San Antonio Sportscaster: MacMullan Made Up A Story

[BillMc]

Exactly. I still think there's something to this, that MacMullan's apology was for starting this (not an admission of being wrong) and that a lot of it is semantics.

I don't think they have or are shopping him, but listening is different. No matter how unlikely, listening can never hurt, especially when it's not a James or a Duncan.

I don't think they pitched him on being or he expected to be the clear number one option. Not when Leonard was coming off of a season where he had emerged as a clear top 10 player and was only going to get better.

I always thought it was more a marriage of convenience than anything and that they hoped they could get the "Spurs way" to rub off on him an that it hasn't really happened. They're probably not thrilled with each other, but that doesn't mean they're ready to move on.

I do think this season will be make or break though, in terms of whether this becomes long term.

This. Also, rhe fact that Joe even says says they might shop him at the All-Star break or at the end of the season means there is some likely truth buried under both the Spurs hush up and the fans/media over-reaction.

[apalisoc_9]

The Spurs have rarely had any sensitive divas during the Duncan era, yet now they have 2 in the same frontcourt..better install a tampon dispenser in the locker room, this season..

Dat avi

[RD2191]

From the start... Give it up for Roberto Del Negro.

[TheDoctor]

wow for real? lol WOW!!!!!!
A man who can eat a tarantula... I have a real rugged image of you. There is some wild stuff out there... like snake wine and stuff.





Still I'd rather try the snake wine than the tarantula. Was that thing crunchy? I could never try insects, much less big insects.

[TrainOfThought5]

It's evident that she's being discredited because she's a woman, unfortunately..very sad and pathetic that this type of sexism is still prevalent in today's society, tbh..

Jackie is a credible source that has been covering basketball for 34 years, yet she still doesn't get the respect she deserves..it's especially egregious in this case, as people are questioning the validity of a story involving a player that has been reported to be a dramatic attention , prior to joining the Spurs..

The fact that lamarcus and spurs brass is all male makes it worse, tbh, fyi, imho, srcsm

[Obstructed_View]

So hilarious that it's a made-up story, but LMA still gets asked about it and ESPN reports it.

[intlspurshk]

I am sure there must be some disappointment from LMA as he probably wants to be recognised as the same level as Durant at least. Now, with the 2nd round exit and the creation of the mega team in Golden State, the championship hope looks unlikely and there is no much improvement from leaving Portland to joining SPURS. Nevertheless, barring CAV, there are not other teams in the NBA offering better opportunity to championship either and trading still looks unlikely.

[wildbill2u]

When LMA was considering coming to SA, it was widely reported that Pop and even Tim gave him some very strong assurances about his role, Pop's committment, and the desire of the team to bring him back to Texas since he wanted to be closer to his family.

This was not a move that was done lightly. Probably the biggest FA signing by the Spurs ever. And he got a very nice contract. If, and it's a big if, there is trade that comes up that the Spurs might listen to, I totally believe it would be done in an honorable way with the Spurs honoring every committment they made to LMA. They might even give him a veto over any trade he didn't like.

As far as the reporter is concerned, the only thing they have to offer when following a sports team is their credibility. If they start spreading rumors in a story, just because they don't have anything of interest to report that day, they not only lose their credibility, they lose their sources on the team. So she was smart to offer a mea culpa.

[Raven]

i doubt anyone believed that tbh

[rjv]

such a nasty woman.

[bklynspursfan]

such a nasty woman.

nailed it!