Shocking. Was anyone expecting this? I sure wasn't.

Spurs center DeJuan Blair is scheduled to be deposed next week after a judge ruled he must pay more than $53,000 to Rivercenter Jewelers for merchandise the store allowed him to take on credit nearly three years ago, according to court documents and the attorney representing the jewelry store. If Blair fails to show on Wednesday or continues to ignore the lawsuit that was first filed in October, the judge could find him in contempt and issue a warrant for his arrest.

Found this excellent piece today, written by Ken Rodriguez for the Spurs Official Site. Some love for Cory Joseph. Enjoy it.

Interesting video posted on http://thechive.com/ Follow the money is what I think. It makes financial sense for the NBA to have the big markets in the playoffs. Unlike the NFL, it does matter who is competing at the end, in regards to the NBA making money. Pick any 2 random teams, 100 times, and the world will stop and watch the Super Bowl. NBA Finals....not so much!

Matt Moore (aka @HPbasketball) attempts to understand Tim Duncan by watching the Spurs HEB commercials.

In a move that is totally without precedent, the sports and pop culture content farm Grantland has made a humorous article comparing NBA teams to the various houses in Game of Thrones.

Nice shout out for the cool name and the Duncan DPOY articles. Read voters, read!

A good read from Sheridan Hoops. In the fifth and final installment from his new book The History of the San Antonio Spurs (© Whitman Publishing, LLC), Sheridanhoops columnist Jan Hubbard (twitter: @whyhub) writes about what is arguably the greatest Spurs’ team ever – the only championship team that included Tim Duncan, David Robinson, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili.