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Mike Finger
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San Antonio Express-News digit. I mostly post over at bsky.app/profile/mikefi…
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    Mike Finger
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    Feb 8
    Last summer, Mitch Johnson made a teary-eyed promise on behalf of his organization to a flood-ravaged community. Saturday, surrounded by kids who’d seen the unimaginable, Johnson reminded them he and the Spurs still are serious about keeping it. Column: expressnews.com/sports/spurs/a…
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    Mike Finger
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    Aug 8, 2024
    Kevin Durant, on patriotism, and playing for Team USA: “A lot of bullshit happens in our country. But a lot of great things happen, too.”
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    Mike Finger
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    Aug 10, 2024
    Victor Wembanyama, with a silver medal around his neck: “I’m learning, and I’m worried for the opponents in a couple of years.” In FIBA or the NBA? “Everywhere.”
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    Mike Finger
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    Nov 23, 2019
    A pregame exchange with Gregg Popovich, whose team has lost seven consecutive games:
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    Mike Finger
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    Oct 2, 2023
    Hey, NBC, enough already with all the shots of the attention-seeking diva who doesn’t even play football. No more Aaron Rodgers. Show us Taylor Swift.
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    Mike Finger
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    Apr 2, 2024
    Might as well call Caitlin Clark the Washington Post, because Mulkey doesn’t have an answer for her yet.
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    Mike Finger
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    Feb 4, 2024
    You do not need to know whose kid this is, to know whose kid this is.
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    Mike Finger
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    Nov 17, 2019
    We’re about to see history in San Antonio. Gregg Popovich has been ejected, and Becky Hammon presumably becomes the first woman to serve as head coach of a men’s team in major professional sports.
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    Mike Finger
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    Sep 26, 2022
    “I probably shouldn’t say this,” Gregg Popovich says. He leans into the microphone. “Nobody here…” Pause. “…should go to Vegas and bet on this team to win the championship.”
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    Mike Finger
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    Jun 23, 2023
    Victor Wembanyama is asked what excites him most about San Antonio, and what he wants to work on this summer. “Breakfast tacos,” he says.
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    Mike Finger
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    Nov 1, 2023
    Just asked Victor Wembanyama if he enjoyed his first Charles Barkley interview. He wanted to make one thing clear: “I know what churros are. I just forgot the word.”
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    Mike Finger
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    Dec 3, 2020
    Just as promised, Washington D.C. ensures Texas has functioning Wall by end of 2020.
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    Mike Finger
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    Jul 25, 2023
    Almost every high-profile tweet about Bronny James on this wretched site has replies with blatant lies underneath it. Way before 2020, sudden cardiac death was the most common cause of death among athletes, per the NIH. And if people ask for specifics, here you go:
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    Mike Finger
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    Sep 30, 2024
    Gregg Popovich on new Spurs point guard — and longtime pain in the Spurs’ side — Chris Paul: “I have despised Chris for many years.”
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