder

9 | 19 hours ago

Yep. Our “fraud” stretch of the season we were missing both of them leaving Shai as our only primary ball handler. McCain is gonna get his chance to shine tonight because we didnt have him.

Braydentgd

2 | 16 hours ago

Not looking like it, game not over tho

GrumbleAlong

2 | 16 hours ago

^(trouble)

^(lol)

Wildhouse0

4 | 19 hours ago

It is pretty funny that the rhetoric online has been about The Spurs being cheated by injuries and yet they’re the healthy ones and OKC is missing their second best player

mercfan3 | Spurs

2 | 19 hours ago

He should shut it down for his own good. This can last years if you try and play through it/keep messing with it.

buffinator2 | Thunder

75 | 19 hours ago

I think Fox should rest a couple more weeks, to be safe.

dizruptivegaming | 76ers

40 | 19 hours ago

It’s nice seeing a rival team care s-…wait a minute.

carrynothing | Thunder

11 | 19 hours ago

I’m just glad I am working graveyard tonight, these games are giving me palpitations and Fox’s presence isn’t going to help.

joemeat | SAS

6 | 19 hours ago

Gimmie your number I’ll text you the play by play every 30 seconds

trojsurprise

1 | 19 hours ago

it’s ok, he can rest after the winning a championship

sleepyguy- | Thunder

0 | 19 hours ago

Settle down.

trojsurprise

1 | 19 hours ago

***OKC FANS IN SHAIMBLES***

ThinReply2047 | Thunder

39 | 19 hours ago

Castle’s legacy has been saved

IntelligentAd5460 | Grizzlies

36 | 19 hours ago

no more castle main ball handler possessions my eyes are free

BigDickVicW | Spurs

41 | 19 hours ago

Let’s fucking go.

Mkaayy1986 | Warriors

40 | 19 hours ago

Great news! Pls stay healthy

yuckmouthteeth | Trail Blazers

14 | 19 hours ago

Big Fox fan, hope for the same

Spirited-Big2415

26 | 19 hours ago

God this series is about to BANG now. Finally everyone’s fit except Jalen.

dacrookster | Thunder

22 | 19 hours ago

Series is over without Dub.

JoseAltuveIsInnocent | Spurs

40 | 19 hours ago

Not if Caruso continues his Klay Thompson run

marbryD1 | Grizzlies

20 | 19 hours ago

Trying to use reverse psychology on the basketball gods lol Thunder are still a very good team without dub

dcpains | Thunder

7 | 19 hours ago

They’re good they’re not beat fully healthy 62 win team without second best player good

Garuna_CK

1 | 19 hours ago

Lmao. They don’t need jdub to do a repeat, trust me. They are that good. Have a little faith in ur own team.

BuccShad

14 | 19 hours ago

If Fox and Harper were both 100%, you might have a point. But let’s see how these guys actually look on the court.

Should be a great game regardless!

ShadowOutOfTime | Lakers

12 | 19 hours ago

Oh please lol

Pickleskennedy1

7 | 19 hours ago

Nah it ain’t

dacrookster | Thunder

-1 | 19 hours ago

Ajay can’t get to his spots. Chet doesn’t shoot with that giant freak on the floor. We have no second primary scorer. It’s joever.

idolized253 | Supersonics

9 | 19 hours ago

Definitely not over lol

herroyung

5 | 19 hours ago

I don’t think it is at all, you guys can go 10-12 deep. The spurs starters have to play high minutes or else your bench demolishes their bench, and that’s an attrition advantage for you, especially over the course of this series with only a day of rest between games.

Icedidit

2 | 19 hours ago

Having Fox should give more rest to the other guys that are playing well

Thimit22 | Timberwolves

2 | 19 hours ago

This is so dramatic

dcpains | Thunder

3 | 19 hours ago

Yeah bro so dramatic to think we cant beat the fully healthy 62 win team without our second best player

Thimit22 | Timberwolves

0 | 19 hours ago

I haven’t watched a ton of your games this season but you are still the most stacked roster in the league even without JDub. It’s a best of 5 starting soon. Lock the fuck in

sleepyguy- | Thunder

1 | 19 hours ago

The problem is that Ajay is also hurt and when we were missing both of them we struggled in non Shai minutes because no one else is really a primary ball handler. Gonna have to see what McCain can do with an extended role tonight hopefully

here_for_the_lols | Thunder

2 | 19 hours ago

Deflair yourself with shit takes like this

DinnerOk4450

1 | 18 hours ago

Why would it be over? Your team is plenty deep enough and talented to win a series without Jalen.

bubbasnub | Magic

0 | 19 hours ago

Nah, ya’ll ares till good. JDub brings the athleticism, but the depth you guys have is huge and it will definitely be tested in Games 3 and 4. Splitting these games would be huge, as it gives him time to come back.

N0rTh3Fi5t

18 | 19 hours ago

I doubt either guy is 100%, but they need them so they’ll play.

LakerBlue | Lakers

3 | 19 hours ago

I’m just hoping they don’t further their injuries, especially Harper. But Castle needed the support so I’m happy they are cleared.

Broken_Lute

3 | 19 hours ago

Big except

here_for_the_lols | Thunder

2 | 19 hours ago

So many people are like “yes m, no injuries” ignoring the fact we’re missing our second best player

lloopiN

2 | 19 hours ago

So it’s going to bang because they’re fully healthy but OKC doesn’t have their 2nd best player… it would BANG if both teams were 100%

Fire_Demon-215

23 | 19 hours ago

If Shai pull this game off

TallCan_Specialist | Lakers

47 | 19 hours ago

People are still going to complain about it

jono9898 | Lakers

13 | 19 hours ago

You’re damn right

sewsgup

8 | 19 hours ago

that would be FIRE

XxEpicMonkee | Lakers

0 | 19 hours ago

lol he is not a fucking underdog

justFramy | Thunder

15 | 19 hours ago

actually they are for this game lmfao

XxEpicMonkee | Lakers

2 | 19 hours ago

yea because you’re on the road not because your team is so outmatched shai needs to carry lmao

justFramy | Thunder

3 | 19 hours ago

without jdub this team is outmatched tbh, the spurs are more athletic and talented when he is not on the floor

here_for_the_lols | Thunder

4 | 19 hours ago

I mean they literally are

cookedbychef30

2 | 19 hours ago

He absolutely is. No second option scorer.

Responsible_Focus424 | Lakers

0 | 19 hours ago

Chet, Ajay, McCain lmao what?

NoAWP | Lakers

1 | 15 hours ago

He did in fact pull it off!

OTMassa

14 | 19 hours ago

The way I read it at first until « cleared » I tought they were out haha

Philnopo

1 | 18 hours ago

Why would you phrase the specific injuries if they are cleared? Had exactly the same when I was reading this

joben_512 | Spurs

13 | 19 hours ago

Fell to my knees inside Whataburger parking lot.

yuckmouthteeth | Trail Blazers

3 | 19 hours ago

Hatch chilli burger time

ajkelly451 | Spurs

14 | 19 hours ago

And it’s the game I’m attending! LEGGOOOOOOO!

GSG!

hTine3219 | Rockets

10 | 19 hours ago

They need Fox’s ball handling

Castle been playing out of position and it’s costing them

chevinke | Lakers

7 | 19 hours ago

Now this the news we’ve all been waiting for…I really enjoyed watching Harper in this series and Fox return should help reduce these turnovers.

Pepperoni_Nippys | Spurs

6 | 19 hours ago

You had me both brother. Been waiting all damn day

bartolomeudebraganca | Mavericks

9 | 19 hours ago

Terrible news for injury fans

skysurfguy1213

2 | 19 hours ago

Injury fan here - we still got jdub and I’m hoping olynyk plays.

samhit_n | Lakers

5 | 19 hours ago

Thank god we’re not gonna have to watch Castle put up another double digit turnover performance. He should stick to posterizing Thunder players.

ObiOneKenobae | Knicks

5 | 19 hours ago

Very surprised about Harper, good shit.

Objective-Product361 | Spurs

1 | 19 hours ago

I knew that was nothing. He wanted to come back last game but sent back to the tunnel. He’s fine spurs just wanna be careful.

CommonAway5594 | Thunder

4 | 16 hours ago

Lotta good that did ‘em.

heat_fan_ | Raptors

5 | 19 hours ago

That’s fantastic news

Kick some butts now

Ok-Topic-6095 | Spurs

4 | 19 hours ago

No news about Jdub?

Headlesshorsman02 | Thunder

10 | 19 hours ago

Out

Tastymonkey12 | Thunder

5 | 19 hours ago

Ruled out a few min ago .

Spiritual-Bobcat5635

4 | 19 hours ago

Prepared for this shit to be a UFC fight

Vertibrate

1 | 18 hours ago

Well only one team has had a player throw an elbow…

KemoFlash | Spurs

4 | 19 hours ago

Ooohooooh shit. Return of the Jedis.

bubbasnub | Magic

3 | 19 hours ago

LET’S ROCK!

Whyareyoumadthough1

3 | 19 hours ago

Hell yeah. Gonna be a great game go spurs go

Own_Meal9603

1 | 2 hours ago

Did the Spurs Win? I said this is over once I seen Fox and Harper was in and Dub out.

Whyareyoumadthough1

1 | an hour ago

Nah smh. Typical refs giving OKC all of the calls going their way

D3VOUR3DD

3 | 19 hours ago

Let’s go break the thunders spirit tonight ..

Own_Meal9603

1 | 2 hours ago

Hell yea their spirits was crushed….. until Curuso came in. Spurs are very lucky they are not down ,3-0

There-Goes-Chris | Spurs

3 | 19 hours ago

lfgggg! spurs definitely needed one of the two to play to have a shot, but with both its nice news!

AntSmith777 | Lakers

3 | 19 hours ago

Thank God. Fox will likely be rusty but at least Castle won’t need to be the primary handler.

DefNotaBot22 | Knicks

3 | 19 hours ago

This feels really risky given the types of injuries they both have

StillinReseda | Pistons

2 | 19 hours ago

No more throwing it out of bounds for no reason hopefully

-xXxMangoxXx- | Raptors

2 | 19 hours ago

and you know theyre good to go because the spurs medical staff is competent so they wont risk it by bringing players back early.

Leavemehaloone | Spurs

1 | 19 hours ago

Exactly

LosAngeLukaGOATCIC | Cote D'Ivoire

2 | 19 hours ago

Game of the series right there ?

kreativegaming

2 | 19 hours ago

I thought i just read that his ankle was a 4 to 6 week recovery time

Fuzzy-Personality384

1 | 17 hours ago

I thought so too. I had a high ankle sprain that I was in a walking boot for 5 weeks. So either he has some good medical doctors or the injury wasn’t as severe

kreativegaming

2 | 8 hours ago

Or cortisol shots or whatever they give NFL players to play through pain

Melo_Anthony

2 | 19 hours ago

I feel bad how much hate fox gets, but I do think he tunnel visions a little bit when he’s driving. Although it seems like that’s what they want him to do , just force a shot

here_for_the_lols | Thunder

2 | 19 hours ago

As expected,

SAS holds the cards for this game, hoping for an upset.

InformativeXP

2 | 19 hours ago

Likely not see very many minutes from either, but hopefully less pressure on Castle and no reinjuries

El_Negro_Lobo | Cavaliers

2 | 19 hours ago

i hope these guys are at least close to 100%

TheEverbless | Raptors

1 | 19 hours ago

Belt

dacrookster | Thunder

1 | 19 hours ago

Cool. GG.

Extension_Most_2245

1 | 19 hours ago

SPURS IN 5 🔥🔥🔥🔥

GuyWithNoSwagger | Bulls

1 | 19 hours ago

Must win

CommodoreIrish | Spurs

0 | 19 hours ago

Still on Ayo hate watch

Thimit22 | Timberwolves

3 | 19 hours ago

Just for this I’m on Wemby hate watch, who actually did a dirty play and had no consequence

I_Hate_My_Cat_ | Bulls

1 | 19 hours ago

That’s massive for the Spurs tonight!

YouOk5736

1 | 19 hours ago

Oh YEAH

NeatTry7674

1 | 19 hours ago

Fox is a net negative

Yosephette

1 | 19 hours ago

Have you seen Castle’s turnovers the past two games? He and Fox flow well together

nokarmawhore | Spurs

1 | 19 hours ago

wow, didn’t expect fox back at all with a high ankle sprain.

D3VOUR3DD

1 | 19 hours ago

“Activate interlocks!”“Dynatherms connected!”“Infracells up!”“Mega thrusters are go!”“Let’s go, Voltron Force!”.. let’s go spurs

Dar4125 | Thunder

1 | 19 hours ago

Ah damn, it’s Joever

2kkarus

1 | 19 hours ago

This is going to be scorched earth

Traditio7

1 | 19 hours ago

Y’all need to remember what happened to Ralph Sampson…

TheGoatPurdy | Warriors

1 | 19 hours ago

What happened

JoeMamma_94

1 | 19 hours ago

Yall fckd up

GONEBUTNOT4GOTTEN | Lakers

1 | 19 hours ago

its go time baby

Hot_Ice5355

1 | 19 hours ago

Belt to ass

WeevilKnievel | Thunder

1 | 19 hours ago

well shit happy for spurs to be fully healthy. Hope we can grab a win, but damn.

DtownBronx | Spurs

1 | 19 hours ago

Castle might not break that turnover record now

Fantastic-Ad3398

1 | 19 hours ago

Spurs in 5

Slashers23 | Mavericks

1 | 19 hours ago

Castle happy asf right now

jooxh0813

1 | 19 hours ago

Fox can stabilized the turnover problem of the Spurs while Castle can focus on scoring and defense.

FunSoup4

1 | 19 hours ago

Hope they absorbed Ant’s healing ability

VanGrants | Knicks

1 | 19 hours ago

PLEASE blow Oklahoma out

Comrade_Zarishat | Bulls

1 | 19 hours ago

Thank God Fox and Harper are back

ExpressFan7426 | Thunder

1 | 19 hours ago

Uh oh!

TheAgmis | Thunder

1 | 19 hours ago

No excuses San Antonio

TroyMatthewJ

1 | 19 hours ago

but are they 75% or closer to 100%

Billis- | Raptors

1 | 19 hours ago

Remember when this sub already made excuses for the Spurs by claiming neither of these guys would play?

Timactor | Raptors

1 | 19 hours ago

Love to see it injuries suck so much

Malimolo

1 | 18 hours ago

This more than good news for the Spurs. Fox can bring the ball up and creates less turnovers

Ashtonator28

1 | 17 hours ago

okc really thought they had a free game tonight huh

wemby, fox, harper, castle all on the floor at the same time is not fair and someone should tell gregg popovich

dragonwhale

1 | 3 hours ago

It’s been known that OKC’s biggest weapon is their depth.

AvengingHero2012 | Rockets

-1 | 19 hours ago

Go take down those Oklahoma fucks guys!

JackTuz | Heat

0 | 19 hours ago

Fox with a high ankle sprain will look off the pace for as long as the Spurs are in the playoffs and not sure about Harper, but I don’t feel good about him playing this game. I think I would have tanked the game if I were the Spurs

Comfortable_Cup5107 | Thunder

0 | 19 hours ago

Oh shit

[Charania] San Antonio Spurs guards De’Aaron Fox (ankle) and Dylan Harper (adductor) are both cleared to play in Game 3 tonight against the Oklahoma City Thunder, sources tell ESPN.