Rising to the occasion | Spurs Insider

Rising to the occasion | Spurs Insider

From Spurs Insider by San Antonio Express-News

April 27, 2026 · 32 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the Spurs' playoff success despite Victor Wembanyama's absence due to concussion protocol and highlights contributions from other players.

Columnist Mike Finger and beat reporters Jeff McDonald and Tom Orsborn discuss the Spurs taking a 3-1 series lead over the Portland Trail Blazers despite Victor Wembanyama missing a game due to concussion protocol. Players like Dylan Harper and De’Aaron Fox stepped up to help San Antonio take command in the first round of the playoffs. Suggested reading: How Spurs keep coming back, with lots of gall and 'no useless drama' Devin Vassell's patient approach pays off with another big third quarter perform Spurs star Victor Wembanyama 'disappointed" in concussion protocol return 3 Takeaways as Spurs take Game 4 in Wembanyama's return Spurs' Stephon Castle, Blazers' Deni Avdija offer differing views of dustup Catch us everywhere: More episodes: https://www.expressnews.com/project/podcasts/spurs-insider/ Spurs Nation Newsletter: https://www.expressnews.com/newsletters Finger on BlueSky : @mikefinger.bsky.social Become a subscriber: https://exne.ws/sub Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Mike Finger

Guests: Jeff McDonald, Tom Orsborn

Topics covered

  • NBA playoffs
  • Spurs performance
  • player injuries
  • team dynamics
  • game analysis

Keywords

  • Spurs
  • Victor Wembanyama
  • NBA playoffs
  • Dylan Harper
  • De’Aaron Fox
  • Portland Trail Blazers
  • Game 4
  • concussion protocol

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Organizations: San Antonio Express-News, Portland Trail Blazers

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