SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Gregg Popovich is not changing how he coaches, not after 22 seasons leading the Spurs.The NBA's most tenured steward is always going to focus on defense. He's always going to dismiss talk of his brilliance because "it's just basketball." And he's not going to overwork his players even though an unprecedented rash of injuries has the Spurs battling for their playoff lives for the first time in two decades."At this point, he's not changing," Minnesota coach Tom Thibodeau said. "It's a formula that has worked quite well. They have great veteran leadership and they pass it along to the young guys. You see the young guys are growing. That's why they're so good."They're not as good as they have been, but their impressive success this year is a testament to Popovich.San Antonio has been without MVP candidate Kawhi Leonard for all but nine games this season and Tony Parker, Rudy Gay and Danny Green have all missed significant time with various injuries. In all, the Spurs have... [More]

C Pau Gasol added 17 points and 11 rebounds to rack up his fourth straight double-double as the Spurs rolled past the New York Knicks 119-107 on Thursday at the AT&T Center in San Antonio.

F/C Pau Gasol nabbed his third double-double in a row with 15 points and a game-high 12 rebounds.

F/C Pau Gasol contributed a triple-double with 14 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in 31 minutes Saturday.Gasol wasn't sure he'd be able to play after feeling pain in his right groin. He went 5 of 8 from the field, even knocking down 2 of 3 3-pointers.

F-C Pau Gasol scored 12 points in Wednesday's 117-105 victory over Miami.

C Pau Gasol contributed 15 points and 10 rebounds as the Spurs defeated the Pistons on Monday.

F Pau Gasol, with more than 20,200 points in his career, and Grizzlies C Marc Gasol, approaching 10,000, are the second-highest scoring brother duo in NBA history. They trail Dominique and Gerald Wilkins, who combined for 38,404 points.

F-C Pau Gasol scored 13 points in Wednesday's 98-86 loss at Minnesota.

F/C Pau Gasol had 25 points to help dominate the smaller Mavericks' frontcourt and help the Spurs (13-7) overcome a putrid second-quarter stretch that saw them fall behind by as many as 13 points.

C Pau Gasol scored a season-high 21 point Saturday in a win over the Bulls. He is shooting 18 of 26 from the floor in his last three games since a 2-of-11 showing Sunday vs. Phoenix.

C Pau Gasol hit for 19 points and grabbed a team-high eight rebounds in the Spurs' win over the Clippers on Tuesday.

C Pau Gasol re-signed with the San Antonio Spurs, the team announced on Monday. The Spurs did not release contract terms, but the San Antonio Express-News reported that it is a three-year contract. ESPN reported the new deal is worth $48 million and contains a partial guarantee in the final year for the native of Spain. Gasol declined a player option in June with the purpose of signing a longer deal with San Antonio and also giving the team more salary cap room.

Free agent center Pau Gasol has agreed to a three-year deal to return to the San Antonio Spurs, ESPN reported on Friday, citing league sources.The move comes one month after Gasol declined a $16.2 million option on his contract in order to give the Spurs some flexibility in free agency. That allowed the team to sign free agents Rudy Gay, Brandon Paul and Joffrey Lauvergne and perhaps re-sign Manu Ginobili for a 16th season.Gasol, 37, averaged 12.4 points, 7.8 rebounds and 1.1 blocks in 25.4 minutes per game last season. He fractured the fourth metacarpal on his left hand in January, and eventually lost his starting job to Dewayne Dedmon.The six-time All-Star has career averages of 17.9 points, 9.4 rebounds and 1.7 blocks in 1,119 games with the Spurs, Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Lakers and Memphis Grizzlies.

The Atlanta Hawks and center Dewayne Dedmon reached agreement on a two-year deal worth $14 million, multiple media outlets reported Tuesday.Dedmon's agent, Mike Silverman, told ESPN the second year of the contract is a player option.Dedmon became an unrestricted free agent after declining his $3 million player option with the San Antonio Spurs for the 2017-18 season.The 27-year-old, 7-foot Dedmon has seen his statistics improve every year since entering the NBA on a 10-day contract with the Golden State Warriors in November 2013.Last season, with the Spurs, Dedmon averaged 5.1 points, 6.5 rebounds and 17.5 minutes in 76 games, including 37 starts.When Pau Gasol broke his left hand in January, Dedmon became the Spurs' starting center. In his first 11 games as a starter, he averaged 8.1 points and 10 rebounds.However, he averaged only 3.8 points, 3.9 rebounds and 8.1 minutes in the postseason.Last month, the Hawks traded center Dwight Howard to the Charlotte Hornets.

C Pau Gasol will reportedly decline a $16.2 million option next season to become a free agent, but is expected to re-sign with the Spurs. The 36-year-old center intends to negotiate a lower annual salary so that the Spurs are able to offer free agents more money this offseason, according to the San Antonio Express-News. Gasol averaged a career-low 12.4 points, 7.8 rebounds and 1.1 blocks over 64 games (39 starts) in his first season with the Spurs last season.

Pau Gasol will decline a $16.2 million contract option for next season and become a free agent, but he is expected to re-sign with the San Antonio Spurs on a long-term deal, according to multiple reports.The 36-year-old center intends to negotiate a lower annual salary so that the Spurs are able to offer free agents more money this offseason, according to the San Antonio Express-News.The Vertical first reported Gasol's decision to opt out.Gasol averaged a career-low 12.4 points, 7.8 rebounds and 1.1 blocks over 64 games (39 starts) in his first season with the Spurs last season.The 16-year Spanish veteran has career averages of 17.9 points, 9.4 boards and 1.7 blocks in 1,119 games with the Spurs, Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Lakers and Memphis Grizzlies.Gasol is a six-time All-Star and a two-time NBA champion.Former All-Star David Lee is also expected to opt out of his deal with San Antonio. Lee's option for next season is worth $1.6 million. The 34-year-old averaged 7.3 points and 5.6 rebounds in 79 games last season.

C Pau Gasol contributed 12 points and 10 rebounds in San Antonio's Game 3 loss to Golden State on Saturday.

San Antonio Spurs star forward Kawhi Leonard did not participate in Thursday's practice, and his status for Saturday's Game 3 in San Antonio against the Golden State Warriors remains in question because of an ankle injury.The Spurs provided no information regarding Leonard's status.Although Leonard, who was named to the All-NBA first team on Thursday, did not take part in the practice, several players told ESPN.com that he was at the club's practice facility."He was sitting nicely on the sidelines. It's going well, as well as it can go," center Pau Gasol said. "We have a good training staff. He's working with them, and trying to get that ankle right. That's what I know."Leonard reinjured his left ankle Sunday during the second half of San Antonio's 113-111 loss to the Golden State Warriors in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals."The thing that worries me is that he did it again, the exact same thing," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said after Game 1. "So, one would logically think maybe it will take longer, but I'm hoping that's not true and we'll have him for Game 3."The Spurs led by 23 points when Leonard was forced to leave Game 1 in the third quarter. Since then, the Spurs have been outscored 194-133 by the Warriors, who hold a 2-0 series lead.Leonard was injured when he landed on the foot of Warriors' center Zaza Pachulia.Pachulia is listed as day-to-day with a bruised right heel suffered in Game 2.

C Pau Gasol paired 10 points with 11 boards Thursday as the Spurs eliminated the Rockets in Game 6.

C Pau Gasol scored 12 points and became the sixth player in NBA history with 2,000 points, 300 assists and 200 blocks in the postseason (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Shaquille O'Neal, Tim Duncan, Hakeem Olajuwon, Patrick Ewing).