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Cedric Jackson Signed To 10-Day Contract | Wed 10 Mar

The Spurs today announced they have signed Cedric Jackson from the Erie BayHawks of the NBA D-League to a 10-day contract. Jackson is the 22nd call-up of the 2009-10 D-League season. Jackson had a brief stint with the Cleveland Cavaliers earlier this year.

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Popovich: Ginobili Starts Out Of ‘Necessity’ | Wed 10 Mar

Coach Gregg Popovich now needs Manu Ginobili’s scoring and playmaking ability in the starting lineup, even if it creates a void on the bench. “It was a necessity,” Popovich said. “We’ll try to keep his minutes where we always have,” Popovich said.

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Spurs To Add Cedric Jackson And That’s It | Tue 9 Mar

“There’s nobody we’re going to sign that’s going to help us,” Popovich said. “We might bring some guys in just to see if we can discover someone, or lock them up for summer league. But there’s nobody we’re going to bring in that’s going to play.”

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Spurs Gave One Away Against Cavaliers | Tue 9 Mar

With LeBron James sitting out, the Cavaliers were shorthanded. When Antawn Jamison left in the third quarter with knee tightness, and the Spurs were ahead by eight, the game was there for the taking. Instead? “We gave one away,” Tim Duncan said.

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The Spurs To Call Up Erie’s Cedric Jackson | Mon 8 Mar

According to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports, the San Antonio Spurs are planning to call up Erie’s Cedric Jackson this week, sources say. He’ll play behind George Hill, with Tony Parker out 6 weeks.

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Ginobili Headed Back To Starting Line-up | Mon 8 Mar

Gregg Popovich did not say Ginobili would start – mainly because he wasn’t asked – but Manu Ginobili talked as if he will. “I’m afraid I might shoot at the wrong rim,” he said with a smile. “I’m not used to that. I’m used to seeing guys from the bench.”

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The Spurs Lose Tony Parker For Six Weeks | Mon 8 Mar

Tony Parker will miss approximately six weeks with a broken bone in his right hand. Earlier Monday, Parker was examined by Dr. David Green, and the Spurs said the exam confirmed that he has an undisplaced, stable fracture of his right fourth metacarpal.

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Tony Parker Wants To Play At The Worlds | Mon 8 Mar

Asked by the French newspaper L’Equipe if his recent injury could change anything in his decision to play with France this summer at the World Championship, Spurs’ Tony Parker answered: “No, it does not change anything. I still wants to play.”

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Keith Bogans: Centerpiece of The Spurs? | Mon 8 Mar

Gregg Popovich goes this far in describing Keith Bogans. “He’s really the centerpiece of the whole thing,” he said. Centerpiece? “It sounds strange,” Popovich said. “You’ve got Timmy out there, and Tony and Manu — to say he’s the centerpiece.”

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Spurs Tony Parker Could Miss Six Weeks | Sun 7 Mar

The San Antonio Spurs will have to find a way to win without Tony Parker for a while. Parker broke a bone in his right hand at the end of the first half. “He’s got a broken hand. He’ll be out six weeks,” coach Gregg Popovich said. “He did it in the first half.”

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Could Manu Ginobili Leave San Antonio? | Sun 7 Mar

With the talent-laden free agent class of 2010 just months from availability, what are the chances a team may be willing to offer Spurs Manu Ginobili a contract big enough to lure him away from San Antonio? Depending on where the salary cap figure.

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Guard Tony Parker Breaks His Right Hand | Sun 7 Mar

Tony Parker on Saturday suffered a fractured fourth metacarpal on his right hand late in the first half of the Spurs’ game at FedEx Forum against the Grizzlies. He left the game immediately and was X-rayed during halftime, when the fracture was revealed.

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San Antonio Spurs To Take Their Time | Sat 6 Mar

The Spurs’ basketball staff has a list of candidates for the 13th roster spot that must be filled by March 15, but is in no particular hurry to add to the roster before required to do so. “We’ve been working on that,” said Popovich. “We haven’t made a decision.”

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Tony Parker Might Not Play This Summer | Wed 3 Mar

For the first time, Tony Parker is acknowledging publicly what he’s been saying privately: There is a good chance that he does not play for France in the FIBA World Championships this summer. “I think it’s finally catching up with me a little bit,” Parker said.

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Gregg Popovich Backs Richard Jefferson | Wed 3 Mar

Gregg Popovich vigorously defends Jefferson from suggestions his struggles account for the Spurs’ current spot in the Western playoff structure. “I think the biggest struggle he has is you (media) guys, who try to make it a bigger deal than it is,” he said.

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Finley’s Request Surprised Gregg Popovich | Tue 2 Mar

When Finley finally presented his request to Gregg Popovich, the coach was caught unaware. “I was very surprised,” Popovich said, “but we granted his request.” Popovich stressed that the Spurs did not “cut” Finley. “We didn’t let him go,” Popovich said.

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Michael Finley To Be Released By Spurs | Mon 1 Mar

Today, to honor Michael Finley’s request to be released from his contract, the San Antonio Spurs waived the veteran guard. “Michael Finley was an outstanding professional during his time with the Spurs,” said Spurs Head Coach Gregg Popovich.

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Antonio McDyess Returns After Hard Fall | Mon 1 Mar

When Antonio McDyess missed a put-back, he wasn’t undercut or off-balance. He simply came down on his left leg, hyperextending his knee, and everyone feared the worst. Alvin Gentry said he saw the knee “buckle” in front of him, and he felt sick.

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Richard Jefferson Is Inspired By Ginobili | Fri 26 Feb

For Richard Jefferson, a starter through nearly all of his first eight NBA seasons and a starter in the first 39 Spurs games, a recent demotion to the bench is easier to take just by glancing quickly at the locker next to his at the AT&T Center. It belongs to Ginobili.