<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-deaaron-fox-truth-bomb-ultimate-goal-destroying-lakers');   ga('set', 'title', 'Spurs’ De’Aaron Fox drops truth bomb on ultimate goal after destroying Lakers in NBA Cup');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Los-Angeles-Lakers-forward-Lebron-James-23-blocks-a-shot-by-San-Antonio-Spurs-guard-DeAaron-Fox-4-during-the-first-half-at-Crypto.com-Arena.jpg"><figcaption>Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Spurs’ De’Aaron Fox drops truth bomb on ultimate goal after destroying Lakers in NBA Cup</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-11T11:55:03-08:00">December 11th, 11:55am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-11T11:55:03-08:00">December 11th, 11:55am</time><address><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@LedesmaHector">Hector Ledesma</a>Hector Ledesma has been covering the Spurs in San Antonio since 2005, but he has been following them for even longer than that. An award-winning journalist born and raised in San Antonio, Hector has worked across all types of television and radio platforms. His work extends online and through social media (@HectorLedesmaTV) where he continues that work with ClutchPoints.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-news-stephon-castle-12-word-lebron-james-message-signed-jersey">knocking out the Las Angeles Lakers, the San Antonio Spurs</a> are two wins away from claiming the NBA Cup. It would prove quite the accomplishment given that the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder stand in their way, not to mention that the Spurs are vying to win the in-season tournament after having missed the playoffs each of the last two seasons. For De’Aaron Fox, though, what the Silver and Black are doing now — and he hopes they’ll do — goes well beyond what happens in Las Vegas.</p><p>“One thousand percent,” Fox responded when asked if he anticipated playing in big games for San Antonio upon his arrival last February.</p><p>“You see, and obviously even without Vic [Victor Wembanyama], I think we have so much talent on this team that we are able to be in any game that we play in,” the former All-Star continued.</p><p>The Spurs have gone <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-news-mitch-johnson-open-victor-wembanyama-return-thunder">9-3 since superstar Victor Wembanyama was sidelined</a> with a calf strain in mid November.</p><p>“Just the talent that we have in this locker room. Yes, I envisioned us, me, being able to play in high stakes games like this,” Fox added.</p><p>San Antonio’s leading scorer in Wemby’s absence, the former Sacramento King is averaging 24 points per game this season. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-news-de-aaron-fox-honest-admission-wild-ending-magic-game">He’s been even better since his 7-foot-7 teammate went out</a>, scoring at least 20 in 10 of those 12 games.</p><p>“This is just a stepping stone. Obviously, we want to win the in-season tournament, but at the end of the day, what we want to do is win the NBA championship and you have to continue to build toward that. And playing in games like this is what helps you,” Fox shared.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"…We'll have to see how he responds"<br>-Mitch Johnson on whether Wemby plays vs OKC</p><p>"It's a very big deal for us"<br>-Stephon Castle on <a href="https://twitter.com/NBA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NBA</a> Cup win</p><p>"At the end…what we want to do is win the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NBA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NBA</a> championship<br>-De'Aaron Fox<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Spurs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Spurs</a> advance in Desi <a href="https://twitter.com/martinezlawsa?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@martinezlawsa</a> Report⬇️<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PorVida?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PorVida</a> <a href="https://t.co/gSDfTtImhm">pic.twitter.com/gSDfTtImhm</a></p><p>— Hector Ledesma (@HectorLedesmaTV) <a href="https://twitter.com/HectorLedesmaTV/status/1999147798952833080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 11, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Spurs are setting course for the franchise’s first playoff appearance since 2019. The semifinals in Nevada are the next step on the way there.</p><h2><b>Spurs knock off Lakers to advance in NBA Cup</b></h2><p>Fox scored 20 points in the 132-119 victory in Los Angeles. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-news-stephon-castle-joins-spurs-legends-impressive-feat-lakers-nba-cup">Stephon Castle led the team with 30 points, 10 rebounds and six assists</a>. Dylan Harper contributed 13 points in 20 minutes.</p><p>“I mean, we had to get to Vegas,” Harper said. “I think that was the biggest thing in my mind. We’ve got to win this game and get to Vegas, advance.”</p><p>Just 19 years old, the rookie guard has already <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-rookie-dylan-harpers-confidence-continues-to-grow-after-iffy-start-to-year">missed several weeks due to a calf strain</a> of his own. One of the games for which he was unavailable <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-dylan-harper-stephon-castle-nba-cup-quarterfinals-lakers">came in the City of Angels against a Lakers team</a> led by Luka Doncic. This time, he not only went up against the five-time All-Star, but LeBron James for the first time as well.</p><p>“Being on a court with them guys is crazy surreal. It’s like, you watch them on TV time and time again in big moments, like we just played in. And now that I get a chance and the opportunity just to play in that big moment against them and show what I’m about and show what the team is about and just winning. I mean, it’s a great feeling,” the son of former NBA great Ron Harper added.</p><p>It’s a feeling and the types of games the Spurs hope happen more often. Especially De’Aaron Fox.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Spurs’ De’Aaron Fox drops truth bomb on ultimate goal after destroying Lakers in NBA Cup

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-news-deaaron-fox-incredible-bucket-lakers-austin-reaves');   ga('set', 'title', 'Spurs’ De’Aaron Fox nails incredible bucket over Austin Reaves');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DeAaron-Fox-nails-incredible-bucket-over-Austin-Reaves.jpg"><figcaption>Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Spurs’ De’Aaron Fox nails incredible bucket over Austin Reaves</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-10T21:11:30-08:00">December 10th, 9:11pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-10T21:19:45-08:00">December 10th, 9:19pm</time><address><a>Paolo Mariano</a>Paolo Mariano is a freelance writer, editor, and producer based in Manila, Philippines. He is a journalism graduate from the University of Santo Tomas and the father of a young girl whose personality swings from Simone Biles to Dillon Brooks. A beacon of objectivity, he believes Penny Hardaway is the true NBA GOAT.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>San Antonio Spurs guard De’Aaron Fox reminded everyone on Wedensday that he is still one of the craftiest scorers in the NBA.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-news-la-regular-court-nba-cup-qf-spurs-luka-doncic-dangerous">The Spurs visited the Los Angeles Lakers at Crypto.com Arena</a> for their do-or-die quarterfinals matchup in the NBA Cup, and Fox has always loved performing in pressure-filled games.</p><p>In the third quarter, he left Austin Reaves dizzy with his <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1998978650910392491" rel="noopener">array of moves</a> before sinking the fallaway jumper.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">De’Aaron Fox went DEEP into his bag for this bucket 🪣 <br> <a href="https://t.co/4lKMM27QfR">pic.twitter.com/4lKMM27QfR</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1998978650910392491?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 11, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Reaves, who has an underrated bag, got a taste of his own medicine.</p><p>The Spurs came out firing, erecting a double-digit lead at halftime, 70-58, with Fox scoring 13 points.</p><p>The Lakers had a mini-run in the second quarter, punctuated by LeBron James’ monster slam over Luke Kornet. But San Antonio stayed composed and regained control of the game.</p><p>The 27-year-old Fox has somehow been relegated in the shadows on the Spurs <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mini-editorials/spurs-trade-proposal-bucks-giannis-antetokounmpo-victor-wembanyama">due to the stardom of Victor Wembanyama</a> and the rise of  Stephon Castle and Dylan Harper. But people forget that Fox, a one-time All-Star, is still one of the most talented playmakers in the NBA. He’s also a dependable player in the clutch.</p><p>There’s a reason why San Antonio signed him to a four-year, $229 million maximum contract extension in the offseason.</p><p>As he showed in his nifty move against Reaves, Fox can manufacture a shot almost every time. His handles, speed, and creativity make him a three-level scorer. He also plays the passing lane well.</p><p>As of writing, the Spurs are still ahead by a big margin in the fourth quarter.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Spurs’ De’Aaron Fox nails incredible bucket over Austin Reaves

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-news-chase-down-block-proves-lebron-james-still-it');   ga('set', 'title', 'LeBron James’ chasedown block on De’Aaron Fox proves Lakers star still has it');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Lakers-forward-Lebron-James-23-runs-off-the-court.jpg"><figcaption>Bill Streicher-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>LeBron James’ chasedown block on De’Aaron Fox proves Lakers star still has it</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-10T20:39:41-08:00">December 10th, 8:39pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-11T08:51:05-08:00">December 11th, 8:51am</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>Rexwell Villas is an experienced sports writer covering a variety of sports, including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, and college football. He's a Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, and he claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Lakers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-news-lebron-james-reaches-nba-first-old-man-record">LeBron James may be old</a>, but he can still be a dangerous lurker on defense for highlight blocks. San Antonio Spurs star point guard De’Aaron Fox got reminded of it when his layup attempt was <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1998968095076135112" rel="noopener">erased emphatically</a> by the Los Angeles Lakers superstar forward during <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-dylan-harper-stephon-castle-nba-cup-quarterfinals-lakers">Wednesday night’s NBA Cup quarterfinal game</a> at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">BLOCKED BY JAMES!</p><p>LeBron James runs down De’Aaron Fox for the block 🔥</p><p> <a href="https://t.co/9rv1yGhSq8">pic.twitter.com/9rv1yGhSq8</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1998968095076135112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 11, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Fox thought he was free for a layup after swiping the ball away from Lakers guard Austin Reaves, but James timed the shot perfectly, like he has done a million times before in his legendary basketball career.</p><p>And it wasn’t even the only play worthy of inclusion in a highlight reel that James did in the first half of the Spurs game.<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-news-fans-go-nuts-after-lebron-james-posterizes-luke-kornet"> In another sequence</a>, the four-time NBA Most Valuable Player decided to test if his 40-year-old (soon to be 41) legs still work, as he went coast-to-coast and finished a play by dunking all over San Antonio big man Luke Kornet.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">LEBRON JAMES WITH A MEAN POSTER OVER LUKE KORNET 😤 </p><p> <a href="https://t.co/KmWzIHM2Ca">pic.twitter.com/KmWzIHM2Ca</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1998970699097223442?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 11, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Sure, the elevation wasn’t as high as it used to be, but James made up for it with sheer mid-air violence and power. It is also worth noting that James took off from outside the semi-circle of the no-charge zone. So, yes, his legs still work.</p><p>The Lakers are going to need more such impact plays from LeBron James and the others if they are to advance to the next round of the 2025-26 edition of the NBA Cup, as they are currently trailing the Spurs by a big margin in the third quarter.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

LeBron James’ chasedown block on De’Aaron Fox proves Lakers star still has it

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-news-de-aaron-fox-honest-admission-wild-ending-magic-game');   ga('set', 'title', 'Spurs’ De’Aaron Fox makes honest admission on wild ending to Magic game');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Spurs-news-DeAaron-Fox-makes-honest-admission-on-wild-ending-to-Magic-game.jpg"><figcaption>Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Spurs’ De’Aaron Fox makes honest admission on wild ending to Magic game</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-04T11:48:52-08:00">December 4th, 11:48am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-04T11:49:52-08:00">December 4th, 11:49am</time><address><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@LedesmaHector">Hector Ledesma</a>Hector Ledesma has been covering the Spurs in San Antonio since 2005, but he has been following them for even longer than that. An award-winning journalist born and raised in San Antonio, Hector has worked across all types of television and radio platforms. His work extends online and through social media (@HectorLedesmaTV) where he continues that work with ClutchPoints.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Though he hasn’t played a ton of games with the San Antonio Spurs, the 2023 NBA Clutch Player of the Year has already enjoyed some big late game moments with his relatively new team. Acquired via trade in February, a December 3 game against the Orlando Magic marked De’Aaron Fox’s 30th tilt with the Silver and Black.</p><p>Like the night before when the ninth-year pro hit a couple of big shots in the fourth quarter of a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-harrison-barnes-surprising-reaction-career-night-vs-grizzlies">win vs. the Memphis Grizzlies</a>, Fox again led San Antonio in the waning moments of a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/spurs-news-luke-kornet-saves-day-clutch-block-magic-franz-wagner">114-112 victory in Florida</a>. Following the game, Fox spoke candidly about his team’s final offensive possession, which started with 7.7 seconds left on the clock.</p><p>“Uh, I actually lost the ball. In a tied game like that, you’re trying to get the last shot and when I pull it back, I end up looking up and seeing there was still, like, four seconds left. I thought I went late enough, but I didn’t want to shoot that shot because you make or miss, they still have a lot of time, or a good amount of time,” the Spurs star shared.</p><p>After that revelation that he made his move earlier than he wanted, Fox then admitted that the play didn’t start as planned before making clear what he thought of an important call.</p><p>“I end up losing it, and as I’m getting the ball back, Jonathan [Isaac] reached, so I don’t know what they were arguing. It was just clearly a foul.”</p><p>The Spurs leading scorer in their absence of Victor Wembanyama went to the line and hit both free throws to give the Silver and Black a lead they would not lose.</p><p>“I go up there and I felt confident in making those free throws. So, knock them down and then try to get one more stop.”</p><h2><b>Spurs’ Mitch Johnson discusses final play design</b></h2><p>Without Wemby, there was little doubt the Spurs would go to Fox as the first option.</p><p>“We just wanted to get the ball to him and give him space and thought he did a good job of attacking,” head coach Mitch Johnson said. “And they (the Magic) made a play and it was kind of a loose ball, which is always a bang, bang play.</p><p>“Tough play, but again, his poise and composure to go to the free throw line and knock ’em down was a great job by De’Aaron.”</p><p>Fox is averaging 25 points per game this season. That’s right around where he’s been for the better part of the last six seasons, the last third of which has been spent with San Antonio.</p><p>“Yeah. He’s done it for us this year,” Johnson added.</p><p>Since Wembanyama has been missing because of injury, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-news-how-deaaron-fox-is-saving-san-antonio-amid-victor-wembanyama-injury-absence">Fox has scored at least 24 points in all but one of those games</a> during the three week span. The Spurs are 7-2 during that stretch. It’s a run not lost on Johnson.</p><p>“His confidence and experience on just closing games is extremely valuable for us.”</p><p>That much has been obvious. No matter the specifics of Fox’s late heroics.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Spurs’ De’Aaron Fox makes honest admission on wild ending to Magic game

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-news-how-deaaron-fox-is-saving-san-antonio-amid-victor-wembanyama-injury-absence');   ga('set', 'title', 'How De’Aaron Fox is saving Spurs amid Victor Wembanyama’s injury absence');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DeAaron-Fox-4-shoots-the-ball-against-the-Orlando-Magic-in-the-second-quarter-at-Kia-Center.jpg"><figcaption>© Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>How De’Aaron Fox is saving Spurs amid Victor Wembanyama’s injury absence</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-04T10:12:13-08:00">December 4th, 10:12am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-04T10:15:10-08:00">December 4th, 10:15am</time><address><a>Julian Ojeda</a>Julian Ojeda is an Orlando-based sports journalist with 3 years of professional writing under his belt, specializing in both NBA and NFL coverage. A devoted Orlando Magic fan, he deftly balances fervent fandom with insightful reporting, possessing a keen eye for compelling narratives.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>De’Aaron Fox has propelled the San Antonio Spurs through one of their most challenging stretches of the season, keeping the team in the upper tier of the Western Conference standings despite the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/3-takeaways-spurs-without-victor-wembanyama-stephon-castle">continued absence of Victor Wembanyama</a>. The Spurs have remained competitive since Wembanyama was sidelined following the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/warriors-news-stephen-curry-matches-michael-jordan-record-49-point-game-spurs">team’s 109-108 loss to the Golden State Warriors on Nov. 14</a>, and Fox’s surge has been central to that stability.</p><p>San Antonio improved from an 8-4 record to 15-6 behind Fox’s production, including a 7-2 stretch over the last nine games. During that span, the 27-year-old guard has <a href="https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/dearon-fox-last-9-games" rel="noopener">averaged</a> 27 points, 6.6 assists, 3.4 rebounds and 1.6 steals per game while shooting 49.1% from the field and 40.7% from three in 32.4 minutes. His workload has increased in Wembanyama’s absence, and his efficiency has helped the Spurs maintain their pace as the fourth seed in the West.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">De’Aaron Fox has been BALLIN’ while Wemby remains sidelined due to injury:</p><p>31 points<br>29 points<br>25 points<br>15 points<br>37 points<br>26 points<br>26 points<br>26 points<br>28 points</p><p>Spurs are 7-2 during this span 🦊 <a href="https://t.co/cPbUHhJqc7">pic.twitter.com/cPbUHhJqc7</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1996634979258999055?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 4, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><h2>De’Aaron Fox’s high-level production keeps Spurs afloat as Victor Wembanyama remains out</h2><p>Fox delivered another standout performance in <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-news-dylan-harper-depth-win-magic">Wednesday’s 114-112 win over the Orlando Magic</a>. He finished with 31 points, five rebounds and five assists, shooting 11-for-20 from the field, 3-for-7 from three and 6-for-9 at the line across 29 minutes. His seven turnovers added pressure late, but his scoring and shot creation remained the driving force behind San Antonio’s offense.</p><p>Through 13 games this season, Fox is averaging 25 points, 6.3 assists, 3.6 rebounds and 1.4 steals while shooting 49.3% overall and 38.6% from deep in his first full season with the organization. His ability to dictate tempo and carry the scoring burden has helped stabilize the Spurs as they await Wembanyama’s return.</p><p>San Antonio will attempt to extend its two-game win streak as it continues a four-game road trip. The team faces the Cleveland Cavaliers (13-10) on Friday at 7 p.m. ET before concluding the trip next Wednesday against the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-devin-vassell-drops-truth-bomb-on-nba-cup-group-win">Los Angeles Lakers (15-5) in an NBA Cup quarterfinal matchup</a>.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

How De’Aaron Fox is saving Spurs amid Victor Wembanyama’s injury absence

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